NYSP 88 SSP Whelen Bar 44"

[venomizd93]

Hello I am inquiring if anyone has knowledge of the model number of the lightbar used on the 1988 SSP mustang, it was a 44" that's about all I know for sure. I also was curious what make of rear deck light those are, it looks like Whelen as well? The bar was controlled by a Unitrol 480k, so I'm thinking it wasn't an Edge 9000 that was a serial interface. Thanks in advance.

 

[firebuff17]

That’s definitely an Edge lightbar, with a low pro speaker on the top. Not sure the model number though. It’s pre-serial controlled.

 

[StEaLtH2]

the rear deck has lollipop lights, definitely not Whelen, but someone may know the brand, are you restoring a SSP?

 

[firebuff17]

Update to my previous post:
I believe it is going to be an edge 9004sl or 9004ak

 

[venomizd93]

Update to my previous post:
I believe it is going to be an edge 9004sl or 9004ak

What would be the difference between the sl or the ak?

the rear deck has lollipop lights, definitely not Whelen, but someone may know the brand, are you restoring a SSP?

Looking into it

 

[firebuff17]

Just going by memory..
I think the difference is the age and the power supply model (which correlates to the overall age)

I also tried to look back at the whelen vintage catalogs that @JohnMarcson had supplied ( but have been lost due to forum upgrades) to confirm my previous thought on model number but cannot due to the catalogs being lost.

 

[shues]

I also tried to look back at the whelen vintage catalogs that @JohnMarcson had supplied ( but have been lost due to forum upgrades) to confirm my previous thought on model number but cannot due to the catalogs being lost.

Look here: http://s57.photobucket.com/albums/g205/elightbars

 

[firebuff17]

Thanks shues!
I forgot how many pictures I have seen of yours on this site! You have some beauties!!!

I flipped through a few of your albums and did not see the sales (or any) literature for the early edge bars. Saw some advatedge stuff, some 80H paperwork, then saw some duplex, and the all linear style edge (with eb6 power supplies) and then some BLink literature.

 

[shues]

Thank you, but those aren't mine. They belong to @JohnMarcson.

 

[firebuff17]

Ahhh... I didn’t pick up on that
But either way.. thank you

 

[firebuff17]

Well, did some more browsing of that link.

Found the early edge literature!

Not sure how else to easily attach them.

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[shues]

Use the [IMG] tag before the URL and the [/IMG] tag after the URL.

 

[venomizd93]

Thanks for the responses, curious if anyone could ID, to the best of their ability from the pics, the rear deck lights. Thanks

 

[delcofirecop]

Are you sure they are strobes? Ford offered factory up fit red flashers on their police packages at that time.

 

[venomizd93]

Are you sure they are strobes? Ford offered factory up fit red flashers on their police packages at that time.

I think they are grote deck lights, do you have any info on what ford offered? Function?

 

[delcofirecop]

I think they are grote deck lights, do you have any info on what ford offered? Function?

Ford were a brake/turn signal combination and also flashed in a alternating pattern.

 

[venomizd93]

Ford were a brake/turn signal combination and also flashed in a alternating pattern.

We’re the just wired in at the dealer? Do you have any more info/docs on it? I’m assuming they used the flashing when the trunk lit was open since it would block the lightbar on top and you could see the flashers on the rear deck between the trunk lid and trunk gap?

 

[delcofirecop]

We’re the just wired in at the dealer? Do you have any more info/docs on it? I’m assuming they used the flashing when the trunk lit was open since it would block the lightbar on top and you could see the flashers on the rear deck between the trunk lid and trunk gap?

Yes that was part of the reason I know Chevy had something similar in the trunk itself. I know they worked on a flasher I believe they were a ready for road package type thing. Not sure if they came from ford that way or were a dealer installed option.