2016 Jeep Wrangler Emergency Lights (Firefighter/EMT POV)
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- Опубліковано 14 жов 2024
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Front Lights
x2 STL Mini Eclipse TIR Interior LED Dash Light Bar
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x1 SoundOff Signal nForce Dash Light (double)
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Rear Lights
STL Flare 4-Pack™ LED Hideaway Kit & Surface Mount
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Mobile Radio
Vertex VX-2200 Mobile UHF Radio
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Switchbox
Whelen PCC4W Control Box
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"DODGE WRANGLER UNLIMITED"... Let me stop you right there. Right there.
MFR105 congrats on being the 110th person the point that out
Hi Zach, I just came upon this, and, noticed you correcting yourself. You know, I can't stand it when people come on here, and, make real fools of themselves, saying things, like, Lmaooooooo," Dodge Wrangler"! followed by a Laughy Face! That's just me though.
How do the lights not drain the battery?
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Those lights are EXTREMELY LIGHT 😉
Dodge Wrangler? Looks more like a Jeep Durango.......
Vincent2wice 😂😂😂😂
Here in Concord, New Hampshire, All of our Fire Vehicle's including the unmark's are RED,WHITE AND AMBER-YELLOW LIGHT'S, and they do have siren's on them too, and YES they ALL obey the same traffic laws too.
ALL BLUE LIGHT'S are Police Department Vehicle's and GREEN LIGHT'S are Hospital Campus Security Vehicle's, But you know every state is either the same or different.
PS: Stay Safe and Sound out there man.
Lmaoooo, "Dodge Wrangler" 😂
dodge owns Jeep what is funny
Simple Times but it's not dodge. Even though they are both mopar, it's still incorrect.
funniest thing, how can someone get that wrong
MOPAR owns them all soo they one big family
Fiat owns them all.... but who's keeping notes....
That siren's running a little rough for what it's rated. Always great to see active fire sirens still in use, though!
dodge... wrangler.... really....
Just came from the FCA (Dodge, Chrysler, Jeep, Ram) dealership which is why I had a slip of the tounge haha
tounge lol
REALLY NICE VEHICLE MAN TRULY - Um - I hope you don't mind me asking this, but the Light's are flashing Blue not Red - I thought Fire Vehicle's - even POV'S have Red Light's and Police Vehicle's have Blue Light's.
I guess it's different in some states.
@@DreadWing7777 in some northern American states if it is personal it is blue lights only for "courtesy lights" and no siren or blues and sirens. I'm my state it must be red or mostly red plus blue for fire. I'm in Texas.
@@justanotheraviator2357 - OHH - I'm from the Concord/Penacook area here in New Hampshire and here all of our Fire Vehicle's, including the POV'S of the Penacook Rescue Squad are Red, White and Amber Light's and our Police Vehicle's are the only one's with Blue Light's, so you can see why I thought it was Police Vehicle at first. Plus Green Light's are Security Vehicle's.
That Dodge Wragler must be a one of a kind.
How does your defrost work with those long bars covering them?
Wow! nice setup! my mom is looking for a wrangler. Also your siren is a federal signal model 2
Why would you mount your switches on to the speaker grille??? WTF?
raymond dukes Hey Raymond. I've mentioned this in another comment. This is a lease so I can't drill holes.
But still you must bash your knees when you get into the JEEP
White and blue looks the best . White grabs attention a lot better also . You should look into getting that permit
Question why stick the visor light on the dash and not under the visor and I was wondering why there's no lights in the back? Also the good thing about being able to go either all blue or blue/white is you can turn the blinding white off and night and just go all blue.
You need a light bar in the top rear window
Even after seeing it multiple times, it always seems weird to me, blue lights for fire/EMS. Here in Ohio, fire/EMS use red or red/white while blue is reserved for law enforcement (who often use a combo with red, also).
I agree. Im with a vol. dept and we can only have green/ green and white. I wish we could have red and white. But blue or blue/white seems odd to me, some people will think its police and that can be dangerous
@@jordanschriml4374 that sounds cool. I've never seen a first responder use green lights in the US but I don't know if you live in the US
@@xcq7222 Washington State uses green lights for volunteer firefighters' personal vehicles. They are courtesy lights, so no sirens, no rule breaking, and no one has to pull over. New York State Volunteer EMS personnel may use green lights.
@@johnarat9618Yes, here in NY we use Blue only courtesy light (no white) for volunteer fireman and EMS can use Blue or Green but most Use Blue. Also, not allowed to run Blue lights everywhere, only 1 fixed Blue light like a mini bar, full bar, dash light but we cannot deck out the vehicle. Some departments enforce this. Green is also used with Amber for municipality plow trucks but not private contractors and Purple is used for funerals.
@@Terk131 I heard VFD or VEMS chiefs may use reds with sirens
nice setup, the blue lights are illegal on POV's in Virginia, and we can only have 1 light in the cab or two lights in the grill but not both at the same time, and they have to be red or white, cant have a siren either, got to love VA.
In my old hometown's of the Penacook/Boscawen area here in New Hampshire, Fire POV's have Red, White & Amber Light's, plus they also have siren's too.
Nice it's kinda confusion when your in mass state where police use mostly all blue lights and states like NY that use blue lights for POV VF
In mass we have explorers and durango i barely see any ford taurus and the lights are blue but if there in construction they light up orange and they have the low profile led but others have the regular
Maybe I'll see ya at the next 4 town training. I'm with Franklin. You got a nice jeep
one thing that I would recomend I have an 08 Wrangler and I put in a Daystar product A-pillar switch pod and it cleaned up the wireing as well as removed the switch box out of the way of getting in and out.
www.extremeterrain.com/rugged-ridge-black-a-pillar-jk-1723596.html a-pillar pod with switches
www.extremeterrain.com/rugged-ridge-black-a-pillar-jk-1723558.html a-pillar pod only
Nice job, I'm surprised being from CT your not using Whelen products? But then again, they do cost double what most others cost unless you now a local distributor. Can I ask how much the New Jeep cost roughly? beautiful Jeep by the way, I'm in the market for one that's why I'm,asking. Thanks, great job.
I like the lights. I think I would choose to put some red in there too, but all blue is cool!
its not a option
Nice Jeep! I had a 2013 Wrangler ( with Blues ), so
I AM familiar.
Couple of questions:
-- Don't the lower bars
block the Defrosters?
-- Any flash-back issues?
-- I too had a soft-top, so
was always concerned
about security of lights
(until I got a permanently
mounted interior bar)
-- The reverse-lights Blue
Strobes-- Nice addition!
Rear-facing lights are a
paticular issue on
Wranglers!
great setup, it gives me a good idea to get started on my Jeep.
Awesome! Send me a message directly to my channel if you need any help Jordan.
FINALLY A CT POV SETUP!
I read that it was a white revolving or flashing light
Let me be the 300th person to say, "U sAid DodGE wRaNGleR LmaO!😂"
Cool POV, and nice job on keeping the Jeep clean, a lot of POVs I see are dirty af lol.
put those two lightbars on the visor and buy another one of the duel lights and out them on the sides
Lighting laws between states are weird af
Daniel MacKinnon Illinois is the same way but where all crazy, up north towards Chicago , they run blue lights for law enforcement and red for fire and green for ems (except ISP is going back to all red or red/blue if you want stay rb) and down where I'm at and middle Illinois fire is blue courtesy and law is red blue. And fire trucks and rescue can run all red or red/blue
Michigan you can run red, white and Amber
@@brandonh5201 - Here in Concord, New Hampshire - Blue Light's are Police Department Vehicle's, Red, White & Amber Light's are Fire Department Vehicle's, plus Green Light's are Security Vehicle's.
Where can I get a bull bar like that white crysler hellcat next to you??
How are the front mini lightbars secured? Also, to have flashing white lights in CT you must have written approval from your town Chief of Police. Amber permits are strictly for Amber lights, although most police officer in CT won't check or care about Ambers. I have Blue/Amber rear facing in my truck.
Matthew, thanks for the comment. You are correct about the white light permit, or what is considered a flashing headlight or "wig-wag" permit. For my jurisdiction, I know we get out permits directly from the First Selectman or First Selectwoman of the town, and as a normal volunteer you wouldn't have any luck applying for one. Only chiefs. As to how the mini lightbars are secured, they sit comfortably and tight in the dash without any mounting, and are tightened down by the wire being secured behind the dash holding it in place. I've taken the jeep off-road with no doors on, and even on the roughest trails haven't had any problem with them flying around. Thanks.
+Zach Caler that's awesome! My back bar is secured with Velco pieces on top of the rear headrests at the moment. I have to hard wire it in. I'll put up before and after videos.
Any thoughts on grill or hide away light placement? I'm running a 2014 on a VFD and am looking to do red and whites.
Nice setup and jeep. Im not to far from you Im with Occum Vfd, was just wondering with your stl lights how well do they cut through the sunlight and have you had any problems with them? Thank you in advance
They don’t ...if your gonna go “off brand” get Abrams (for lightheads and sticks only) or SnM. STL is garbage....this guy did great with what he has, but for the price of the STL stuff you could get stuff thats on Whelen, Fed Sig, SOS’s level with SnM in-house and white label products (the 911 signal products they carry rival the big three above)
Everything looks great. I would suggest getting a more streamlined way of turning your lights on and off such as a siren/light control panel. I see you flipping through so many switches just to turn on a light. You have switch panels mounted in three (3) different locations. I have a Code3 Z3 control panel in my JK Jeep. It controls all lights, siren, air horn, and rear directional light bar. I also have the option to control my lights/siren through my mobile radio control head by using a SLIM box. I added this feature as an option due to the limited space in a Jeep. Jeeps are tricky due to space limitations. But with a little planning and choosing the right equipment for the vehicle it will be installed in, you save yourself a lot of installation headaches. You have a good set up over all. I hope to post a POV video of my JK Jeep to show my set up.
dodge wrangler? am i the only one who heard that?
No your not lol
facepalm
And it has a 6 liter V6 apparently...haha!
Omar Whyte dodge makes Jeep
I was a recent fan of Feniex and their lights, due to ease and patterns. But I am intrigued at the look of the LSH lightbars you have. How is it at night on the dash? Any backflash on your eyes? Or does it sit flat enough your not getting any glare? Also, do you think the take downs shine out past the windshield to be relatively effective ?
Hey RainboxSixThree. You'd be surprised that, at least with the nearly vertical Jeep windshield, there is almost no glare at all!
Illinois is the same way but where all crazy, up north towards Chicago , they run blue lights for law enforcement and red for fire and green for ems (except ISP is going back to all red or red/blue if you want stay rb) and down where I'm at and middle Illinois fire is blue courtesy and law is red blue. And fire trucks and rescue can run all red or red/blue
im pretty sure blue lights will make people think you are a undercover cop rather then a fire fighter, not sure if it’s legal. Even tho you said it.
In my hometown, our unmarked Police Vehicle's have the same color light's.
nice lights and hows the volunteer thing going in ct cause i was thinking of doing it
Where did yoi get that mount for the suction cups on the front? the the only problem I've run into with our wrangler windshields being so steep
I feel dumber just having watched this. THANK YOU Connecticut.
How do you "see" a siren going off? :) In many states, blue lights are reserved for law enforcement with red or amber for EMS, Fire, and other services.
John, with the exception of New England (the North East), you are correct most agencies in the US reserve blue for LEO's, and red/amber for Fire.
PA and NY utilize blue lights for firefighter/EMS POV's
I also have a wrangler. how and what did you use to rest the light bar across the dash ?
rt 67 in new milford? or is that goshen? wherever you are it looks familiar i work all over the state with dot
Anything you would like to change in your set up a couple years later?
nice setup
Did you just stick the radio in between the seats or is it mounted some how?
Because Jeeps are limited on where you can mount radios, all of my radios are mounted remotely. I only have a control head up by the dash to control all radio functions and also all my lights, siren and air horn, and directional light bar. Its great because its an all-in- one setup and takes up very little space. I hope to post a POV video of my JK Jeep set up soon.
This wouldn’t happen to be in NC because it said Gates and ECSU, just wondering
I'm not normally a troll..... so sorry in advance.
My only complaint is the wiring job. Its sloppy. Mainly the pattern flash section.
You have wires everywhere, even a yellow Butt connector hanging out. In my opinion to do it right, all wires are hidden 100%
Its best to have your whole system on one control head unit. The unit I use and install for Police officers is the Feniex Typhoon series. You can even use the buttons as a pattern flasher. You just need to use a relay to do it. Its a little different than you normally use a relay. Of course 86 is still your switch, 85 goes to ground. Now in this case instead of putting 30 to power with a fuse on it, simply connect it to ground as well. After that hook 87 up to the pattern change wire. This will work with 90% of all Emergency lighting. However some do use a positive wire instead of negative to change the pattern. In that case 30 would be a fused wire going to battery. This would clean things up for you alot. Hope that helps and doesn't hurt your feelings. Truly I am not trying to be mean. Have a great day.
I hate to say this but since they are "courtesy" lights, I assume that you are not aloud to speed or go through intersections, there for what is the point.
I am a Missouri volunteer and I have lights and sirens in my pov meaning that when activated I am an emergency vehicle. So no disrespect just really am wondering the point.
By the way what the heck is a Dodge Wrangler?
Most towns/area allow you to drive about 5-10 MPH over the speed limit with courtesy lights. They also come in handy at stop signs as usually other vehicles will yield right of way to you.
Unlike Missouri, states like CT and NJ both require special insurance for emergency vehicles. I found this out after a fellow EMT was involved in a crash and claimed that he was an emergency vehicle because he sounded an air horn. It turned out that some insurance companies require you to report when you have a red or blue light in your personal car for "Emergency vehicle response." As a courtesy light, you are not considered an emergency vehicle, so while people are expected to move over for you, you are not permitted to force your way around traffic or through an intersection as you would driving a fire truck or ambulance. This reduces the risk of an accident, which in turn means lower premiums for volunteer responders. There's also a lot of crap from police impersonators causing trouble here in the northeast, as well as some members from the local hatzolah outfitting their vehicles with an overabundance of red and blue lights which is ticking off local and state police. NJ vollies won't be using sirens any time soon.
+Mike Ayers Ok that makes sense then. Part of why I asked is because I have a good friend who is a volunteer in Illinois and for them it is illegal to exceed the speed limit or go thru intersections.
Lance Lehr yeah the laws vary by state, and in some areas by county.
+Mike Ayers exactly and it kinda sucks because you have people visiting a different state and they may not know what do do when you get behind them.
Thats simple. If you see flashing red and or blue, pull over and yield right of way. If the vehicle pulls behind you and you fear its a police impersonator, remain calm, put your four ways on, CALL 911, and slowly pull away. Tell the 911 dispatcher where you are and they type of vehicle you are driving. There is no excuse to not stop for someone going to an emergency no matter what color light they have.
The take down lights would look better if the lights were on top. Lol
Hey Zach, Can you tell me where you got that switchbox from? It's perfect.
Sure. The switch box is the PCC4W Whelen switchbox with 4 illuminated switches. You can buy them online from Whelen or just look it up on Ebay. I bought it locally.
Awesome. Thank you!
Hi, I am new to this channel, do you do dash response videos?
Thanks for sharing this video Zach! Let us know if you need anything else.
Where is the wire connected to the switch and battery?
Great video!
Since when is "33.72 Mhz" UHF Maybe you should Google the UHF frequency range (above 300 Mhz) You must mean Vhf low.
J Lonemedic to answer your question, this is a UHF radio that sends out a UHF signal to a cross band repeater which in turns outputs the transmission to 33.72 MHz low band
What dept are you from? Can u hear it near Hartford?
A manuel too ?? Wow
is the interior nice?
Do u have a link for the mini light bars
Here in Pennsylvania, take down lights cannot be run on a pov which put a damper on my light bar i got that was originally from a 1960-1980 police car changed to blue tint
That's odd. I live in Northeastern PA and takedowns are perfectly fine. My dad ran them on his POV for years.
Pennsylvania state law states "§ 4572. Visual signals on authorized vehicles.
(a) Flashing or revolving blue lights.--Ambulance personnel, volunteer firefighters, certified volunteer search and rescue organization members and owners and handlers of dogs used in tracking humans may each equip one motor vehicle with *no more than two flashing or revolving blue lights.* " Everything else is illegal to run en route
+Guildarts Clive my dad ran a full size lightbar with a traffic strip and takedowns and alley lights. He also had grille lights and two light bars in the rear window(one blue and one Amber). The cops around town never said anything to him and any of the cops throughout the county.
1 light bar i believe counts as only one light because it's all one assembly but those grille lights he ran were illegal but not many cops are gonna ticket you for too many lights unless he's a real stickler
you should check out my chevy Mustang
bryce hamilton Dodge and Jeep are made by the same company, FCA (Fiat Chrysler). You're dumb.
Nice pattern. You may need some corners lights. I am selling some Federal Signal lights. Sorry if I bother you.
were can i find the legal lights colors
Badass lights, can you have a siren too?
In Connecticut he can not have a siren, unless he is an upper up in the department but he is just a volunteer, He is only allowed to have blue curtsy lights, that means cars are not obligated to pull over for you, his car is not an "emergency vehicle" so he can not have red or white lights or a siren.
im 17 and im thinking on joining the volunteer fire department in my town. if im accepted, what are some good lights to put in my truck. i want something simple for the front and back. i also live in connecticut
Ginger Smash you're going to be put on probation first if you're voted in. Minimum 6 months most times. Depends on your department. Plus you need to ask permission from your chief or deputy chief for permission for a blue light light permit.
Worry about studying, doing ride-alongs, taking fire science at local college..the important stuff, before worrying about what kind of lights. That's like worrying about what to name your kid when you don't even have a girlfriend. :)
Best of luck to ya tho and keep learning!
Rob Johnson well if you're responding to calls and get stuck on scene in your POV you'd want to be seen. As for fire science classes, that's debatable and has no practical use out in the field. No time for math and science problems. EMS is where it's really at.
What happens if there's a genuine call at 12?
NickF14 the siren tuns longer for actual calls. The test is 30 seconds which he actually mentioned
if you are a full time firefighter can you use red lights and a siren for a pov
In the State of Conn. the only firefighters that use emergency lights in their private vehicles are Volunteer. Full-time, paid firefighters don't use these lights in their cars. This is because volunteers need to respond rapidly to the station or scene from their house, whereas paid firefighers are already at the station. The only people allowed to use red lights, white lights, and sirens in the State of Connecticut are Chiefs, Deputy Chiefs, and Assistant Chiefs.
+Zach Caler thank
+lazy shepards I mean thank you
I know you put a lot of time into your lights but I think you should have thought it out a little better screwing a switch right to the speaker grill going have to hurt when u knee smashes into it and the light bar just sitting on the windshield can not be good sorry I'm not try to be a jerk but just pointing out to things that I think u might want to fix
I have a chevy viper with the same lights!!!
The lights are lighter at night? What?
Top lights abit overkill but the rear strobes and rest look great
If I were you I would move the front bars up to where the dash light is and move the dash light down to where the bars are
Can you get them for a bike
if you are an off duty police officer can you put lights in your pov
That would most likely be a departmental policy that differs from department to department, but most of the departments around here (Eastern CT) don't have that policy. Instead, many departments give their higher up officers (detectives, lieutenants, captains, and chiefs) take-home cars. However unlike down south, most of the cops around here do not get to take their cars home (except Connecticut State Police Troopers).
What kind of switch box is that, where can it be bought?
I replied to one of your other comments, check that out. Thanks!
You should check out my BMW Shelby.
Took me a second. I genuinely clicked on your channel to see what you were talking about lol... thanks for the comment hope you enjoyed!
very awesome
Thank's Jason!
Where in CT?
You have to have a permit to install lights??
lol well if I was allowed to install flashing lights on my car without permit, hell I would turn my car into a traveling rave
To drive with them flashing, yes you obviously have to have a permit....
Why blue? If you’re a fire fighter
I thought firefighter and EMS/EMT used red and amber lights and cops used blue for their unmarked cars
depends on the state
since when do firefighters have blue lights instead of red,whites
It depends on states
Jeep and Dodge are owned by the same company FCA (Fiat Chrysler), people. It essentially IS a Dodge Wrangler
How do you use your defroster a?
Still working on that one lmao
So, in what state is it legal for anyone other than a law enforcement officer to use blue lights?
Jim Bob a few northeastern states, including Connecticut allow it. The blue indicates courtesy lights whereas vehicles with red or white are designated “emergency vehicles” that individuals must pull yield to
Illinois
I run blue/red in Texas
@@martymckee5119 - Here in New Hampshire my friend's firefighter buddy has a Dodge Challenger SRT-8 Hellcat POV & it has Red, White & Amber Light's.
All Blue Light's or Both Red & Blue Light's are Law Enforcement.
Not bad, a bit exotic compare to Patriot, but still
Speed tech yes!!!
33.72 is not UHF.... it has to be 200-500MHz. 32mhz is SHF
just so yall know it stands for personal operated vehicle
Good evening
dodge makes wrangler ?
What would a POV be for
Volunteer departments where the people live outside the station. You would use your POV to get to the station from your house when a call goes out, or you would use it to go straight to the scene if your co-volunteers already have the trucks and are underway to the scene.
Did he say Dodge Wrangler??
That's definitely a Jeep
Dodge Wrangler?
Stay safe
where in ct are you?
Windham Area
Cool im in the Hartford Area
+ruddyff Willington
no code 3 box? just lights ?
How did you set up the siren?
Come to Texas and be a complete code 3 vehicle