My New Federal Signal Cuda Spectre CA Spec. Lightbar

[ERIC6913]

Hello fellow collectors!


This time I have a Brand New Federal Signal Cuda Spectre LED lightbar. I recently acquired this nice specimen from a retired police officer in Chino,CA. These are somewhat rarer to find, as most used clear domes with clear LED module lenses. I think this is another great addition to my collection. It has its "steady red" in the center of the lightbar. Let me know what you think!




















Thanks for looking and stay tuned..........

 

[dmathieu]

Add another wing to the warehouse!


Dan

 

[ERIC6913]

Add another wing to the warehouse!

Dan

for sure, lol!

 

[motorolamaniac]

Wow Federal can make a decent looking LED bar! Thats a pretty nice setup there. I would be willing to bet with Code 3 and Whelen dominating the market everywhere, there are not too many like this out there.

 

[fedsig7]

Thats awesome!

 

[ChargerLighting]

I knew about the Cuda Spectre but didn't know they had colored lenses for the LEDs; thats' cool! I like it!

 

[JohnMarcson]

The colored internal lenses are new to me as well.

 

[EVModules]

It's highly likely that I installed that lightbar originally. The newer cars had them wired to a horn ring flash module (EVM-HRFM) which activates the lightbar in "chaos" mode for 7 seconds when the operator hits the horn ring going through the intersection. It's dubbed as the "5th position" (slide switch 1-2-3, then park kill as the 4th)

 

[ERIC6913]

The colored internal lenses are new to me as well.

thanks to all so far! I have a main catalog for police vehicles from 2003 with this lightbar on the cover. I wish i could scan it to add to this thread! Here is the Federal part number for those colored lenses, red is not available anymore. Part# Z8625101B-B.

 

[PJD642]

I'd love to see a video of that bar in action....

 

[lotsofbars]

Don't the colored internal lenses cut the color of the white LED's inside a fair amount?

 

[philyumpshus]

Wow, I didn't know that bar even existed! Looks awesome!

 

[HillRock]

Nice bar! Please please post a video!

 

[ERIC6913]

Don't the colored internal lenses cut the color of the white LED's inside a fair amount?

the leds are not white. they are red/blue leds as well.

 

[lotsofbars]

the leds are not white. they are red/blue leds as well.

Oh, ok. I misinterpreted your description.

 

[ERIC6913]

Oh, ok. I misinterpreted your description.

sorry, when i said modules i meant just the cuda lens covers.

 

[ryan]

Nice bar! Please please post a video!

Eric doesnt power any of his finds up for videos. picture it in your mind.

 

[stansdds]

Eric doesnt power any of his finds up for videos. picture it in your mind.

Sad, but true. :cry:


I can picture rotating lights and mirrors, but all the blinky patterns available with LED's is near impossible to imagine. I hope Eric breaks the no-video rule just this one time.


Please? Purty please with whipped cream and a cherry on top? :hail:


opcorn: opcorn: opcorn:

 

[toon80]

Can I has videeoz?

 

[fedsig7]

I had a chance to get one of these bars, CA spec, and im not wishing I would have got it. They are pretty cool

 

[ERIC6913]

I had a chance to get one of these bars, CA spec, and im not wishing I would have got it. They are pretty cool

"not wishing"? man this jedi mind trick stuff is getting to me lol!

 

[Hoser]

That is one bad looking bar.........did someone mention movie??

 

[fedsig7]

"not wishing"? man this jedi mind trick stuff is getting to me lol!

I meant, im wishing I would have got it. Lol

 

[Mars Light]

very interesting style. "oldschool" Jetstream with LED interior. great stuff!

 

[ERIC6913]

very interesting style. "oldschool" Jetstream with LED interior. great stuff!

danke danke!

 

[GranPrix]

Not the same bar but close enough:


This is that guy with the golf cart.

 

[ERIC6913]

Yep! thats exactly what it looks like.

 

[stansdds]

Once again, Eric is spared from having to apply power to one of his lightbars. Strong in the force is he.

 

[emtanderson51]

Nice looking bar....not even on the same planet with that FDNY Aero though. MSP ran a few of thos bars in between the Jetstrobe and B-Link Whelen bars. IDK why they didn't take off....those had the blue inserts as well and were bright as hell!

 

[fedlight]

this is new design lightbar or old jet lightbar ?

 

[fedsig7]

Not the same bar but close enough:

This is that guy with the golf cart.

That was the EXACT light bar I was going to get, but this guy got it first. He wanted like 100 bucks for it.

 

[Hoser]

Nice video of the bar. They should have double stacked the LEDs on the ends though.

 

[EL1998P71]

This bar looks like it was made be the LEGO company.


I've seen the color inserts but not in a lightbar.


Federal made some Cuda lights for the rear side windows of a crown vic.


it had 3 red and 3 blue per light. There are some of those still in use on Detroit Police traffic Slicktop cars.