pdk9 said:It's such a waste having both interior headliner & exterior bars! CSP has beautiful cars but these needs grill lights, & the rear deck should be an amber inner edge TA. I could also see the B-post/partition light being more effective on the sides of the PB. However, nice to see the V-series in use.
NFD-102 said:The reason behind both is because they are take home vehicles. So when your off duty, you remove the bar. They are on 24/7 for the big one. In the past all they had for responding without the bar was wigwags. The new chargers have grill lights but they are also all blacked out so everything is hidden.
I saw the rear deck on one the other day and it sucks, they aren't synced up at all and it looks like crap. The charger has an inner edge.
Irsh42 said:So they that the bar off every time they go off duty? That must be a major PITA and an installers nightmare.
cse04 said:Who's doing the install?
AUSHWP said:I have to ask...why bother with the lightbar at all?
NFD-102 said:The reason behind both is because they are take home vehicles. So when your off duty, you remove the bar. They are on 24/7 for the big one.
pdk9 said:Wow, I wonder what genius came up with that idea?...clearly some admin that lacks road time! Thanks for the explanation, though.
What about decals/striping....do they remove the striping & decals everytime they go off shift?...jk lol
Dear CSP admin,
A) dumb idea
B) have you considered the potential increased cost of damage by removing the lightbars regularly (& possibly dropping them)
C) whether they're RESPONDING from home or while on duty, they should have the same level of warning
D) news flash! most people will recognize that as a PD vehicle with/without the lightbar. "Setina" is French for "I am a police car, b#@tches!"
pdk9 said:Wow, I wonder what genius came up with that idea?...clearly some admin that lacks road time! Thanks for the explanation, though.
What about decals/striping....do they remove the striping & decals everytime they go off shift?...jk lol
Dear CSP admin,
A) dumb idea
B) have you considered the potential increased cost of damage by removing the lightbars regularly (& possibly dropping them)
C) whether they're RESPONDING from home or while on duty, they should have the same level of warning
D) news flash! most people will recognize that as a PD vehicle with/without the lightbar. "Setina" is French for "I am a police car, b#@tches!"
Troop said:Police cars with roof-mounted lightbars but without decals look weird to me. POV firefighter vehicles are one thing, but in my opinion if you're going to have a full lightbar on top of a police car you also need markings.
When I learned that's how CSP does it I thought that was so weird, and I still do. Detachable lightbars? I just don't get it.
I have a take-home car, too, and although I'm only allowed to drive it for work-related functions I can't see the desire to have the option of taking it off.
Anyway, I do think the cars look nice and the lights they have are great, but the way they outfit them just doesn't make sense!
CTKB said:I actually had the opportunity to talk to the trooper and in the future they are looking to actually just go slick top and do away with the light bar in general but for now they are continuing the use of the light bars.
As far as the decals it is cost effective for them not to apply them just in case they were to get damages they wouldn't have to replace and also when a vehicle is crashed the use the damaged vehicle for spare parts that still can be salvaged.
CTKB said:Thought it was pretty cool. These cars also apparently have sensors on them that know when the car is parked or driving when it is day or night and adjust the lighting brightness according to this. Also when the trooper opens the driver side door it kills the driver side lights for a specific period of time so the trooper can get to the passenger side of the vehicle without being blinded.
It's the Vertex's in the tail lamp housing connected to the CanTrol unit. All the MSP Utilities have it.So I don't want to bring up an old thread but...
I was behind one of these new cars the other day and he was not responding with lights/siren. I noticed when he applied the brakes they did the stutter stop. When he used blinker it was regular.
I don't remember reading about this option on any of the other threads about the new interceptors. Anyone have info on this?
I liked it. Don't know if anyone else noticed this
I understand why they don't want to have markings on their vehicles for when they're off duty b/c most LEO agencies in southern Florida have a similar CBA policy regarding their dept-issued vehicles. However, that was not my point.The reason they don't want their cruisers plastered with graphics is because as part of their collective bargaining agreement, Connecticut State Troopers are permitted to use their cruisers off duty as if it were their personal vehicle. They can use it off duty anywhere in Connecticut, and a certain distance out of state. Most of the Troopers don't want a cruiser with markings and a light bar when running errands and bringing their kids to school, but like the extra warning power of a full light bar when on duty, hence the quick disconnect.
Thanks. I like it. In comparison to the older cars, these new interceptors are top notch.It's the Vertex's in the tail lamp housing connected to the CanTrol unit. All the MSP Utilities have it.