New light bars on cruisers [Archive]

HEMIDART68

12-19-2009, 06:13 PM

Lately I've seen more cruisers with the newer light bars. I must say I'm really digging them so far! :cool:

CHP Explorer

12-19-2009, 09:56 PM

i like em as well!!!!:cool:

gabriel

12-20-2009, 12:31 AM

History fading away ... I'm a slick top man myself.

iakona

12-20-2009, 03:41 AM

History fading away ...

More like "history in the making." :biggrin:

gabriel

12-20-2009, 07:44 AM

More like "history in the making." :biggrin:

Its all relative, right? hehe :lol::smile:

HEMIDART68

12-20-2009, 10:23 AM

More like "history in the making." :biggrin:

:biggrin:

73chevy

12-20-2009, 02:30 PM

i hate to say it but i prefer the older style. not a fan of the LEDs

HEMIDART68

12-20-2009, 04:46 PM

i hate to say it but i prefer the older style. not a fan of the LEDs
Hate to say this...but the new LED's remind of me Arizona Highway Patrol's cruisers.

highway sentinel

12-20-2009, 05:59 PM

i hate to say it but i prefer the older style. not a fan of the LEDs

Well, IF you used them on a daily basis, you would understand why we are very welcoming of the new Whelen light bars; they are good stuff.

HEMIDART68

12-20-2009, 06:17 PM

I definitely can see units pulled over the roadside easier compared to the old style.

SB 405

12-20-2009, 06:45 PM

I haven't noticed any in the WLA area.

highway sentinel

12-21-2009, 05:52 PM

I haven't noticed any in the WLA area.

We finally got two the other day, but you probably won't see them that much as they are Sgt. and Lt. cars for now.

HEMIDART68

12-21-2009, 08:50 PM

We finally got two the other day, but you probably won't see them that much as they are Sgt. and Lt. cars for now.
nice! :)

CivvieInNY

12-22-2009, 07:53 AM

I definitely can see units pulled over the roadside easier compared to the old style.

+1

They are definitely much brighter, that's for sure.

undertow999

12-22-2009, 10:32 AM

i hate to say it but i prefer the older style. not a fan of the LEDs

You would be a fan if you used them every day. There is a huge difference and these lights are much safer for not only us as officers, but the public because they make us way more visible.

73chevy

12-22-2009, 01:41 PM

Very true I won't know until I'm in ur guys position.

jerambelu

12-22-2009, 05:56 PM

Well, IF you used them on a daily basis, you would understand why we are very welcoming of the new Whelen light bars; they are good stuff.

+1

David

12-23-2009, 03:53 PM

If it had been up to me, I probably would have gone with an Arjent SL or a Legend. But that's just me. I'm a Federal Signal kind of guy. :biggrin:

rb525

12-24-2009, 08:25 AM

+1

+2

Juan

12-27-2009, 05:45 AM

i hate to say it but i prefer the older style. not a fan of the LEDs

Brother I'm with you on that one!! :biggrin:

Juan

12-27-2009, 05:47 AM

Hate to say this...but the new LED's remind of me Arizona Highway Patrol's cruisers.

I know right!!!!!:doh:

HEMIDART68

12-27-2009, 02:16 PM

I know right!!!!!:doh:
lol

Bradley

12-30-2009, 11:43 AM

I haven't noticed any in the WLA area.

I saw my first one around the other day (i think right before Christmas, if i recall...)

It also surprises me that I've only seen ONE CHP Charger, and it was in Western San Bernardino County, on the 210.

SB 405

12-30-2009, 11:51 AM

Drove by the WLA office today and took a look in the lot...nothing. However I did notice no shortage of wrecked patrol cars.

gabriel

12-30-2009, 12:25 PM

Drove by the WLA office today and took a look in the lot...nothing. However I did notice no shortage of wrecked patrol cars.

Wonder how many of them were wrecked by rookies :biggrin:.

Vinnie

12-30-2009, 01:02 PM

...It also surprises me that I've only seen ONE CHP Charger, and it was in Western San Bernardino County, on the 210.

That's because we're still testing them out, and they're not widely distributed. Crown Vic is still our only official patrol sedan.

Bradley

12-30-2009, 04:13 PM

That's because we're still testing them out, and they're not widely distributed. Crown Vic is still our only official patrol sedan.

Thanks for clarifying! :cool:

highway sentinel

12-30-2009, 04:38 PM

Drove by the WLA office today and took a look in the lot...nothing. However I did notice no shortage of wrecked patrol cars.

We have four now and it is easy to see them if you look closely.

AyatollahGondola

12-31-2009, 07:43 AM

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cjincognito

12-31-2009, 10:17 AM

Looks like you have some competition out there:

http://sacramento.craigslist.org/bfs/1531775032.html

Cool...he'll get our attention! :biggrin: (Illegal in CA)

SB 405

12-31-2009, 10:59 AM

If I owned a bar I'd buy that thing. Mount it on the wall and turn it on a few hours before last call. That might make some stop and think.:shock:

gabriel

12-31-2009, 04:28 PM

Spotted one today on my way to PT on base at noon. He was on the shoulder NB I-5 @ Division. As far as looks go.. thumbs down. I'm sure they're practical and officers like 'em. I'm a bit biased though 'cause I've always preferred slick tops (again as far as looks go.)

01-06-2010, 12:18 AM

We have four now and it is easy to see them if you look closely.Crashed cars or new light bars?

highway sentinel

01-06-2010, 06:34 AM

Crashed cars or new light bars?

light bars.

RI_Hopeful

01-06-2010, 04:11 PM

Sounds interesting. Does anyone have a photo of the new light bars? I haven't had the opportunity to see one yet.

.40eight00a

01-07-2010, 11:52 AM

Borrowed from forum member ORI# 1976

http://i420.photobucket.com/albums/pp281/OhDannyBoyPics/CHP14.jpg

iwannabeachp

01-07-2010, 01:17 PM

I'd have to say I like the new light bars. Looks nice.

FlyByWire

01-08-2010, 08:02 AM

E433035

01-08-2010, 09:36 AM

Spending my first 23 years in CA, those just dont look right on a CHP unit :lol:. If they are anything like what we have on our AZDPS units though, they are BRIGHT, and should increase officer safety.
Funny...I've had more than double your years in CA and for the longest time anything but a slicktop just didn't look "CHP" to me. I remember how shocking to the senses these early bars were when they first came out:

http://images39.fotki.com/v1232/photos/4/438439/6434753/72PolaraABar-vi.jpg

http://images39.fotki.com/v1234/photos/4/438439/6434753/178vi-vi.jpg

http://images38.fotki.com/v1218/photos/4/438439/6434753/chp2376np0-vi.jpg

PassinThru

01-09-2010, 12:57 AM

Still can't beat the old effect of the CA. version red/blue F/S Twinsonic.

Does anyone else remember the slight whistle it made at certain speeds from the wind?

TX-DPS

01-09-2010, 02:04 PM

Just give the new light bars a chance. We have been using LED's down here for the longest. Ours is a little thicker than your's, and you will appreciate the "Takedowns" on the light bar. They work killer in conjunction with the spotlight.

bcjack

01-09-2010, 06:06 PM

Still can't beat the old effect of the CA. version red/blue F/S Twinsonic.

Does anyone else remember the slight whistle it made at certain speeds from the wind?
The whistle I remember was at about 70 mph...