NJ State Police FedSig Valor
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NJEMT
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It is just a test bar. I was talking to a trooper in January when I was working at Metlife Stadium and asked him about it, he said it was just a test and it was too expensive for the state to buy for all cars. He said he loved it, it was brighter than the liberty and wished it was not so expensive. I do not remember what flash patter in was on but it is standard red over drivers side blue over passenger side.
NJEMT
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The ones with the red to the front and red blue to the rear are units purchased by the Turnpike authority, if you look at the LPs on thoes cars the have Turnpike plates. They also have different patterns on the liberties. If the car is purchased by the state police it is half red half blue bar with the back and forth pattern. Also if you noticed on the older cars that were stationed on the Turnpike and the GSP they were the only vehicles that had Vector/Vision bars.
Sarge619
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Another spotting difference.... NJ Turnpike and GSP cruisers are the only ones that have cruiser numbers on the sides (on the lower front fender of Turnpike sedans and lower front corner of the front door on Turnpike and GSP Tahoes and on the "C" pillar for GSP sedans). Regular Troop Cars have numerals only on the roof for aerial identification. Also Turnpike and GSP units do not have "EMERGENCY DIAL 9-1-1" lettering on upper rear fenders.
theroofable
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More importantly, do you know what type of cars they will be using to replace the crown vics? There is a member on here NJSP something who does the installs for them, maybe he can chime in.
Oh, and you shoulda asked him to turn it on!
Oh, and you shoulda asked him to turn it on!
NJEMT said:
That Knight Rider pattern sucks. I haven't seen one of those cars on the turnpike in years, but I can remember how cheap looking and ineffective those patterns were.
And I'm sure the Valor is super effective, especially at intersections, but it sure looks awkward. I wonder how effective it is to the front with all of that real estate facing out at a 45* angle?
Quentin
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C420sailor said:
I have a Valor my self and even with it facing to the sides, it does not lose in brightness
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theroofable said:
According to my supervisor we are going caprice to replace the Vic for troops A-D. (state purchased vehicle units). Although we just finally got a boatload of 2011 crown Vic's sitting in division waiting to replace the older road cars. Usually ordering is every 2-3 years for state cars but with governor Christie's budget it's a tough call.
Troop E on the other hand has more cash than they know what to do with, according to my brother who is a trooper on the GSP, all Vic's and chargersk/impalas( unmarked tac-pac) are being replaced by tahoes. This is already beginning to happen.
I guess only time will tell for sure, that's what I know of it.
theroofable
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Wish they would go with the chargers. There are still a few older durangos in the barracks by me that they bring out in the winter. The crown vics had a nice look to them, too bad that they have to go.NJSP6156 said:
Was called to an accident with injuries on a highway the other day. Everyone was ok, so I took a quick video of the troop car that pulled up, happened to be sporting a Valor. Wish I had more time and wasn't on a major highway or I would have taken on of the unmarked NJSP Charger that was there as well
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Phoenix_Rising
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Valors are amazing. Wasn't for the price I'd own one already. Can anyone that does own one answer this. The led takedown-alleys that they add onto the feet, how effective/bright are they?
Phoenix_Rising said:
They are bright, but really did not seem much brighter than the ones in the bar. We had them on the test bar from FS, but when it came time to order, we did not include them. I think the main advantage is for those who do not want to loose the real estate, but who uses their take-downs or alleys as designed when they are code3?
If you need a lot of light, just use the scene light feature. When we turn that thing on, everything stops, people look (including the criminals) and they say, "that is just too cool".
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DaCityPolice
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cswroe said:
Same here. When I make traffic stops, I only use the right scene light and takedown (forward facing modules) because the left scene blinds me too much. The entire bar on white is so d@
exphillycop
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Philadelphia Police has an experimental Valor ba, it's on a 2011 Tahoe traffic unit (T48), It patrols Woodhaven Rd (PA#63). I'm trying to get a picture of it.
exphillycop
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