Commonwealth Rescue Systems - 2014 Suburban

[Doug]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=785627491494757

Lots of split-fail (in my opinion), as well as significant overkill - do you need an external AND internal lightbar in the front? A hatch bar (with split-fail) and a dedicated directional bar? Lots of body-mounted lights? If so, check this one out.

 

[RDT Car 25]

I saw that this morning and cringed. Just a split fail overkill. Most of the side body lights are completely pointless since they are aimed skywards. I guess it might be good to mark an LZ. 

 

[chucksorce]

Hate it, just keep on throwing more lights on that pig. Total chaos and overkill.

 

[paff2]

And then I see people on Facebook drooling over it and saying how sweet it is. [emoji85]


Somebody show those people a real install please. [emoji1]

 

[Doug]

And then I see people on Facebook drooling over it and saying how sweet it is. [emoji85]


Somebody show those people a real install please. [emoji1]

I like the vehicle - the lettering and vehicle color isn't bad. But the lighting is absolutely horrible.

 

[CPSS]

What a mess!

 

[Chris W]

Wow....

 

[pdk9]

Vehicle color is the only thing I like about this!


GRAPHICS: I'm bittersweet about the black/yellow chevrons. I like the font but think the entire side of the vehicle should have a reflective stripe going across it


BLINKIES: flickering split fail, wayyy too many lights and redundancy (ie rear of roof lightbar, outer edge-type light, & Amber rear hatch stick). As for the scene lighting, I think its absurd to have more than the lightbar TD/alley lights and a pair of micro pioneer (or equivalent) lights on the PB on a shift commander/duty officer vehicle...It's a supervisor vehicle, not a light/air utility truck. If I were a resident there, I'd be pissed with the inordinate waste of money dropped, & I'm sure they dropped a few grand more on custom cabinetry & command equipment

 

[Carlos SpicyWeiner]

 If I were a resident there, I'd be pissed with the inordinate waste of money dropped, & I'm sure they dropped a few grand more on custom cabinetry & command equipment

And if you were a resident there I'd lump you in with some of the ignorant people that just always jump to conclusions. We have people here who add things to cars out of their own dime. All we get is a lightbar.  Everything else we have locally we put on ourselves.  

Most agencies do not deck their vehicles out like this. While I hate this install, I'm not gonna bash the agency itself unless somewhere here knows it was all paid for by the agency.  But... as far as the install itself goes.. WTF!!!!  I guess as long as the person driving loves it... 

 

[Eric1249]

I like the silver. Chevrons look good.

 

[jph2]

 

[StEaLtH2]

 

[LRGJr72]

B L O O D Y - effing - D R E A D F U L. It looks like a damn clown car.

 

[RescueWV]

Quick read shows that they're an all-volunteer rescue squad which is almost if not more common than volunteer fire departments in most of Virginia.  I'm guessing they get a pretty decent donation from James Madison University which has 20,000+ students in what I'd assume is their first due.

But wow, that truck is ugly.

 

[Eric1249]

It is interesting to read the difference in the comments on this site compared to the comments on the Facebook page. Split fail and terrible patterns are the rage on some of the Facebook

pages.

 

[STOP]

That's it? I thought you said this had a lot of lights!?!


I kid!


I have a hard time with mounting lights on the body. Then again, it isn't mine. It is missing the HLF, which in my opinion is important for any emergency vehicle.