CHP Rear Deck Lights

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by mustangretriever

I'm no expert here

Me, either, but if you look at the pic below of Jim's car, it does look like they are staggered (but they aren't). I think the signalmaster's housing makes it look that way.

[1jerryl]

There is a picture on the other site (Tour of CHP Section) that shows those lights stacked up ready to go. I remember the blue/reds being behind the arrowstick ( like a step). Did they have different brackets for different cars?? I thought they just flipped the lights over, CV's and Caprices have the arrowstick on the bottom and the red/blues on top. Not sure why they were mounted different on Mustangs




Jerry
91 X-CHP
#8990

[ImEvil1]

Jerry,

Not that I know of. I do know that the brackets on Jim's car came from his contact at CHP, and the bracket mounted perfectly in the same holes that were already drilled in his car.

Here is a pic of the lights mounted the other way.

[bmt336]

ah, I love the 95 to 97 vics....

[calimustang]

how come? to my opinion, they are nice looking cars and so sleeky.. but the drivetrain... they gotta drop 5.4's in it!

Originally Posted by bmt336

ah, I love the 95 to 97 vics....

[bmt336]

my first new takehome was GPD 2087, a 1996. Tan interior, all new equipment, even the cage. The thing about the 96 and 97s was when you were WOT and the tranny shifted, the car JUMPED forward into the next gear. It was a beast, especially compared to the 160 horse 5.0 1991 CV I had before. Don't get me wrong, I loved the 91 also, but the 96 was far more potent. Even the 97 P71 I have as a driver shifts the same. My 05 P71 is strong and fast, but not the same.

[calimustang]

hmm... sounds real sweet.. i once test drove a X-CHP 96 P71 in 2003.. it was slow like a SNAIL! That was with in-pursuit in concord, ca.. so i chose to keep the old white '94 LT1 9C1 until dec 2004 and retire it to a local part time police officer in lakeland whom i do still keep in touch with which is being restored slowly so i have this fine LT1 9C1 now.. its hard to find a nice shape 95-97 P71's nowdays being 2006... 10+ years old cars.. if its now 2000.. they would be in better shape and easier to find.. oh well..

Originally Posted by bmt336

my first new takehome was GPD 2087, a 1996. Tan interior, all new equipment, even the cage. The thing about the 96 and 97s was when you were WOT and the tranny shifted, the car JUMPED forward into the next gear. It was a beast, especially compared to the 160 horse 5.0 1991 CV I had before. Don't get me wrong, I loved the 91 also, but the 96 was far more potent. Even the 97 P71 I have as a driver shifts the same. My 05 P71 is strong and fast, but not the same.