Lets see pictures of custom lights/lightbars [CLOSED]

[signal12]

who are u asking the rotator speed question?

 

[ffjwhite]

Umm you?!?

 

[signal12]

yeah a bit under the weather here, but those are the original motors and drive systems used by code 3

 

[signal12]

each spins at 45 rpm's

 

[signal12]

thamks crown vic. i actually designed it back in october of 1979 and patented it 1982

 

[ffjwhite]

Nice, thanks. Looks like an awesome bar. Maybe thats where they came up with the Dtech rotators expect with halogen bulbs. lol

 

[signal12]

one never knows but i wouldnt doubt it. this is actually a pretty effective light system.

 

[signal12]

here is one with the strobes and rotating sealed beam lamps

 

[CrownVic97]

thamks crown vic. i actually designed it back in october of 1979 and patented it 1982

You're welcome . That'd been really cool if your design took off back then. Then we'd be wanting to collect your lightbars today :mrgreen: !

 

[signal12]

yes i contacted many of the big guys and most of them said they were getting away from moving parts even though that took many years and yet they still use moving parts today. i can actually shrink the bar down to 4-1/4 inches tall

 

[signal12]

another couple of videos of rotating strobe light


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlASQMjJlsc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF7SOzl7lTU

 

[SireLite]

If someone can reach into their photo archives and post a pic of the late Darrell Wilson's custom 4 head strobe/LED Flatlighter,

I've had this saved on my computer for years.


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[Station 3]

those rotating strobe lights are wierd but they look like a pretty nifty idea ther pretty sweet

 

[signal12]

thanks sta. 3 i appreciate the compliment.

 

[03crownvic]

SireLite, thanks for posting the pic of Darwil's custom Flatlighter.

 

[Ltrescue76_809]

SireLite, thanks for posting the pic of Darwil's custom Flatlighter.

X 2

 

[dmathieu]

I know that there was a lot of skepticism when you first posted your idea of rotating strobes, BUT,


They are really cool!


Dan

 

[signal12]

thank you!

 

[ChargerLighting]

I've had this saved on my computer for years.


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That thing must've been a pain to make; I took apart my flatlighter I had & w/the internal p/s there's just hardly any room to add anything. Looks great though

 

[signal12]

currently working on a five head rotating strobe light bar

 

[signal12]

as well as a six head system

 

[JohnMarcson]

as well as a six head system

I've always liked this concept... very creative

 

[cpdchief]

Not my work, but my favorite:

 

[signal12]

thank you john

 

[MX7000Guy]

another couple of videos of rotating strobe light
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlASQMjJlsc


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF7SOzl7lTU

That's the coolest thing I've ever seen, I want one now

 

[Doug]

Not my work, but my favorite:

VERY nice!

 

[cpdchief]

And my very own! This uses Whelen 700 series and Tomar RECT34 LEDs. They are all independent. I'm debating on whether to add a flasher or not in the future. As of now, the bar is only half done as I have only completed the front. The rear still has the original strobes. Complete with a Barker's beauty! Video to follow soon!

 

[signal12]

thanks mx7000 i appreciate the compliments. what colors would you require? lol


ed

 

[JohnMarcson]

And my very own! This uses Whelen 700 series and Tomar RECT34 LEDs. They are all independent. I'm debating on whether to add a flasher or not in the future. As of now, the bar is only half done as I have only completed the front. The rear still has the original strobes. Complete with a Barker's beauty! Video to follow soon!

Very cool, the jet is a great platform for LEDs... throw a meteor traffic clearing light in the center!

 

[triton911bj]

ok i have a jet strobe..seeing these bars makes me wana do this soooooo bad!!


They look awsome!

 

[cpdchief]

Video as promised:

 

[cpdchief]

Very cool, the jet is a great platform for LEDs... throw a meteor traffic clearing light in the center!

Will a meteor fit in a jet?

 

[JohnMarcson]

Will a meteor fit in a jet?

Absolutely, it was a factory center option in the jet series. It's the icing on your custom bar cake!


http://www.fedsig.com/products/docs/install/256A735.pdf

 

[Station 3]

I know its not really a custom bar since its made by a company but i always loved the SHO-ME led/strobe mini bar i just think it looks cool and i want one just that they usually cost an arm and a leg and not really worth it since they are outdated since they use first gen leds. But i still think they look sweet.

 

[Rofocowboy84]

I just finished a "custom" MX7000 that will soon be mounted on my SAR team's one truck. I used the components of two bars (and a random OsciLaser that I had laying around) to make one amazing one. I'm thinking about upgrading it later once I get more parts (like high speed rotators), but for now it's the best I could do. Pretty much it has red outer lenses and a clear inner. There's a rotator on the outer spots and one in the middle with a red filter. The inner rotators were replaced with OsciLasers. The lower section has an alley and intersection sweeps on each end and starting from the left is a red flasher, a strobe jerry-rigged into a flasher housing hooked up to a Priority Green Pre-Emption power supply, two white flashers in the middle, a steady burn red, and another red flasher. The four flashers are hooked up so the left outer & right inner alternate with the right outer & left inner. As you can tell, there's nothing to the back really (besides the rotators), but that's because it will be blocked by the body. I'm hoping to have a video soon, but until then, I'll give you two build pics...


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I stopped taking pictures after there because I got pissed that the flashers weren't working (turned out to be a bad flasher, that's what I get for believing the team member who said "they told me everything worked when I got it from them"), and after I got that issue resolved I just wanted it done.

 

[chuck_raduenz]

Hello John,

I'm still around here and always been only as a viewer since the event of the sho-me bar and yes I still do custom jobs for our customers, here's are some newer and older...


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Special Duke of Hazzard AeroDynic with Guardian over size rotators


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Whelen TIR3 warning bar


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GyroTech LIN6 combo mini-bar


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GyroTech L31 assembly mini-bar


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GyroTech Nova thin led warning bar


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Special 73" LOpro Delta fully loaded LIN6


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10 strobes lopro lightbar


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65" extra loprofile LED lightbar with 911ep WL39 and LEDStar


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Mini-MX7000


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Mini-Excalibur with homemade lower dome


And much more!


Thanks for watching


Thomas

im interested in more info on the 911ep project bar with stars and td or wl sticks....... looks neet....

 

[Doug]

Absolutely, it was a factory center option in the jet series. It's the icing on your custom bar cake!

An absolute must for the Jet series!

 

[bigcat]

Custom lightbar made from a Code 3 2100 base.


I was looking to somehow add clearance lights and additional work lighting to my truck with some warning capabilities. As it turned out, the more I tinkered and built, the more warning lighting it ended up with. The original had takedowns, angled alleys and rear halogen spot lights.


Original:











It turned out that the takedowns and rear spots weren't effective/used enough for me to keep around and I didn't like the angle on the alley lights so I decided to add additional warning lights. There are no pictures of it but revision 2 was the addition of another Sho Me flasher to unsync the rear amber and red lights (evident in the video).


1st Revision:























Clearance light function (tied into park lights) with cruise lights activated.








Video:

The bar ended up with:


Code 3 base/domes


Federal Signal wire harness


Code 3 LED-X Heads


911ep Stars


Sound Off Predators


Whelen 0S lights/LED Clearance lights


Whelen ULF 44 flashers


Sho Me 11.1005SF LED flashers

 

[signal12]

veryyyy nice

 

[ffjwhite]

Thats actually really good. I like the clearance light idea.