I BOUGHT A POLICE CAR and I'm going to rebuild it!
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- SO...I BOUGHT A POLICE CAR and I'm going to rebuild it!
in todays video guys and girls, i'm going to make a start on rebuilding my newest purchase, a 2014 retired Police car. I bought this car as it has done incredibly low mileage (it was a demo vehicle) and is going to be my new daily driver so i can keep the Focus RS off the road this winter!
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"It's got a cop motor, a 440 cubic inch plant. It's got cop tires, cop suspension, cop shocks. It's a model made before catalytic converters so it'll run good on regular gas."
Blues Brothers?
The "whatever the heck that is " is where they put the cable that operates the blues and twos.
Hey man, Motip Citrus cleaner is what my company use for removing tar spots, Sticker glue and Silicone , We use it on Fleet livery removal on trains that has been baked on for years and always comes off without fail 👍🏻
Awesome! Thank you, will put that on the list of products to get 😃👍🏻
Should have kept the colors, it creates an invisible barrier that people won't cross. Everyone stays away from you and lets you pass
illegal lol
@@dylanwalker1205 its only illigal if you have the county shield or the word POLICE if you dont its legal i know as i looked into it for a fake police car for a charity rally
@@TS-STORM Your allowed to as a show car.
@@autisticlogistics3713 what you have to look at is what makes it a police car? same with what makes a police officer; A officer of the law which is the uniform. . same with the vehicle however i believe this would be the wording "Police" any logos and the blue lights. The blue and yellow reflective decals are not trade marked or belonging to the police its a colour they are reconignized and associated with. Which you could argue however there would be a fine line and you would probably be pulled over alot. A Court would ask "are you trying to impersonate a police car if not what are substantial reason behind it" If you have any true argument and can show proof, i would love to see and read
They sure didn't spend any time making good the interior when they stripped out the equipment. Surprised they didn't put the dash back together considering the hazard warning light switch is there....
This is pretty standard decommissioning. The "making good" process generally happens when the cars have been passed to dealers/resellers. Even then, it's not uncommon to find parts missing.
The hole in the centre of the roof is where the cables were that fed the lightbar.
Makes sense. I guess he could keep it there and turn it into a highway maintenance/escort vehicle etc and sell it on as such for a tidy profit. ££
I'd leave the battenberg on it, you'll make good progress when out and about, plus the odd free McDonald's 👍
Lol dang it, wish I had thought of that before I removed them 😂👍🏻
Your joy allowed it’s illegal.
@@urban_fox_cub_urbex don’t think it is, my neighbour converted an ex-ambulance back to original and he had the battenberg on for a fair while. Just had to remove all the ambulance & NHS lettering
It's not illegal theres loads of security company's driving around with blue and yellow battenburg livery
@@christopherbacon3924 it is as it's blue reflective material, it's basically classed as a blue light, security companies use non reflective paint so it's not classed as a light and doesnt contravene the RVLR, their sneaky haha
I am suprised they did not have to get rid of the colours/ it would certainly give a serious advantage jumping the queue
Telematics is normally situated in the boot. 20,000 miles is low for a former police car. They normally withdraw them from service at 100,000 miles.
Find out who did the conversion work. In the case of Vauxhalls, it is Vauxhall themselves who do the conversion work at their factory at Luton, but find out anyway.
Don't forget the chrome trim missing from the offside rear window section.
I used to work on police cars in a bodyshop.we always used a infra red heat lamp to warm the stickers up.once the stickers were removed we used gun wash/thinners on a cloth and soak the panel.then we used a body filler spreader (plastic) to gently scrape the remaining glue into a pile then remove it.
The white cable gland was the power cable to the light bar. The bracket on the rear off side is from the ANPR camera.
So you’ve bought an Astra with stickers on
Exactly.
wall paper striper to remove the vinyl its the perfect temperature, solvent UPVC cleaner on the glue it would have removed the stains, I could have stripped that and had it clean in 2 to 3 hours, we would have done it at work for about £80 - £100
That’s a lot less than how long it took me 😂, thanks for the info though, will definitely do that next time 👍🏻
I bought an X3 that used to go to shows as an ambulance unreal low mileage. I used a heat gun to remove the vynil and autoglym tar remover worked a treat then machine buff with a resin polish car now looks mint and saved approx 6k on garage price
Nice!!👍🏻
Not sure if someone’s said this but a good way to get rid of the residue is GOO GONE, I used to use it a lot in the states. Apply it and let it soak for a few mins and should rub off easy 👍🏻
Everbuild PVCu Solvent Cleaner is best for removing stick residue and unlike rubbing alcohol its safe for most plastics. Also it's really strong, leave it for on for a few second and wipe a few times, no need to rub.
Patience of a saint taking all those decals off
Lol the swear jar is rather full now after removing them all 😂
@@DaveRebuilds Should have kept them, used it as a drug runner.
@@DavidSmith-oy4of haha
Just had a thought ... leave the reflective on the rear and bet you will NOT tailgaters as they will think the ROZZERS are in front .
Might be a bit late now but I use petrol to remove sticky residue . In a squirty bottle and a plastic scraper . Any excess petrol evaporates .
Thanks for the tip 👍🏻😃
Greetings from California, USA! Nice car! It's going to look great when it's all sorted.
It amazes me that used cars go for so little money; in the US that car would still sell for several thousand.... if Vauxhall sold cars here.😉 Great video!👍
Thanks dude 👍🏻, it will hopefully sell for several thousand when I come to sell it in the spring 😂👍🏻
@slarty bartfast bought by PSA which is Peugeot Citroen.
@@briforks7681 yes, and only in very recent years so this 2014 was well before the takeover!
Its was sold as the Saturn Astra over in the states
Nothing more satisfying than cleaning your car and bike .
Totally agree 😃👍🏻
tip : wd 40 is the best at taking that sticky stuff off!
This is a top tip! Wd40 is king at removing any glue residue!
Or rubbing alcohol!
/wd40 fixes most things
Stop calling is wd40 it’s water displacement 40th attempt
Same with oil and crap. Wicked cleaner wd40. Not proper oil tho is it.
The power wash made a huge difference, it looked much better, have you tried using thinners?, that tends to remove decal residue very effectively without harming the paint.
Thanks. Yeah someone else recommended thinners as well, will give it a try next time I’m removing decals 👍🏻, thanks for the tip 👍🏻
Cars in parts as they removed all the equipment and the stud on the roof 3:08 would have been for the cable for the roof bar
If the radio screen / infotainment screen is not with it you need to get a radio unit with screen as they are paired to each other on Vauxhall’s. Just getting a screen won’t work. Surely you could have kept the decals on as long as Police wasn’t written on it 😀
Yeah thankfully I found it so I didn’t have to panic. What you didn’t see was me sitting in the parts car Googling what I would need to swap the screens 😂, god bless google! I was tempted to leave the decals on, but I have a lot of respect for the police so didn’t want to cause trouble (I can do that without it lol)👍🏻
Reminds me of my former Area Car
Got around the hole in the roof with an after market Sunroof
Soak Wurth brake cleaner on a micro cloth that removes the sticky glue really quickly 👍👍👍
This is the best method
In the early 80s I bought an ex police mk5 cortina 2.0s. Back then a lot of people believed that police cars were "suped up", if you ever asked a copper they always said that they weren't. Well I don't care what anyone says, that cortina was as quick as f*ck, even by today's standards. It was also extremely thirsty, about 20 mpg. I bought it because my mate had one and I loved it but mine wasn't just a bit faster it was like other 2 litre fords were towing a caravan.
Buy yourself traffic film remover . Its what they use to wash trucks and it will get rid of the glue left behind . Great stuff
When I got my used police car, they treat the used police cars here in America the same way when they sale then. Some are better then others
They don’t allow them to be sold with the livery on so surprised you got it
I think it’s because they removed the police decals, another subscriber thinks it may have been some form of demo vehicle rather than a proper police car??
@@budboy14 yeah I just saw that from someone else as well 👍🏻, thanks, good to know more about the car
@@DaveRebuilds I just came across your playlist it’s amazing well done keep up the great work
@@budboy14 thanks dude! Any thoughts on what you want to see me repair next? Thinking something crash damaged and fast 👍🏻
@@DaveRebuilds no to remove the rear seats in the Astra the rear seat bench tips up
There is some brilliant sticky stuff remover from Halfords spray on an leave for a bit
Distilled white vinegar works well with sticky crap, cheap and no need for harmful chemicals.
My uncle bought an ex police motorcycle. Superb bike in excellent condition. Those police mechanics sure know how to look after a vehicle
tar and glue remover will do the trick once all completed take it to a valet centre and get it Michene polished and will finish it off perfectly
Should have left the stickers on and used it to deliver pork from the butchers or something 🙂 brake cleaner for the glue residue mate it works and is cheap for a tin or two.
I had similar issue in a decal on a Van I used a alloy wheel cleaner , which worked well my friend works for a sign company and they use a substance called Rhino 105 diluted down.
Awesome, thanks for the tip 👍🏻
Use petrol that removes it with no elbow grease needed and doesn't effect paintwork.
Nail varnish on the glue works a treat
I think they had a tracking device fitted in the boot liner so that's why the panels are removed.
T cut and tar & glue remover works a treat on this stuff
The Police Scotland fleet manager needs a serious talking to if he/she is allowing vehicles to go in that condition. After all it’s public money and they should be getting the best value from there end of (Police) life vehicles.
The interior trim was removed to extract the tracking device and other gadgets.
Lucky to find such a low mileage one, and good price.
Generally though be very careful, police cars are abused 24hrs a day so probably false economy.
Yeah totally agree, I think it was a 1 in a million find. Looking for my next rebuild just now so staying away from emergency vehicles. Think I’ll go for something crashed and sporty 👍🏻
My nephew has managed to knock the sump out of 2 patrol cars after hitting speed humps at high speed. And mis-fuelled one as well.
I wouldn’t say abused. Driven enthusiastically but damage is repaired properly and services intervals are met. I have driven these with 140k on the clock and they drive ok. Interior removed to recover wiring. Radios etc are removed and stored prior to deployment and then loosely put back for sale. I know there are idiots everywhere but the majority of drivers of these I know aren’t that bad. I would check the brakes though as they suffer when driven on extended blue light runs which means warped discs as they get warmed up with the extra braking effort then all of a sudden the car stops with hot brakes and the part of the disc next to the pads and in the caliper cools slower which overtime bends the disc. Also it means that brake dust gets caked on everywhere.
@@bluecardholder yep been there done that 😅
@@louscannonmagoo9989 Overweight on a daily basis, well and truly abused in the Met' 😉
Great video thanks for sharing 👍
Thanks and thanks for watching 😃👍🏻
One way I find is quickest way to take stickers off is by using a steam gun because it loses up the glue so it stays on the actual sticker then any reming glue I use petrol also . But good job 👍
Tar and glue remover would remove all of that in mins, spray it on leave it to soak for 5 mins and wipe off then give it all a coat of polish
This car was a demonstrator NDIRS, never owned by a police force, hence low mileage.
The hole in the roof was obviously for the lightbar and the bracket was for the ANPR camera.
Spare wheel removed to accommodate computer system for ANPR as well as relays ect for blue light system.
Hole in the dash will be where the computer screen for anpr system went.
To get all the sticker off use a heat torch but be careful and take your time
Tar and glue mate just be careful with it or it will faid in patches followed by a nice polish it would be bang on
You should use T-Cut to fully polish the car.
I don’t really rate t-cut these days, it used to be amazing on older paints but I don’t seem to get the same results now that paints are clear coated😔
@@DaveRebuilds that's a shame. My dad used to help at his brothers garage and that was all they used. He still has a bottle of it today and it helps get rid of fingerprint stains.
@@blakemayprice next time I’m at a shop that sells it, I will buy a bottle as they may have changed the formula again, it’s been a few years since I last tried it 👍🏻
I use to buy but found the amount of work are so enormous on Xpolce cars. The electrics inside are been modified or been removed. Only good thing will be a solid chassis. Not as compare to the similar car from market.
Lighter fluid or petrol is also good to remove glue
Use thinners put some on a cloth and wipe it on with no hard work at all do that all over the car your see the glue residue come straight off mate no problems will take you all of 10mins to do then a lovely last wash paint thinners ok
Gotcha, thanks dude 👍🏻, much appreciated
Also, thanks for the other post about the parts for the car. Very much appreciated but she’s all finished now 😃. I removed the post as it had your phone number in it and didn’t want you to get phone calls etc from random people👍🏻
if you got ignition keys you probably have keys for all the police cars as they are generally keyed alike
You can clean sticky end and scratches from colored hit with c-17 it is a chemicall witch is used in printing for paint you cant clean
To remove decal residue I have found using a product called Goo Gone works the best. I am in the United States, however so I don't know if it is available where you are. If so they sell it by the gallon online and it is a far better deal than buying the small spray bottles they sell at stores.
Christopher Fea awesome, thanks dude 👍🏻
Awesome video - watched all the ex-police car refurbishment videos last night. You've got a superb talent, to be able to turn something that's a tired unloved and internally battered car into something nice to drive. Well done - keep up the awesome work :-)
Thanks for the kind words, really appreciate it 👍🏻, hopefully going to be another rebuild on the channel in the coming weeks 👍🏻
“Buy myself a scrap car” Looks like you already did dude!
Lol
Paint thinners does the job too. Cheap and easy
Thanks 👍🏻
Nail varnish remover might work for the glue residue type stuff
Do not put that anywhere near paint
Pledge polish is good for removing sticky residue
Cool.
My brother is one of the handful of people that install and rip out the electronics in emergency vehicles in Scotland. What you're seeing here is a car that's had all the police equipment taken out and off of it. Whoever did the work was lazy as they're supposed to put it all back together.
Tar and glue remover but watch your plastics and jetwash residue 👍
Thanks dude! That’s what I use these days, can’t believe how much time I’d have saved if I’d used that on this car 😂👍🏻
@@DaveRebuilds lol probably days 😂
@@leedowridge3047 lol if not weeks 😂😂
I know it's a bit late now, but I normally use WD40 on a rag for removing that glue, pretty cheap and effective, good vid
Cool, thanks, will give that a try if I’m ever faced with decals again 👍🏻
Try brake fluid for the vinyl sticky stuff
petrol or Nail polish remover will make light work of the left over residue from stickers :)
Surprised they left the batenburg on the sides! Usually they take off absolutely everything in the decommission.
Nail varnish remover. I used it on duck tape and that's horrible stuff to get off
Check main gem as I doubt it will work due to it getting wired differently to flash each side independently. Rear fogs could also be the same.
Thanks for the advice👍🏻
Looks pretty cool with the residue left on
Lol someone else said it looks like snake skin 😂
Loking at that number plate is looking like That's the car wich was near my domino 🤣🤣 joke a side . But great work it sems to be a great car after all even if some pieces are missing they are plenty on the use market . So it will be eazy to restore it to it full glory 👏👏
7:32
Love this fish skin type of look❣️
furniture polish removes glue
Would probs be easier buying a high milage insignia with a tidy body and interior swap out the seats engine and speedometer there ya have it
Hi . The ex- police cars ive seen all have the hi vis chequer REMOVED. As long as it doesnt say POLICE on it you could have some real cheeky fun with it . The n cars done 20K miles and 60 hours ticking over in a layby while they eat the doughnuts ,lol. Regards Don
You definitely need to use tar and glue remover use the brand called trafalgar they really good dealerships buy of these lot when I used to work for them
Cool thanks for the tip 👍🏻
Awesome videos mate loving restoration videos lol nice work buddy 😀
Thank you 👍🏻, new rebuild coming in a couple of weeks once I’ve got the mods done to the Focus RS👍🏻
underrated
Thank you 👍🏻
DAMN, THE POLICE ARE BEHIND US, SIT NICE, OH, I BETTER SLOW DOWN
Peach of a 64 pate car with only 21 k miles, Taggert would be proud.
WD-40 helps to remove my stock stickers on my yamaha bike along with a hair dryer. Could dry WD-40 too and see if it helps your glue break down too.
just come across your channel, nice to watch and follow someone local with same interests :) looks like a good series so will play catchup tonight!
Thanks dude👍🏻, got another rebuild series coming in the next few weeks, just got to get the next round of mods done to the focus RS first 👍🏻, stay tuned as the mods should be interesting lol
My ex police BMW 330d xdrive has holes hidden all over the roof, for light bar, anpr cameras. Mostly under the roof bars. I've found 4 and sealed them, the roof has been bodged and resprayed but I've still got 2 leaks when it rains near the back grrrrr.
Ooh so sweet WELLDONE xx
Thank you 😃👍🏻
@@DaveRebuilds your welcome 😊
Best thing to remove stickers is a steamer, or boiling water. With a steamer the stickers come off clean and then any residue remove with a caramel wheel.
Does it not make the paintwork too hot?
No pal it works amazing. I always use that technique using a karcher steamer and the stickers come off clean and it also melts the glue behind which then comes off using just paper towels. Look up a caramel wheel they are the best way of removing the glue but don’t damage the paint at all. Just finished watching the fifth video and have got to say your videos are really good, nice way to spend a Christmas morning. You still using that car
@@123doblo thanks dude, i will give it a go know that i know that as i have a steam cleaner in the garage! thanks for the kind words, really appreciate it :) yeah, still using it as a run about just now while the RS is off the road over the winter lol. Any thoughts on what you want to see me rebuild next? looking for something a little challenging so maybe something cool thats crash damaged?
Dasi's Garage look carefully you might see your car on here 😁
ua-cam.com/video/jrL7gW4_tGE/v-deo.html
caramel wheel sound delicious
Try a wall paper steamer . The after that the glue you might need petrol .
You probably think I’m lying when I say this mate , but warm marmalade works , had a few pals of mine prank me by putting stickers on my car and it left like a sticky residue , similar to the one in this video , anyways apply warm marmalade , leave it for a min or two then it should come off after you dab with a hot sponge.
I don’t doubt it dude, but I have to crack a little joke first: would it not make sense to dab is with some toast? Lol. So I wonder why marmalade works, we’re the stickers one the car for a while? Really want to give this a try now
@@DaveRebuilds toast 😂😂, all jokes a side , yeah they had left them on for some time as the sticky residue looked identical to the one in this video , it was my friends dad who told me the marmalade trick
@@TheNitchProductions love it! Definitely going to give that a try next time👍🏻
It’s the oil from the orange peel in it, a lot of commercial products are just made from orange peel oil, but just buy a big bottle of ipa alcahol, it’s cheap and will remove the residue easy
this is therapeutic to watch haha
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I actually want the 1.3 CDTi 16V ecoFLEX SE estate that was sold up to a 63 plate as my second car for my second time round driving hopefully in a few years, usually a few for sale. Estate for space for a bigger sound system, 1.3 CDTI for insurance reasons, and SE because it takes a double DIN adapter without any issues unlike the Tech Line :P
Noticed on the number plate Woods of West Calder that garage is 5mins from my house and the police station is opposite the garage it’s an unmanned police station I think that police car sat round the back most of the time surrounded by trees. More than likely West Lothian police stripped that car themselves for an ex police car that’s a pretty shocking way to leave it.
I wonder if it was based on one of the off-shore islands ?
Did you not think about approaching one of the firms that do the wraps? Surely they must have had situations when a wrap has gone wrong and they needed to clean the adhesive off.
That’s not a bad idea! A few people have commented with some useful tips and tricks as to how to remove them more efficiently next time 👍🏻
Hey buddy, seen this video and I’m liking what I found. SUBSCRIBED 🌟👍
Mate that’s a nightmare of a job getting then decals off! Best of luck getting that motor back to its original condition 👍😉 Would be a sweet motor once sorted. You got a great buy there as them motors are well taken care of! There always being serviced! Brilliant find!
Thanks for sharing,
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Thanks dude 😃👍🏻 and cheers for the tcut tip
Zoff wipes are expensive but will get rid of sticky stuff
Cool, thanks for the tip
WD40 works grate to remove glue with out damaging paint work
Adam moore awesome!! Didn’t think to try that, but will def give it a go on the other side 👍🏻, thanks dude
And lynx works
Hairdryer got my wrap off heat it a little did it in a heated garage came off no marks
WD40 works an absolute treat on any left over adhesive.
I tried to remove some paint transfer using wd40, just dulled the paintwork I the affected area and doesn't look much better! Be careful if your an amateur like me...
The hole and what they stuck in it would be the sirens 🚨
@Zerblog Flurhmen No it's for the lightbar loom. The siren speaker unit will be in the front behind the grille or bumper.
14:25 that made me chuckle
Could you imagine the laugh you could have with this..I,d have to refit the lights and siren, Mount the go pro and go have some fun. You can even buy the Costumes online to really get into character.
I was tempted to do a “out running the police in my RS” video believe me, but it’s not the kind of attention I want 😂
That was a fantastic job
Thank you 😃👍🏻
Cool project
Don’t see many uk cop cars being restored
I’ve always looked on UA-cam to find someone building a uk police car for a movie or tv show like this guy in America called CrownRickAuto but can’t find one
@@theoracle2.035 Search for nitrosilvia's channel. He restored a Rover SD1 V8 police car a little while back. Another UA-camr (Furious Driving) did a review of the same car when it was finished.
Admittedly nitrosilvia only put a few short clips on UA-cam of the police car's restoration. That's in contrast to his more recent restorations (mainly Rovers but a Vauxhall Senator 3.0 too) where his output is prodigious and really shows the dedication you need to properly rescue a car.
You if you know where to look :) I'll need to put a few videos up of mine.