lafd55
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Official "Whacker" or "Screwed Up Install" Thread
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lafd55
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Mrlunchbox
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We have local funeral homes here that rake in like 5-10k a body and since I work for the Constables office for some reason the funeral home people think that constable stands for "funeral escort police" because they call us like almost daily with like 3 funeral escorts... What these people do is they steal from the living by telling them hey we are going to charge you a extra $250-300 for a funeral escort and get the constables to do it and the funeral service pockets the cash. When in reality our constables office does not even charge for the service its free! Well we cought on to this and completely stopped doing escorts for these pieces of SH#T Now they actually have to pay an actual certified security guard escort company that has permits to run lights and sirens to do the escorts and they cant pocket the cash now. That's just to show you how these greedy funeral people take advantage of the grieving familys.
Dignity and some of the other funeral corporations have literally killed the home-owned funeral homes. There are two locally-owned funeral homes here now, and two in Odessa. Everything else is from the big corporations. Downside is that if you're in a town where only the corporations have funeral homes, they've got you by the short hairs.
As to escorts, around here escorts are still done by the P.D., and I'm not aware of any charges being made. My dad was a county commissioner here for many years, and when he died, the sheriff, himself, led the escort, but the escort in general was provided by the P.D.
CodeMan
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Reason for posting this here is the use of the amber lights with a siren. If this was a Vollie FF and this was his pov. using blue or red it would be a cool set up..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLBC57D9E69FBB662C&v=V6xHZvk4X0M
http://www.youtube.com/watch?list=PLBC57D9E69FBB662C&v=V6xHZvk4X0M
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wilsonbr90
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Alot of white but I suppose its such a small vehicle that the extra light may be effective. The tirs are nice and synced well. I think the strobes are too much.
Station 3
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This is my SGTs new 2014 charger and the AWESOME install shop decided to add these new Whelen Ions in a "special angle" to be used as intersection lights when going up a hill and you want to shoot the light downward so as there is never a blind spot in the lighting!!!!
Im jk that install shop is retarded and I laugh at the SGTs ride every day due to that screw up and the install shops choice of split fail pattern selection. Im pretty sure they voted for Obama also since they make awesome decisions at that shop.
Im jk that install shop is retarded and I laugh at the SGTs ride every day due to that screw up and the install shops choice of split fail pattern selection. Im pretty sure they voted for Obama also since they make awesome decisions at that shop.
I see this vehicle in town every once in awhile.
Not sure of this, his rear plate has an "skywarn" frame. Has 4 HAM antennae 2 rear and 2 front.
Has what look to be 3 Star mini-phantoms above rear glass, looked like poor install, was sagging and pointed down.
Also 2 Sho-Me Dash Pro's on the dash nestled by the A pillar, except they were pointed at an outside angle, like intersection warning.
I've only 1 pic, was going to take more but had incoming call I had to take. I'm sure I'll see him again.
Not sure of this, his rear plate has an "skywarn" frame. Has 4 HAM antennae 2 rear and 2 front.
Has what look to be 3 Star mini-phantoms above rear glass, looked like poor install, was sagging and pointed down.
Also 2 Sho-Me Dash Pro's on the dash nestled by the A pillar, except they were pointed at an outside angle, like intersection warning.
I've only 1 pic, was going to take more but had incoming call I had to take. I'm sure I'll see him again.
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Station 3
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Yes the Whelen rep like always somehow had his way with our entire budget and managed to install the entire whelen catalog on that poor charger.
it has
Legacy on the roof RED/BLUE/WHITE/AMBER
6 head lin dominator on grill R/W/B
split red blue white ions under the dominator
split R/B vertex in the turn signals for some reason?? you cant see them unless your 4 feet away
Factory wig wags in front and rear
split R/B vertex in reverse lights that you cant see either unless a few feet away "MIGHT be the economy ones with less leds"
R/B ions facing downward on the mirrors
R/B ions on the rear trunk area
Car is used for lunch and meetings since its a supervisor unit
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lotsofbars
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Why would you let the shop/Whelen rep get away with such tomfoolery? You could outfit a few cars with that. I bet it has a Powercall and a Q as well.Yes the Whelen rep like always somehow had his way with our entire budget and managed to install the entire whelen catalog on that poor charger.
***holy shit too much equipment***
Car is used for lunch and meetings since its a supervisor unit
JESUS WIRING MADNESS!. Ok so my OCD is kicking in.
My list for everything I saw wrong before just turning it off.
1. DEMEGA !!!!(Winning already aren't we)
2. Led dash light on top of the strobe dashlight. (WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS?!?!?!?!?)
3. Rats nest in the door jam!
4. Crooked ass grill lights.
5. Uneven amount of lights in the rear window. ( I need symetry here. 3 on one side and 2 on the other ISN'T Symetry!!!!!!!!)
6. WTF with more rats nest in the cargo area.
K9Vic
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I think that truck will be the next fire call. You do not have to have OCD to see all the fail in that. If you are gonna drill holes in your roof for a lightbar killing the resale value, drill a freaking hole in the firewall buddy.
I also think I see wire nuts in the cargo area, that is not beno at all.
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CodeMan
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People with OCD are fun to play with, just make every thing .06 off axis... We had a Sgt. that was OCD. and everything had to be perfect... Sooo .06 off...
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HILO
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State law still says only amber lighting, no siren. Some cities/counties really overlook, or even allow illegal equipment on the private funeral escorts, and security guard vehicles. The history of Texas and funeral escorts is kind of neat. For decades, until the early 2000's, the only LEO's allowed by State law, to have red/blue lights, and sirens on their POV's were Constables, and their deputies. This was because back then, Constables were completly county funded, with no state assistance. So most of the County Constables had to use their own vehicles. This was also before Constables were performing more common LE duties. They stayed focused on the civil process side, although they always had full Police powers. They were granted the ability to equip their POV's with emergency equipment in the early 70's, in order to get across the county in case of an emergency. Forward to the tie in with funeral escorts. Due to Constables being the only ones allowed to have EV equipment on their POV's, they started running escorts, off duty, for a fee, which allowed the municipal LEO's to stay on patrol. Some Constables and Deputies figured out that they could start their own business offering escorts. They would have constable, and a couple of civilians on motors, with the constable running red/blue and the civilians with amber. Then the civilians got smart, and started their own service. Eventually, the role of a Constable and their deputies became more infused with patrol LEO's, and the private escorts became more common. Now we have private escort civilians who ride motors with whatever equipment they can get away with, and violate the law every time. A private funeral escort still has no authority to run the red light and close an intersection, under state law, no legal authority to have red, blue, or clear lights, or sirens, and are not LEO's.
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Found this on the hood of someone's durango.
Couldnt believe this when i saw it. You would think a board member would know better
Bad thing is he bought the titan xt hardware from me just for this... c'mon man... run some wire right...
Couldnt believe this when i saw it. You would think a board member would know better
Bad thing is he bought the titan xt hardware from me just for this... c'mon man... run some wire right...
TritonBoulder47
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Bastard!!!
The light is NOT mounted there and you know it...
The light is NOT mounted there and you know it...
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Looks like what used to be a standard Philadelphia 360 bar that got the rotators amputated and a set of kludgetastic clear flashers put in instead... Their spare engines seem to have hilarious piss-poor lighting as a rule.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWL5F_BQmo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfWL5F_BQmo
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CodeMan
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This was a funny POKE... good one lolFound this on the hood of someone's durango.
Couldnt believe this when i saw it. You would think a board member would know betterdurangobadinstall.jpg
Bad thing is he bought the titan xt hardware from me just for this... c'mon man... run some wire right...Durango2.jpg
Interesting history. I've never seen anyone except l.e. do escorts here in West Texas; but sooner or later, I'd bet they'll show up. I can remember when the constables here used their povs. One had a '57 Chevy that had red lights behind the grille and a little siren that sounded like an electric lawn edger. :lol: I've heard for many years that in Texas, a constable is the only LEO that can legally arrest the sheriff.
Why were they running only the electronic siren when they have that big Q right up front.
It's an old spare, maybe it doesn't work. Also I think FS sells just the front grille part so you can put an electronic speaker behind it and pretend your dying cow imitation is a real fire truck siren (but don't quote me on that)
https://m.facebook.com/groups/218088568353141?view=info&refid=18&ref=bookmark
I hope the link works. It's a Facebook group called Emergency lights on POV
Enjoy.
I hope the link works. It's a Facebook group called Emergency lights on POV
Enjoy.
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here is the non mobile link.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/218088568353141?view=info&refid=18&ref=bookmark
Thanks FFParker- I just spit a chocolate bar all over my computer screen... WTF is wrong with people?!?!?
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bluestinger90
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They would love MARCDELTA3DELTA-3 RAPTOR-X ELITE DUO-TRIO-QUADWHELENUSAMADE#NOCHINESEMADEBULLSHITCREE10WATTLEDLIGHTS.
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lafd55
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Thanks unlisted. That is elightbars gold! To good not to share. Give your computer screen my condolences, I don't think this will be the last time it gets sprayed.
This is also why the "TEXAS CONSTABLE" license plate exists.
Something I've noticed recently that annoys me...I know lots of Police and Fire guys use the lights on their POVs on highway construction jobs at night to make a few extra bucks. No big deal, I would too if I had the time. But In Katy, TX, they use their damn sirens too! They'll literally sit there ALL NIGHT with their siren blaring while in park behind some orange cones.
I don't understand the need for sirens...if you can't see the lights at night, you're sure as hell not going to hear the siren, and that has to be extremely distracting to construction crews. My only thought is, technically fire POVs aren't allowed to run lights only, but that's really just meant for when you're running hot to a scene/station. Maybe they're just taking that line of transportation code too far?
Aggmeister 2010 I would love for you to accompany me on a freeway closure on I10 or over on i45 and then you'll be in a position to decide when we should use our sirens. You'll either grow balls or turn and run when you really realize how dangerous it is to work highway construction jobs. The majority of the incidents where officers are hit are due to driver inattention (texting) and alcohol intoxication. Sure people cannot see the lights especially when they are not looking at the road. I worked the job during the 99/i10 fly over construction. Because we had a ton of lights and both front & rear facing siren speakers belching 100 watts of warning sounds from each end is what kept us safe. The incident of officer involved accidents were minimal on the Katy freeway job.
Sooo... You are saying a siren is effective at freeway speeds? Even if the vehicle with the siren is static, and it's being used to warn oncoming traffic at freeway speeds?
Yes. Come on an take a ride. And by the way, let's use your vehicle that night and you decide.