Federal 184/284 domes

[orion61243]

Did Federal signal ever produce a dome for the cj units that were half red and half blue or were these domes altered by non factory means? Thanks for any info.

 

[stansdds]

Yes, Fed-Sig did produce split color domes for the 184/284 beacons and siren-lights. According to my 1984 Service Parts Index they made them in the following color combinations.


Red-blue


Red-clear


Red-amber

 

[CrownVic97]

ELB member ryan can re-create these domes using a similar, if not the same, process Federal Signal used to make theirs. I'm sure he'll be around soon to explain .

 

[ryan]

Correct, I have re-created the process that federal used to split solid domes and fuse the different colors back together.


I made these for Eric6913.

 

[CrownVic97]

I noticed that you made a blue/clear split dome. You're probably the first to do that since that was not offered by Federal accoding to Stansdds '84 service index

 

[plybeep68]

Ryan, What does a domes like that sell for??

 

[ryan]

If you supply the domes my cost to do the split and fuse is $85 which includes return ship.


If I have to find the domes they are market value plus the $85.

 

[fireball3]

If you supply the domes my cost to do the split and fuse is $85 which includes return ship.

If I have to find the domes they are market value plus the $85.

Ryan, is it as strong as before, once the split and fuse done?


Cyril

 

[ryan]

yes, my process actually melts the 2 sides back together, I then add the small square re-inforcment to the lower part of the joints.

 

[ERIC6913]

there is a NOS red/blue on e-bay right now!

 

[Sarge619]

there is a NOS red/blue on e-bay right now!

Ya know... looking at the NOS Federal dome on eBay and looking at Ryans efforts.... I think his look better! Just my $.02.

 

[fireball3]

Ya know... looking at the NOS Federal dome on eBay and looking at Ryans efforts.... I think his look better! Just my $.02.

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Cyril

 

[dmathieu]

Ya know... looking at the NOS Federal dome on eBay and looking at Ryans efforts.... I think his look better! Just my $.02.

I agree!


Dan

 

[FireGuru]

If my life were a Dome, I'd trust Ryan with it whole heartedly .... just sayin'

 

[FireGuru]

there is a NOS red/blue on e-bay right now!

I tried to find it. Can you give me the link?? I'm trying to find one.


Thanks guys!! :thumbsup:

 

[Sarge619]

I tried to find it. Can you give me the link?? I'm trying to find one.

Thanks guys!! :thumbsup:

FEDERAL SIGNAL, DOME R/B-NOS | eBay

 

[David]

If you could fuse red and clear domes in the horizontal plane, you may be able to create new "spitfire" domes! It would be a much harder job to get everything to fit and would require more cuts to be made, but nobody makes spits anymore.