Help Spec my new patrol truck

[CACBAND]

My dept. is buying a new truck for me (Police K-9). It'll be a crew cab truck, most likely an F-250. Looking at red/blue, with a steady red light on the dash (mainly because that's the center of the truck.


I like the look of some of the new dual color bars coming out but I'm tending to lean toward a Whelen Freedom because it has a larger footprint on a big truck.


I do want an A-post spot light and a Go-light. Other than that, I'm wide open to ideas.

 

[CACBAND]

Also almost forgot, cruise lights are a must have.

 

[Phoenix_Rising]

Freedom or Valor to the Roof


Whelen M9's on the grill


SOS Intersectors on the mirrors


Feniex Apollo's in the side windows (if it has them)


TIRs on the rear LP Bracket


With Feniex Dual Color Cannons in the fog and reverse light housings.

 

[Kd8bao]

Have a whelen ultra freedom, 2 hid go lights, one with wireless/ and one hard lined


Go light


http://store.wiredinstallation.com/misc-for-sale/


Lightbar


http://store.wiredinstallation.com/lightbar/44-whelen-ultra-freedom/

 

[strobecrazy]

Valor (can also be used as a scene light.)


T/A in the rear window


M6 on Grille


2x M4 on each side


Cannons in the tails


And a bunch of lifetime led lights.

 

[Storm4200]

M9s on the grill are a bit much. M6s are the way to go.


M4s front and rear intersections.


I also like the fedsig valor, and omit the go-light.

 

[Station 3]

Dont over whacker it....... I hate when a vehicle is over done, Just throw a bar on the roof of your choice and some hide aways and grill lights and for sure a go light. THATS IT dont be putting things in the rear window or side windows if your going to do that just dont bother with a lightbar then since your over doing it. choose one or the other dont do it twice over.

 

[CHIEFOPS]

Alternatively to the Go-Light have you considered a FedSig VisiBeam?


If your truck won't have a cap, consider amber lights in the 4 corners of your rear window flashing in an x-pattern.

 

[pdk9]

My dept. is buying a new truck for me (Police K-9). It'll be a crew cab truck, most likely an F-250. Looking at red/blue, with a steady red light on the dash (mainly because that's the center of the truck.

I like the look of some of the new dual color bars coming out but I'm tending to lean toward a Whelen Freedom because it has a larger footprint on a big truck.


I do want an A-post spot light and a Go-light. Other than that, I'm wide open to ideas.

FRONT:


--M9 or M6 in front of grill: 1 solid red, 1 solid blue alternating


--HLF


--Single Avenger/Viper Red on dash


SIDES


--2 M7's per side (above each wheel well). Have a Batt Chief F-350 and the M7's fit perfect on the rim part of the wheel well


--M2 or Linz6 on side of PB


LIGHTBAR


--Red/Blue Freedom: keep it basic with half red and half blue (don't interweave red/blue), & don't do a lower tier amber TA (b/c it often gets drowned out by the red & blue flashing on the upper tier


REAR


--TIR3 Amber TA in lower in window (if no topper on the bed) OR linz6 Amber TA up top (if there is a topper). If there is a topper, just remember not to populate the rear of the freedom, b/c it's a waste of money


--1 M9 Blue and 1 M9 Red on a slow wigwag pattern (mounted on each side of the Ford logo on liftgate)


--If you want, red cannon LAWs in brake light housing. I personally don't think you need them, but it is an option


MISC


--Cencom pushing 2 Whelen SA315 or FedSig AS124 speakers


--Unity light (I personally wouldn't recommend spending the extra $ on the duo color unity light inserts b/c half the time the unity lights are pointed downwards & you already have a bunch of forward warning)


--Go Light that you requested, mounted on top of freedom. Personally, I'm not a fan of Go-Lights (they're not a bad product, but you spend more time fussing with the controller than you do with alleys/TDs or a unity, IMO)


--Push bumper

 

[Jeremy0966]

My vote is a lot of Rigid industries stuff. Lifetime warranty, super bright, and endless possibilities.

Rigid Industries LED Lighting Police Push Bumper Lighting Options - YouTube


Rigid police light bar - YouTube

 

[Kd8bao]

Feniex cobra series will do the same as the rigid single row. Probably half the price if not less. We also have Lifetime LEDs

 

[kitn1mcc]

is it gonna have a cap or an open bed

 

[CACBAND]

is it gonna have a cap or an open bed

Open bed is the plan.

 

[acala91]

Lightbar:


- FedSig 51" Valor dual color red & blue with flood up front and T/A to the rear


Front:


- Whelen M6 solid red and blue on a push bumper


- Whelen M4 solid red and blue on side mirrors synced with the M6s


- HLF


Sides:


- Whelen M4 solid red and blue on the sides of the push bumper synced with the front LEDs


- Whelen 500 V-series red and blue on the sides of the tool box


- Whelen M4 surface mounted just in front of the tail lights red and blue opposite of the color on the push bumper


Rear:


- Whelen M6 solid red and blue surface mounted on the tail gate


Siren & Speakers:


- FedSig SSP3000


- FedSig AS124 x2 mounted to the bottom of the push bumper crossbar


Other:


- Whelen ULF44 flasher to sync all perimeter LEDs


- Rigid Dually D2s mounted in the factory fog light locations


and/or


- Whelen Pioneer plus on the push bumper between the M6s


- Whelen park kill module


Notes: Have all the perimeter LEDs flash signal alert or action flash in gear along with the HLF and while in the lightbar. Have the perimeter LEDs change to single flash 60 and all flashing white cut when the vehicle is in park.

 

[acala91]

http://elightbars.org/forums/f34/2013-ford-f-250-crewcab-fire-rescue-squad-truck-43354/

 

[Carlos SpicyWeiner]

Let's not forget the single most important piece of equipment on the vehicle. www.acek9.com

 

[kitn1mcc]

Open bed is the plan.

if you wanna do something Different for a police Vehicle


get a Back Rack. get two of Whelen R316 LED beacon mount them using the Back Rack Brackets.


Dominator to the Rear and maybe one mounted on the top of the Rack facing front.


get the new Smaller Pioneer mount them on the Rack facing front and rear or how you like


400 Series V-Heads in the Grill


Ion V for the Intersection


Vertex in the Rear .


maybe a set of ION V on the Bumper to the rear


Spend money get the Whelen Spot light

 

[OutofCantrol]

Here's a link to my setup. I bias but I think it's effective. http://elightbars.org/forums/f34/2011-f350-cantrol-update-10-16-13-a-56023/

 

[Storm4200]

Lightbar:

- FedSig 51" Valor dual color red & blue with flood up front and T/A to the rear


Front:


- Whelen M6 solid red and blue on a push bumper


- Whelen M4 solid red and blue on side mirrors synced with the M6s


- HLF


Sides:


- Whelen M4 solid red and blue on the sides of the push bumper synced with the front LEDs


- Whelen 500 V-series red and blue on the sides of the tool box


- Whelen M4 surface mounted just in front of the tail lights red and blue opposite of the color on the push bumper


Rear:


- Whelen M6 solid red and blue surface mounted on the tail gate


Siren & Speakers:


- FedSig SSP3000


- FedSig AS124 x2 mounted to the bottom of the push bumper crossbar


Other:


- Whelen ULF44 flasher to sync all perimeter LEDs


- Rigid Dually D2s mounted in the factory fog light locations


and/or


- Whelen Pioneer plus on the push bumper between the M6s


- Whelen park kill module


Notes: Have all the perimeter LEDs flash signal alert or action flash in gear along with the HLF and while in the lightbar. Have the perimeter LEDs change to single flash 60 and all flashing white cut when the vehicle is in park.

This. Exactly.

 

[mdlighting]

Light bar


Rotobeam freedom half red half blue


With take downs and alleys


Front


HLF


Push bumper with 2 power arc's 1 red 1 blue and a Whelen pioneer in the middle


Sides Ion V's on side of push bumper and on mirrors hooked to a Whelen UHF 44 set to flash color than white scene light synced on both sides and scene light comes on with respective alley and all on take downs


Also surface mount power arc's 1 red 1 blue over wheel well


Rear


Red vertex in each tail light and blue Linz 6's on a tag bracket synced together


Unity spot light on driver and passenger sides with Whelen inserts


I think that covers everything

 

[foxtrot5]

Whelen UHF 44

Da' heck is a UHF44? :razz:

 

[mdlighting]

ULF44 sorry my phone is a lot smaller than my iPad lol

 

[foxtrot5]

ULF44 sorry my phone is a lot smaller than my iPad lol

We all knew what you meant, I'm just in a sarcastic mood today. :thumbsup: (for those [like myself] who have trouble detecting sarcasm in print, this is supposed to be humorous sarcasm, not intended to belittle anyone)