Twinsonic CTS worth- Pics!

[philyumpshus]

I have a Twinsonic CTS in Red/Red with the rear amber cutout. I haven't cleaned it up yet but it is in very good condition. The domes need polishing but otherwise look great. Unfortunately it looks like the driver side dome got some heat damage from the rotator- I'm assuming it stopped spinning and got hot. It has a Federal TS-100 speaker behind the grille. There is a lot of dust and dirt that I will clean off but you get the general idea. Does anyone have a general idea of what it's worth? 

 

[stansdds]

Pictures would help, but from what I've seen, $150 (perhaps less) from sellers who don't know what they have to well over $300 when they do know what a CTS means to a collector.

 

[JennyCop]

I have seen them go as much as $800. In good condition to the right collector or vintage emergency vehicle restorer.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

I 2nd what Jenny said.. if the light is in good condition.

However most lights I run across are not in good condition and need refurbishment.. so Stands price of $300 or less comes into play.

 

[empire5150]

Wow, If you offered a CTS for 300 Ill buy all you have. Id say much more.

 

[philyumpshus]

Haha well I know it's worth more than $300! I know it's impossible to value without pics. I'm going to clean it up this weekend and post some when that's done. It came off of a Crown mini-pumper BTW. The guy still has fire body but I think he used the chassis for something else. 

 

[philyumpshus]

Pictures are in the original post!

 

[philyumpshus]

I hooked it up and the bar runs great except that one rotator bulb is out. Also, the rear flash just does steady burn. Does that mean the flasher is bad? Or maybe it's hooked up incorrectly? I have the bar torn down for cleaning so I can't trouble shoot it just yet.

 

[ex416]

was that by chance the cts in Benson AZ that was listed on craigslist?

 

[stansdds]

I hooked it up and the bar runs great except that one rotator bulb is out. Also, the rear flash just does steady burn. Does that mean the flasher is bad? Or maybe it's hooked up incorrectly? I have the bar torn down for cleaning so I can't trouble shoot it just yet.

Make sure the flasher is connected to the bulb and if it is and it does not flash, then I'd say the flasher has died.

 

[Stampeed Valkyrie]

Flashers however are not hard to find..

I was able to locate 1 for mine pretty easily.

 

[philyumpshus]

Thanks for the help! I disassembled the bar and gave it a decent cleaning today. This is nothing like an Eric restore but it looks a lot better! This will be listed in the classifieds soon. Here's the finished product:

 

[philyumpshus]

This was the first Twin I've even owned or worked on and I must say it was a lot of fun! These bars are built like tanks, I still can't believe they were mounted on the roofs of cars. 

 

[JennyCop]

That is one beautiful lightbar.