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Restoration-related Equipment Tech Any questions or information about any period-correct resto equipment (ie. switchboxes, lights, radios). |
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Light Bar / Radio ???
Are there any aftermarket companies that members have used to purchase
light bars ???? since the orig equip is so hard to find ... My Colorado car takes a Force 4 but i kinda like the Jetstrobe look .?? How about Vascar Plus ??my car aslo calls for this unit ??? my paper work aslo lists a radio -431HHN0162 ?? how about brackets and such for the radios / shotgun ? Sorry for the big bother with dumb questions , this our first ssp ever with correct documentation with proof of equip it came with ... thanks for your help guys . ssp91ssp |
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Couple suggestions...
I would suggest joining both of these sites...
http://www.elightbars.org http://www.radioreference.com Also just my 2 cents if me I would stick with whatever they used and only deviate for the time being if something is absolutely unable to be found.
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Mike 1992 Michigan State Police SSP Mustang #5114 1993 Wisconsin State Patrol SSP Mustang 1993 Missouri State Highway Patrol SSP Mustang P641 http://members.fotki.com/MOstang/ |
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+1.
Radio is a syntor with the siren amp attached (lower level of radio head has the built-in siren controls).
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363 |
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I agree with Mike and Mike. To have the correct paperwork showing exactly what needs to be in the car is huge. The force 4 lightbars are easy to find as is the syntor radio and the vascar. Be patient and start looking and don't buy the first correct one you find. Hold out for a mint nice one.
On Ebay I bought brand new (in the box) Force 4 clear domes for my Missouri car for 30.00 each which is better than half price of retail. The stuff you need should not be to hard to find. I have a shotgun rack that if it is correct for the aero car, can be duplicated pretty easy also. I would not suggest buying one for 250.00 off of anyone. the are simple steel stock welded together with a butt plate and electric gun lock bolted to them. I will pull it out tomorrow and see what it fits. Hector......did you ever yank out the rear seat so you could snap me some roll bar pictures???
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Jim for the first time since 1998 there is only two left: 1984 Oregon SP unmarked 1986 Idaho SP |
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Thanks all...
the search is on for some equip. I saw a company that sells radio mounting brackets to stack the electronics ??? good idea or not ??? I emailed CSP to see if they have pics on how the equip was mounted and more history info ...let's see what happens .. Jim , I will have the pics by monday night, the car stays at work since i have no more room at home . Do you need me to measure anything ??? My 03 Cobra keeps it company there ! lol kinda odd for a Snake and a Stallion to share a Stall . ssp91ssp thanks again for the info .. |
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Hector,
I'd pass on the stack. The radio in my '83 was mounted where the ashtray would normally have been, and the Unitrol switchbox they used was very small (if it's the same for your car...I think it is). The VASCAR in my car, per the Trooper who drove it, was mounted to a piece of flexible "microphone stand" material (silver stuff), and the radar was just thrown up on the dash.
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Mike '82 SSP (Marketing Order) '83 Colorado State Patrol #202 '83 Texas DPS '85 Florida Highway Patrol #1422 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1187 '93 Florida Highway Patrol #1363 |
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