What was the best deal you ever got on a beacon, lightbar, or...

[Station 3]

Anything i buy here from Retired1


And also i bought a Federal Signal Legend red blue fully operational 46inch for $250 from dg023 here from ELB local pick up

 

[canonninja]

:hail:

yo gotta love ebay finds that noone bids on

 

[tsquale]

...heck, why can't I find one at all!?

I would like to retract this statement

 

[TritonBoulder47]

And also i bought a Federal Signal Legend red blue fully operational 46inch for $250 from dg023 here from ELB local pick up

Which may, or may not have been brought on by a certain person stating that you were too much of a sissy to put a full bar on your truck... lol


My best deals are my Whelen L23 for $70, and my 911EP TDWL36 for $125... lol

 

[CrownVic97]

Let's see......off the top of my head.....


Free:


Blue Dietz 211


Federal CJ184


Signal Stat 370


Fyr-Fyter siren console


Federal CP-25 58w speaker


Best Deals:


Federal Model 14 Series B beacon for $20


Federal Fireball II AC-powered strobe beacon for $20


Tripp Lite RF-63 3-beam beacon for $30


KD Lamp Co 888 4-beam beacon for $30


Federal FB4 MagnaBeam for $35


Tripp Lite S-75 "hill" beacon for $75


Pair of Federal Model 22 AeroDynics for $100

 

[empire5150]

1. NYPD aero for 50.00


2. 2 twinsonic 12X's with 4 crystal clear domes for 100.00


3. 1 signal stat 4 beam beacon, 1 dietz 4 beam beacon and 1 southern VP single reflector rotating beacon all for 60.00

 

[corpsman713]

Whelen Edge 9000 Series for 100.00.

 

[crescentstar69]

Mars Spectra System for $75.00

 

[FireMedic19]

Two great condition, fully functional Federal Signal OSP vista's, one from the CVPI and one from the Tahoe, Full length cables, all for $60 dollars. May not be old vintage lightbars, or the most popular, but I like them and couldn't pass up the deal lol.

 

[tnems7]

Dietz 211 for $25, Federal 28 for $25, and a free Whelen Talon in red.

 

[Shawn L]

well several freebies over the years, but I did score a Twinsonic 12X with clear domes and red and amber bulbs , and an extra set of amber domes and clear bulbs for $12.00

 

[empire5150]

well several freebies over the years, but I did score a Twinsonic 12X with clear domes and red and amber bulbs , and an extra set of amber domes and clear bulbs for $12.00

 

[rwo978]

NOS mini Excalibur w/ 2 rotators and 2 LEDx for just over $100.

 

[Squad-6]

For $66 I got


77" Sealed beam C3 Xl bar


2 Mini sealed beam C3 Xl bars


A Whelen 9M


4 Whelen Edges


2 Firehawks


and a box of garbage and Edge lens pieces


oh and found a Whelen strobe beacon in the bottom of the box

 

[foxtrot5]

Dietz 211 for $25, Federal 28 for $25, and a free Whelen Talon in red.

Want to triple your money on that 28?

 

[evfd4822]

Aerodynic LAPD and NYPD free from my dept. On a cleanup day safety officer was gonna trash them. Also just bought a mini edge all purple for 120 off fleabay. Lenses look new and purple hard to come by. I feel it was well worth that.

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

$50


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[tsquale]

$50

A 143?! I never knew those existed!!

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

A 143?! I never knew those existed!!

Apparently it is somewhat rare according to some members here.


http://elightbars.org/forums/f18/sale-federal-signal-beacon-ray-model-143-a-47101/

 

[Zapp Brannigan]

I thought I had a pretty good deal, but DAMN some of you guys made out with murder!!! a NOS Aurora?!??! In box?!?!


Maybe one day I can get a deal/steal good enough to make others jealous!

 

[chief1562]

Don't know if this is worth mentioning.


Got a Lp6100 in blue and a brand new dome with it,420 blue with new red dome, Whelen responder clear with blue filters and red ones to be delivered later, 46'' val-u-bar red with black center and 4 rotors, and a Whelen Competior Series SpecTIR8 led dash light model SPECG8B in blue looks like it mounts on the rearview mirror and to the windshild.


Will provide pictures later and start working on them and then show the after pictures.

 

[chief1562]

Update here's some pictures, ignore the vista not part of it.

 

[bluestinger90]

Nice balancing act in the second picture. See if you can balance all that on the spitfire.

 

[chief1562]

Nice balancing act in the second picture. See if you can balance all that on the spitfire. [/quote
Ok. How's this? :dielaugh:

 

[RBRONKEMA GHTFD]

I got many deals over the years


3 fed sig smart sirens


7 sos 8 outlet supplies


1 whelen 188 supply


48" fed sig vista


All for 128 dollars.


2 fed sig 48" arjents


both for 105 dollars.


48" whelen 9m


50 dollars.


2 galls remote sirens


both for 25 dollars.


I am always shopping for deals. I look everyday.

 

[bluestinger90]

Ok. How's this? :dielaugh:

Awesome job defying gravity! Those magnets on that minibar must be super strong to hold all that weight.

 

[Thomas1234]

Lucky me! Ii just bought this nice beacon for just 10 bucks! here are before and after shots!
Tell us, what was your best BARGAIN you got? Interested in nice stories with nice pictures!

 

[dmathieu]

What is it?

 

[Thomas1234]

it's a TESLA AZD 500 !! (as seen in James Bond's The Living Daylights)

 

[dmathieu]

Nice!

 

[894]

My best deal was a NOS Aurora Borealis in-the-box for $75. Too bad it sat in an old damp firehouse basement for 30 years... The base gasket was rotten, the box fell apart and the chromed cast base had started to pit... Other than the factory, I was the first to light her up! The copper contact plates didn't even have any scratches on them from the brushes. I was a bit apprehensive about lighting it up but I had to see it run! A bit of a rare one, too, I believe. Never saw one with all red bulbs... They made red lenses for these, didn't they?

 

[Thomas1234]

@894 nice story! keep them coming!

 

[tsquale]

Figured this was a good enough deal to bump this thread.


Obligatory video

 

[Doyle257]

48" Code 3 MX7000 - Free

48" Code 3 Excalibur- free

Empty 48" Code 3 Excalibur lower I turned into a 2100 - Free

Code 3 LIT3KIT feet - free

Code 3 full feature VCON - free

Code 3 arrowstik control basic - free

Code 3 arrowstik control deluxe - free

Code 3 undercover siren - free

Code 3 force 4 LP, x3 - free

Code 3 2100/RX2700 lids - $5

I guess this could be why it seems I have a thing for Code 3...lol

 

[Skulldigger]

Mine is a toss up. It's between the $25 Federal Model L siren off a garagesale site, or the $50 Aerotwin with the NY lens setup. spent another $50 to convert it completely.

 

[emtanderson51]

I was given a Freedom 2 today at work. Neighboring department. Has the uber rare 12 diode LED takedown lights and independent WeCan control of both the upper and lower levels...the TD actually have cooling fans on them! The bar has a main board and 3 sub boards. I want to say the original MSRP was in the high $7K range with retail or contract price hovering somewhere in the $4k range. Been eyeballing the thing since the truck was new...like 9 years ago. Fully functional. Pretty cool. The above posts are pretty sweet. That Aurora...damn

 

[NVFD612]

Where do you guys come up with this stuff at? I need to follow you all around, or maybe I should stay in front of you guys since all the cool stuff would be gone IF I followed you guys...

Dennis
NVFD 612

 

[Doyle257]

most of Mine came out of the storage garage at our station...cleaning it out, "anybody want this crap??" I claimed. but all of mine have been right place, right time.

 

[NVFD612]

Doyle,

Note to self... Get nosy at station... LoL

Dennis
NVFD 612

 

[Doyle257]

Just be that guy that's always around offering your help. lol