UnfortunateSon
Member
Hello,
I recently have come to possess a few Florida Highway Patrol specific Jetsonic lightbars. They have clear domes, the center speaker, takedown and alley options, the weird front twist-lock type strobe bulb, and the 'smart' rotators. They all have the weird harness with the plug for the JSS box that FHP used. I am assuming these probably came off of Mustangs but I am not sure on that. Got them out of a garage where they have sat for years, most likely over a decade.
My questions are:
1. My friend is very savvy with wiring, as he works on this stuff for a living. He wants to hack into at least one, cut out the guts that make it JSS specific and make it into a normal Jetsonic bar. Is that even possible at all?
2. If it is possible to do, is it worth it?
3. What are these bars worth, as they sit, untested?
4. Does anyone know of a way to get ahold of a JSS controller box? I have looked but they seem insanely rare.
IF they are not worth much I would consider letting my friend use at least one bar as a project. BUT, I have to believe collectors somewhere would be looking for these, and seeing as these are actual FHP bars, I would rather not destroy what I consider to be pieces of history.
Thanks for any and all help,
Rick
I recently have come to possess a few Florida Highway Patrol specific Jetsonic lightbars. They have clear domes, the center speaker, takedown and alley options, the weird front twist-lock type strobe bulb, and the 'smart' rotators. They all have the weird harness with the plug for the JSS box that FHP used. I am assuming these probably came off of Mustangs but I am not sure on that. Got them out of a garage where they have sat for years, most likely over a decade.
My questions are:
1. My friend is very savvy with wiring, as he works on this stuff for a living. He wants to hack into at least one, cut out the guts that make it JSS specific and make it into a normal Jetsonic bar. Is that even possible at all?
2. If it is possible to do, is it worth it?
3. What are these bars worth, as they sit, untested?
4. Does anyone know of a way to get ahold of a JSS controller box? I have looked but they seem insanely rare.
IF they are not worth much I would consider letting my friend use at least one bar as a project. BUT, I have to believe collectors somewhere would be looking for these, and seeing as these are actual FHP bars, I would rather not destroy what I consider to be pieces of history.
Thanks for any and all help,
Rick