Official "Whacker" or "Screwed Up Install" Thread

[Station 3]

Not sure if this has been posted before.. Not sure if he's a FD officer, but its still pretty police esque. https://youtu.be/QHtKf2Exn6o I especially like the part where he passes on a solid yellow

Kevin Yoder is a firefighter he uploads videos on youtube usually they are ok but I think he did wrong on this one by having his buddy video tape him overpassing his vehicle with the red lights on while they are on a curved road passing on a double yellow lane LOL.

 

[EVT]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_mXR_Kol4Q

At least he uses heatshrink.....

 

[FFParker]

You beat me to posting that.. talk about a train wreck..

 

[aggmeister2010]

You guys! You guys!  Form the Landing Zone!

 

[unlisted]

You guys! You guys! Form the Landing Zone!

If it wasn't for the blue I could guess which volunteer agency the owner of that vehicle works with....

 

[Skip Goulet]

You guys! You guys!  Form the Landing Zone!

Where is this one? Is it here in TX?

 

[Storm82]

Can't get a good look at the plate, but the bus in the background suggests DC, possibly.

 

[RescueWV]

Can't get a good look at the plate, but the bus in the background suggests DC, possibly.

Definitely a DC tag on the SUV.

 

[Storm82]

Definitely a DC tag on the SUV.

I thought it was, but wasn't 100% sure

 

[bluestinger90]

You mean it's not Hatzolah?!

 

[apie2546]

 

[Jarred J.]

 

[firemedic10584]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_mXR_Kol4Q

At least he uses heatshrink.....

I didn't really see anything wrong with this except for the fact it's a cheapo siren and I didn't see him put in any type of inline fuse just in case something happens along the wiring he did. He used proper connections, heat shrink, wire loom and was a solid install. 

 

[aggmeister2010]

I saw that thing in the Houston Art Car Parade last year.  First off, it's not an art car.  Second, well...you know.

 

[FFParker]

What do you mean that isnt art. That my friend is poetic. That car probably has a pound of the finest cheeba in the trunk! Lol.


Side note I love how they actually put a green lightbar on it.

 

[cgb]

That UFO Tahoe is DC Metro Police if I remember correctly. It's some kind of special duty unit. I think it's designed to patrol undercover in nightclub dancefloors.

 

[stigau]

we have some idiots here in norway too..

here is a real police passat(they got a new design now, black and reflective yellow)

[Broken External Image]:http://www.bilrevyen.no/bilder/artlarge/2475.jpg

and here are the security company car.



they even used the FEDSIG legend bar.. the police here in norway didnt appreciate this, and told them to change the decals. 

 

[lafd55]

You guys! You guys!  Form the Landing Zone!

DC Metro Police Chief

 

[FFParker]

Its great how the red/blue split fail is caught on camera. Exhibit A --- the purple blur on the rear of the running board..... B E A U tiful!!!!

 

[Skip Goulet]

I didn't really see anything wrong with this except for the fact it's a cheapo siren and I didn't see him put in any type of inline fuse just in case something happens along the wiring he did. He used proper connections, heat shrink, wire loom and was a solid install. 

That may be a cheapo siren he has, but it's a nice little unit.  Amazon has that Abrams siren available at $59 with shipping.   I've seen their demo on YouTube, and what I like is the fact that the siren's volume can be controlled, which comes in handy if you're just testing it, etc.   It has a decent but not overpowering mechanical tone, and I like the two hi-lo tones it has.   I didn't see whose lights on the CV.

 

[apie2546]

Overkill? 

Best part is the camaro at the end

 

[TritonBoulder47]

I feel so bad for that Durango...  lol  

They need to remove all the shit from the back window of that Crown Vic and use that FasTrax thats on it!!!  Also, why would you take a Charger push bumper and custom mount it to a Crown Vic when there are literally metric tons of Crown Vic push bumpers everywhere...?

I like how they accentuate the "Christmas Tree" affect by putting garland on their cars...  lol

I'm sure Alec is going to cry when he sees that Camaro...  lol  

 

[Storm82]

After 2:21 I couldn't watch it anymore, almost lost my appetite for my breakfast sitting next to me.


Way too whackerific!

 

[NorthernPhoenix]

I know it is probably sampled by her, but the music you can hear in the background in the beginning is the same as a song called "F-f-fun" by a rapper named Big Lady K. For those of us old enough, it was one of the anthems of the more promiscuous girls in my high school at the time (circa 1986 or so...I admit I am old!!).

 

[Jarred J.]

who needs a mechanic?

this was at the local wally world last night

 

[7d9_z28]

I'm sure Alec is going to cry when he sees that Camaro...  lol  

I just.... I... ghf;oagharoghruoghaghhfrgj

 

[Troop]

You guys! You guys!  Form the Landing Zone!

MedStar Washington Hospital Special Police - Chief's vehicle.

 

[TritonBoulder47]

MedStar Washington Hospital Special Police - Chief's vehicle.

Key word:  "Special"  lol

 

[jacobm]

Key word:  "Special"  lol

It's not a bus, but it *is* the shorter of the two styles available on that platform. 

 

[rettoded]

A trip to Home Depot gave some interesting results:

First up, is the age old question:

What came first: The beacon or the bar?





Secondly, is an "example" of what I believe is "temporary mounting":

 

[Jarred J.]

whats the sticker on the truck say?

it would make sense if it were an airport rig

 

[Storm82]

It is actually a Township truck. I couldn't make out the entire name though, Lower ______ Township.

 

[rettoded]

Yup township truck. Lower Alsace Township.


Unfortunately our local airport could only hope for lighting that good... or a truck that new, lol.

 

[SomeBloke]

Utterly gutted I didn't have my camera on me for a great bit of lightbar induced fail. 

Pilot car pulled into work with a mini-knock off chinese Code 3 Frontier lightbar, mounted at the rear of the roof and at an angle that would have made it very visible to the ants on the ground but probably not the cars behind.

 

[buddek09]

At least he wrapped the wire in electrical tape.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiN48q62Yqk

 

[Jarred J.]

He hit 10 switches to turn on 7 lights......

 

[firemedic10584]

He hit 10 switches to turn on 7 lights......

Now I'll admit before I found this forum 4 or 5 years ago, I was a "I'll just buy these STL lights because they're cheap and look good to me!" kinda guy. Now, knowing what I know about good lights and not so good lights - I liked how the guy in the video above said he got those amazon lights for 25$ a piece. The Feniex T3 lights are around 30$ a piece on most reputable dealers sites....if only we could reach every first responder out there and inform them of good quality lights for dang there the same price as these cheap, POS lights they're buying.

 

[buddek09]

I liked how the guy in the video above said he got those amazon lights for 25$ a piece. The Feniex T3 lights are around 30$ a piece on most reputable dealers sites

I was thinking the same thing when I found the video.

 

[RescueWV]

This MAY actually be legit, but it doesn't make it any less ridiculous:

 

[Jarred J.]

He's a former firefighter paramedic and cop.... Now he's a ham that drives ducks on river tours..... No mention the cars purpose on qrz