Design our new Demo vehicle contest

[Strobesnmore]

Many of you are newer to the board but one lucky gentleman from the UK won some free lights a few years back when we picked his design for one of our service vans. Well our new Ford Police Interceptor SUV just arrived and we figured we give it another try. This vehicle will have all Whelen products on it so Whelen as well as Strobes N More is all it needs as far as advertising. Other than that we are pretty open to any ideas. Winer will get a $250.00 Gift Certificate to our site. Good luck and have fun.

 

[lafd55]

Is it going to have a pushbar, or is that up to us?

 

[Storm4200]

Are we designing a warning package, a graphics package, or both ?

 

[Strobesnmore]

We are doing the lighting we are looking for a graphics package.

 

[Storm4200]

are there any templates to start with?

 

[DMCGONAGIL]

What color is the vehicle?

 

[lafd55]

Graphics, that's no fun, lol.

 

[Wheels]

Do we submit our photos here or is there an email we send them to? And is there a deadline?

 

[firedude]

are there any templates to start with?

I guess you can start with the Ford Explorer template... Just have to remove the roof rack and change the wheels

 

[Hollywood]

Drew up the template then decided to add some flare (color) to the Ford style markings which have become popular. Plus it has a very prominate appearance in regards to showing the name of the company. Tried to keep the graphics simple with just the website on the side of the hood protrusion, a "DIAL 1(866)STROBEGUY", and the Whelen logo. Since it is just the side, threw on a Liberty (assuming a Trio) with an ION in the rear window and each side mirror housing, along with a M2 on the side of the push bumper.

 

[calebsheltonmed23]

Drew up the template then decided to add some flare (color) to the Ford style markings which have become popular. Plus it has a very prominate appearance in regards to showing the name of the company. Tried to keep the graphics simple with just the website on the side of the hood protrusion, a "DIAL 1(866)STROBEGUY", and the Whelen logo. Since it is just the side, threw on a Liberty (assuming a Trio) with an ION in the rear window and each side mirror housing, along with a M2 on the side of the push bumper.

I'm jealous! That's looks better than mine did! haha. I hate MS Paint! lol

 

[Hollywood]

I'm jealous! That's looks better than mine did! haha. I hate MS Paint! lol

Thanks, I actually drew this up in Paint. Done Tahoes, Chargers and Caprices. Looking at this one, I think I need to "stretch" the lettering a bit to where the blue base runs the length between the wheel wells.

 

[calebsheltonmed23]

Thanks, I actually drew this up in Paint. Done Tahoes, Chargers and Caprices. Looking at this one, I think I need to "stretch" the lettering a bit to where the blue base runs the length between the wheel wells.

You're welcome! And I couldn't get it to work "correctly" on MS Paint for me. I shall try again!

 

[aberfitchguy2472]

We are doing the lighting we are looking for a graphics package.

I'm assuming that strobesnmore is the more important part of the graphics package, with the Whelen logo to appear somewhere in addition to "demo"?


What do your other demo vehicles look like? Amy preference on what you want or is it just a blank canvas that you are looking for ideas on?

 

[Strobesnmore]

Nice work! The vehicle is white and you can post them here or email them.

 

[ryan81986]

Heres my attempt. The font is just so you can see it. Also the whelen part doesn't look quite right on that window, it would probably be better suited to the rear.

 

[Wheels]

Great work guys! Here's what I came up with and my attempt at graphics. I've update my post with 4 different style of graphics...with minimal changes. If you like what you see, click the 'Like" button at the bottom.


Design 1








Design 2








Design 3








Design 4

 

[DMCGONAGIL]

 

[JazzDad]

Now, if it was a 1974 Ford Pinto, and it had JazzDad Industries lights on it... :woot:

 

[Hollywood]

Stretched the graphics to better fill the body work between the wheel wells while trying some different sizing and placement for the phone number and Whelen logo. Trying to keep it as simple and direct as possible while still making it pop.





With that style done, just playing around now with different stuff...

 

[Strobesnmore]

Wow, some really nice work. The graphics is what we are looking for as we will be doing all the lighting here.

 

[vonirkinshtine]

when does the contest close?

 

[firedude]

Well, I guess you have to be in it to win it... Here's my first attempt:





Louis, any limit to how many we can submit?

 

[DMCGONAGIL]

 

[Hollywood]

Bored yet again at an off-duty gig and thought it would look interesting to integrate a badge style body wrap image with the badge listing the website and phone number. Once I had updated the more "police looking" design, figured I would do a "fire wrap" with a badge showing the same company info as well as gold leaf to get the company name to pop on the vehicle. On the fire wrap, the whelen logo could go on the front corners as seen on the LE version with a larger more prominate logo on the back hatch with the red contrasting with the blue and yellow chevrons.

 

[SireLite]

Break the mold. Cover it in UK police Batternburg.


You'll get loads of people coming up to you. :thumbsup:

 

[Hollywood]

Break the mold. Cover it in UK police Batternburg.

You'll get loads of people coming up to you. :thumbsup:

Just to satisfy your curiosity.

 

[SireLite]

I was thinking more like this, using diamond grade 3m reflective. Yes its a kuga.





UK Emergency Vehicles

 

[Strobesnmore]

The vehilces in the garage and hopefully we will have the lighting and console completed next week. So far I have received some really good ideas that have me thinking. I will let everyone know once we shut down the contest and pick a winner. I was asked and will state for the record even if we dont use your entire idea and use some of it you will be the winner. There is a portion of one entry my staff and I really liked. Again thanks to everyone who submitted and entry and keep them coming.

 

[DMCGONAGIL]

Just tinkering with the design...

 

[JazzDad]

Contest over.

 

[Strobesnmore]

Now that's going to be tough to beat!

 

[DMCGONAGIL]

 

[Strobesnmore]

Well after numerous entries I think we have settled on a winner. Chris Topher AKA Wheels idea has been chosen with some changes and imput from us here at Strobes N More. I touched base with Chris and told him what we liked and what we wanted changed and here is where we are at. If anyone has any commets let hear them and congrats to Chris on some nice ideas. We really liked his Whelen logo setup but wanted to keep our vehicles somewhat similar with the blue strip. I am leaning towards the bottom design and just waiting to hear back from our graphics people for a date. We will post pics when its complete.

 

[Hoff]

Looks great and congrats Chris! Looking forward to the final product.

 

[Wheels]

Wow really! Thank you so much. It's an honor to be the winner of the graphics contest. I'd like to say to everyone that posted their own design...you all did some great work as well! I'm glad to hear that Louis and everyone at Strobes N' More liked my design and I look forward to seeing the finished product on your Ford Explorer. Keep us posted!


Chris aka "Wheels"

 

[DMCGONAGIL]

Congrats Wheels! Definitely some great designs!

 

[MEVS06]

Congrats Wheels.

 

[JazzDad]

Is it too late to ask for a recount? I think I see a hanging chad for the JazzDad design.

 

[Strobesnmore]

The cars going for graphics first thing in the AM and should be completed sometime next week. We will get pics and video up when it's done. The hanging chad...I was unlucky enough to be in west palm beach which was the epicenter of that whole mess when it was going on. Not fun.