My first patrol car had the Federal Signal (second from the top on the left). I hit an owl once, and it damaged the speaker grill in the middle. The mechanics zip tied it back together. Having the speaker right above your head sucked, and I remember the constant whirring of the motors vibrating through the roof, not to mention the battery drain. Fast forward, and LED's became the thing. So to be retro, I bought a blue "tear drop" light and put it on my dash. I got more than a few laughs from newer guys that had never seen them before. Good times.
They're noisy for sure. Im a volunteer fire and our grass truck or brush truck they are called both. It has an old code 3 on the roof, and that is all you can hear if the siren isn't going. The new leds are cool in their own way but will never have the same charm as an old rotator.
We had the Federal Deltas like the top left one and yea, the motor whir on those things was wild, radio could tell if you had your lights on or not whenever you went to talk lol. The strobes weren't much better with the electronic click/whine.
I forgot about the popping, whine sound of the strobes. We bought the strobe bars, but only fitted a handful of our cars with them. They discontinued them pretty quick because they were expensive, and just didn't last. I didn't see it on this guy's wall, but we had a weird, oval shaped one that had the bobbling "intersection clearing" light in the middle. So, when it worked, you could hear the bobbly, rotating sound and the clicks and whirs 😂. That thing always broke and was more like a lazy eye, and the strobes always burnt out so half the bar didn't work. I only drove one car with those because it was on one of the spares when my cruiser was being worked on. I think the only good side was it had a traffic, merge- direction bar under it. @@Nervegas
The ovel shaped one you are talking about is probably the federal signal vista lightbar. I have one but dont have room on thatvwall for it. It's on another shelf
Good collecting,i was amazed by this light bars i love them and so colorful when i see this in a good old fashion way when i was a kid i always see them when there are always a emergency or a parade these lights are cool and great you had a such good collector of these nice go collect some more of them
I'm be a cop in michigan .if you don't get it before I become one I'll send you the iconic Michigan state police one your missing cause they are changing them out
I once met a very friendly gentleman from a lakeside town in Michigan who used to be a police major. I was 14 and I translated to my dad and his colleagues at this international police meeting in central Europe. He proposed he would invite me to their station do a ride along etc...I was very passionate about American policing, cars, the gear, uniform, 10-codes, everything...I was basically a nerd. The major is no longer with us and I am in my 40s but I wish he had known better than to lull a kid daydreaming about when he gets to do a ride along in a real cruiser in the US. Anyway Fred, no grudge and RIP.
Cool collection, That's like 2 times as big as my grandpas collection, the half orange and half green strobe though, ive never seen one like that, I've only seen fully green security lightbars.
I think it's from a security organization. A lot of security car here in Florida have both colors. Mostly in gated communities. Found it on the market place.
Nice collection, I have always been into lightbars since I was a kid. If you don't mind me asking where would be the best place to look when buying them?
Any buy and sell site or apps where you can look at it before you buy it. Or at a swap meet. It is really important to inspect it and make sure it works before buying. Cracked lens can get expensive if you can find it depending on make a model And some take a certain light bulb that you can't buy in your local store. Stay away from federal signal (Vision ) lightbar unless the seller has the controller for it. If he doesn't it's a paper weight. And any strobes that are not a roof light those take a control box to make work.
No I don't. All mine were just found on line like the market place, ebay, swap meets and I'm in a couple groups on Facebook the buy sell and trade lights. Wish I could be more help but that's how I have gotten all mine.
I have like 4 or 5 in my garage, I know at least 3 work for sure but the other two have the wires cut right under the bar. I may actually have 1 or 2 more and I'm rusty on remembering but they just collect dust.
Lot of moving parts making vibrations resonating through the material. Plus, being how they are sitting on the brackets with no rubber paddling seems to amplify it.
O amigo tem algum.exemplar repetido que possa vender ,ou pode me informar aonde consigo algum desse ai do EUA , também tenho uma pequena coleção mais somente os fabricados aqui no Brasil
@@bluedakota80 Cool project for sure. In France they actually used Aeros that size on some Renault R5 police cars. en.wheelsage.org/renault/5/i/pictures/inlk8v
Trying to restore a Public Safety Equipment Inc Model K36868 for a retiring buddy ... I'm hoping to figure out the wiring, but wondering if you happen, by luck, to have a wiring diagram for that model. I would love to get this thing working for his upcoming retirement party.
Im not sure which lightbar that is. Do you have a link so i can see what you have. Some lights, depending on the type, might need to control the box that mounts in the can to make work. Where others can work without it.
@@bluedakota80 Guess that may have been the serial number. It's a Code 3 MX-7000. Sorry about that ... I'll do some searches with that model number and see what I find. Anything you may be able to point me to would be appreciated! THANKS!
Appreciate the thought, but I just started testing each circuit and am figuring it out. I think I’m going to just light up the whole thing rather than make each element switchable. Thanks!!
That is a Whelen library led. This one is the first generation with the colored lenes with the red, blue, or amber leds. Most you will find of this model will be all clear lenes with the red, blue, or amber leds. After i get home i can send you the model number if you would like
I used those adjustable shelving systems. It has a track that you attach to the wall. And it has a bunch of slots going down it. Then you get the bracket that lock into those slots. I like them because you can adjust to different height lightbars. And if you change things around you can just readjust for upgraded lights.
You can find power supply units online that go from 110 ac to 12 dc. You need one that is 15 amp and higher depending on what kind of lights you have. Me im running a 12v car battery. After a little while i have to charge it but it works.
I have one of the deep cycle marine batteries that is used for trolling motors. Now I can only run a couple at a time and after so much time I have to charge it but it works.
That's what I'm using is the battery. I linked all the switches to it and to the bars. I know you can find power supply converter on ebay to go from house AC 110v to DC 12v just needs to be 10 Amp or higher. Then you can make a power board using ground strips from house hold breaker boxes to connect all the wires to.
You can find them on ebay, the market place, swap meets, flea markets and there are some sales groups on Facebook that buy sell and trade you can join. To make them work on house power you need a 15 Amp or higher power supply that convert 110v ac down to 12v dc. You can find those on ebay. Or what I'm using is a simple lawn mower battery. Has more than enough power just have to charge every so often if I'm turning the lights on a lot. I just picked up one of those trickel chargers that you would have on something that is going to sit for a little bit to keep the battery charged.
@Bluedakota80 Thanks! The department by me has a truck that uses that light bar there aren't any good videos of it so I was happy when I found this one
With a lawnmower battery. It will only do a couple at a time but you can see it powers them just fine. My next step is to install a solar panel so it keeps it charged. Right now I put it on a charger when it gets low.
I always thought it would be cool to light up a night club using lots of lightbars and beacons from old fire/PD units. It would be cool to see all this collection lit up at the same time.
If I had a large enough power supply that could do it, I would for sure. In the original Terminator, the nightclub in that movie used a bunch of beacons and aerodynic.
ua-cam.com/video/KfROopFhw-c/v-deo.htmlsi=5xxTEFWgUiwIPJMR @damtheluck12 check out my police lightbar power explained video. I show what i used and how i ran the power. Sorry in advance, it's a little long, but i tried to be very informative. Its a very simple setup
Love the sound of strobes. These old lightbars had soul and they were all so different. New ones are hard to identify unless you're a Wacker like I am. LED's are overly bright (which isn't always a bad thing) and are very small. These big, chunky, and noisy light bars had something that I love.
Im surprised that none of the manufacturers out there have put a light sensor that automatically dimes them down 50% at night. It would be really nice if someone could make the light, so it's not a danger to oncoming motorists and our first responders working a scene hint hint.
It was made by a company called ( Star Warning Systems), founded in 1889 in Avon NY. This one is labeled Star Bar. The color arrangement is used here in Florida for security officers. For patroling malls, theme parks, and other places where large groups of people can be. It is also being used on construction equipment now.
Cool collection! I've always been interested in light bars since young age. 3rd one down on left is my favorite! Roscoe P. Coletrain version... YeeHaw!
Thank you, Same here. I have had an interest in them since i was young also. My most favorite is the aerodynic (roscoes light), and the all blue smith and wesson. Become grown up that's what was on the cars at that time.
Thank you, Im sure you get asked the same questions about your collection like i do. People ask why you collect these. I say for the same reason others collect stuff like sea shells, shot glasses, spoons from other states. Everyone has a hobby that keeps them san. Sounds like a unique collection and hobby.
Thank you, That is an Aerodynic 24 lightbar made by federal signal. It has a single motor and drives all the reflectors off gears. Which allows you to set a flash pattern of your choice
Belíssima coleção, também tenho algumas, mais pra essa coleção ficar perfeita aí está faltando um ícone dos anos 70 e 80 , a sirene mais temida pela bandidagem....a famosa sirene torpedo....essa merece estar ai
I saw one of the Federal Signal bars (the second one down on the far left) still in use with a major cities police department yesterday, I was a bit surprised to see one of those 90's era lights still in use.
@MrDgwphotos With everybody going LED anymore. It is surprising to see something like that. Lot of times we'll see older bar like on an older fire truck because they don't upgrade very often. But police cruisers are different.
I wonder where I can find a classic Japan light bar. I tried searching but no luck. I thought about the possibility of decorating my Skyline to look like a Japanese police vehicle for car shows since it would be very unique.
That would be different and unique. Definitely be the only one at the show, im sure. That sounds like a cool project you are planning. The best bet would be to join a lightbar group on Facebook that is made for those. Im sure you will find what you are looking for that way. I've seen a lot of different lightbar groups from just beacons to overseas lights.
I've found all these in multiple ways. Ebay, marketplace, swap meets and yard sales. If you have a specific one you are after type that in only. You can also join a lightbar trade and sale group on face book you'll find them for sale there also
Areodynic with the sealed beam bulbs would be good. They aren't super noisy and not terrible on power usage. Or anything with LEDs. There is no sound and very low power use. Anything with rotators and halogen bulbs are going to be noisy and take lots of power. In the video the fourth row. The top and second one down. The all amber and red/blue are the sealed bean bulb style. Those would be my recommendation for what you are looking for.
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That is a Federal Signal Vector. They made to versions of that light. One with just rotator like the one in the video. The other is called a Vision what that one has is smart pods. It has a computer controller and each pod has servos insted of normal motor. That makes it so you can change how that pod worked far as a steady burn, fast or slow rotations, to a wig wag, and a few more things all in the same pod.
Hi.....i'm from Aruba🇦🇼....very nice collection...i have 2 Federal Signal dual rotors but amber lens so looking for red lenses...they are old school so think would be dfficult to find...i'm a medical volunteer, ex-firefighter & 911 dispatcher, & now working as a police dispatcher.....
Thank you, That's cool. I've been a volunteer FF for 11 years. Hope you can come across what you are looking for. I would suggest joining a Facebook group that is geared for that. You'll find all kinds of people that have that kind of stuff.
Federal signal aerodyic, aero twin sonic, and aerohawk collector. Thats one of them im on. And another called emergency lightbar collectors buy sell and trade
This is just such an amazing collection that you have here..I tip my hat to you...I just typed out a really in depth message here to explain my obsession as a child for these police light bars and all...but then my device malfunctioned and I lost all of what I erote..maybe that was a good thing...lol.,,,👉💯👈🎯💜💜💜👊😆
Thank you. This is also a childhood obsession. Police lightbar and traffic signals have had my interest for a long time. Same to you. Have a great weekend
Many different ways. Marketplace, ebay ,buy sell and trade groups, and swap meets. They range from $20 to $500 depending on size, style, brand, and age.
Depending on the year range. The first one i turn on is a vector/ vision. The difference between the two is that one was a smart bar, and the other was a normal rotator bar. The color code isn't right, but at 3:48 seconds, that is an aerodynic with the sealed beam bulbs that one would have been clear domes with red and clear bulbs in it.
@@bluedakota80 No, but in the movie it has a siren in which the lights turn on in 3 ways: the one that blinks on each side, the one that blinks along with the other and the one that blinks in 4. And the colors are red and blue
I have another video called (police lightbar power supply). You can get it from eBay, they are not expensive. It takes your 110v ac house power down to 12v dc to run the light. And its eash to hook up.
In many different ways. Sale sites mostly. like eBay, marketplace, and Facebook groups. Also, places like swap meets and garage sales. They range from $25 to $700 depending on style, brand, and age.
Search my page Bluedakota80 and i have two videos one of the power supply im using and a video of how i did my hook up. But the power supply is a MYSWEETY 600w 12v you can find them on ebay
Yes, this was one of the style lights used on the front and sometimes rear of an ambulance. This one has the strobes on the ends and center, two red flashers, and two clear work lights. With this one having the work lights, my guess is that this one was from the rear of an ambulance.
@bluedakota80 yeah I've seen them on a couple of homeland security mini buses back in the day in the area I lived front and back and on the front of a county Correctional bus they had in my home town back in the day also I saw an old freightliner cabover that was a former FBI mobile command center for sale online that had one of these in the back in red/blue then a clear lens but I'm assuming red/blue when on LED bar up front
They were widely used for a lot of organizations, they came in strobes and rotators configuration and in multiple color arrangements depending on the need. Their still around, but sadly most units now have the lights integrated into the body.
@bluedakota80 yeah I remember the rotator configuration on some Ambulances if you look up (freightliner cabover FBI mobile command center that truck comes out it was being sold it might have been bought already but it has one of these lights embedded in the truck rear it looks cool I think it's cool whenever you keep the old and the new just like having a new car and a classic car
That's an old Smith and Wesson lightbar. I had to have that one. It's a childhood thing. Those were the lights that the Jupiter police department used when I was growing up. And as a dumb kid in the 80s I saw those a lot 😆
My first patrol car had the Federal Signal (second from the top on the left). I hit an owl once, and it damaged the speaker grill in the middle. The mechanics zip tied it back together. Having the speaker right above your head sucked, and I remember the constant whirring of the motors vibrating through the roof, not to mention the battery drain. Fast forward, and LED's became the thing. So to be retro, I bought a blue "tear drop" light and put it on my dash. I got more than a few laughs from newer guys that had never seen them before. Good times.
They're noisy for sure. Im a volunteer fire and our grass truck or brush truck they are called both. It has an old code 3 on the roof, and that is all you can hear if the siren isn't going. The new leds are cool in their own way but will never have the same charm as an old rotator.
We had the Federal Deltas like the top left one and yea, the motor whir on those things was wild, radio could tell if you had your lights on or not whenever you went to talk lol. The strobes weren't much better with the electronic click/whine.
I forgot about the popping, whine sound of the strobes. We bought the strobe bars, but only fitted a handful of our cars with them. They discontinued them pretty quick because they were expensive, and just didn't last. I didn't see it on this guy's wall, but we had a weird, oval shaped one that had the bobbling "intersection clearing" light in the middle. So, when it worked, you could hear the bobbly, rotating sound and the clicks and whirs 😂. That thing always broke and was more like a lazy eye, and the strobes always burnt out so half the bar didn't work. I only drove one car with those because it was on one of the spares when my cruiser was being worked on. I think the only good side was it had a traffic, merge- direction bar under it. @@Nervegas
The ovel shaped one you are talking about is probably the federal signal vista lightbar. I have one but dont have room on thatvwall for it. It's on another shelf
@@bluedakota80 Ha! That's the one! I hated that thing. Great collection man...brought back some memories that's for sure.
Good collecting,i was amazed by this light bars i love them and so colorful when i see this in a good old fashion way when i was a kid i always see them when there are always a emergency or a parade these lights are cool and great you had a such good collector of these nice go collect some more of them
Thank you. I definitely have a few more that i want to have for the collection.
This is like my dream coming to life. Thanks for this. I hope to see one video with the lights off.
@@Hansindere ua-cam.com/video/9DUsthAOw90/v-deo.htmlsi=ssfBTkG7pHXsBRGc i have one on my channel. Was a request a while back.
I'm be a cop in michigan .if you don't get it before I become one I'll send you the iconic Michigan state police one your missing cause they are changing them out
Is that the signature single red rotator on the roof?
Did you get the light that he promised?
You’ll never get one
All talk and doing nothing.
I once met a very friendly gentleman from a lakeside town in Michigan who used to be a police major.
I was 14 and I translated to my dad and his colleagues at this international police meeting in central Europe. He proposed he would invite me to their station do a ride along etc...I was very passionate about American policing, cars, the gear, uniform, 10-codes, everything...I was basically a nerd.
The major is no longer with us and I am in my 40s but I wish he had known better than to lull a kid daydreaming about when he gets to do a ride along in a real cruiser in the US.
Anyway Fred, no grudge and RIP.
Cool collection, That's like 2 times as big as my grandpas collection, the half orange and half green strobe though, ive never seen one like that, I've only seen fully green security lightbars.
I think it's from a security organization. A lot of security car here in Florida have both colors. Mostly in gated communities. Found it on the market place.
Very cool collection! I had a few of those bars back in the day😎
Thank you
Does that mean you got rid of them once it became night? 🤔
I just all of a sudden started hearing "huh, bad boys! whatcha gon, whatcha gonna, whatcha gonna dooooo" for some reason
Nice collection, I have always been into lightbars since I was a kid. If you don't mind me asking where would be the best place to look when buying them?
Any buy and sell site or apps where you can look at it before you buy it. Or at a swap meet. It is really important to inspect it and make sure it works before buying. Cracked lens can get expensive if you can find it depending on make a model And some take a certain light bulb that you can't buy in your local store. Stay away from federal signal (Vision ) lightbar unless the seller has the controller for it. If he doesn't it's a paper weight. And any strobes that are not a roof light those take a control box to make work.
@@bluedakota80 Awesome, I will definitely keep that in mind thank you!!
@@bluedakota80 I bougt a 1977 police car and im looking for a place to get the strobe lights do you have a connection on one of those.
No I don't. All mine were just found on line like the market place, ebay, swap meets and I'm in a couple groups on Facebook the buy sell and trade lights. Wish I could be more help but that's how I have gotten all mine.
I have like 4 or 5 in my garage, I know at least 3 work for sure but the other two have the wires cut right under the bar. I may actually have 1 or 2 more and I'm rusty on remembering but they just collect dust.
Man you like the red, blue lights
I used to work at a place that made led lighbars didnt realise mechanical lightbars were so loud
Lot of moving parts making vibrations resonating through the material. Plus, being how they are sitting on the brackets with no rubber paddling seems to amplify it.
Very good i like lightbars 👍👍👍
amazing video !
Nice stuff man!
2:32
For the takedowns on this lightbar did there also used to be alley lights?
because i can see what looks like broken lights on the side
Are you talking about the street hawk under the vector? It does have the alley lights, and they are intact. I just didn't hook those up.
O amigo tem algum.exemplar repetido que possa vender ,ou pode me informar aonde consigo algum desse ai do EUA , também tenho uma pequena coleção mais somente os fabricados aqui no Brasil
you need the sirens to go with the lightbars.
Only two of them still have the speakers in them. Plus, i dont have the control box to make them work. One day though.
First cruiser I ever drove had a Jetsonic!
Thank you for your service
That's cool
I assume the short red-clear-blue AeroDynic at 0:32 is homemade from a cut down frame?
Yes I made it for my golf cart. Has a front and rear work light. An amber strobe and the two rotators. Was bored and felt like making something.
@@bluedakota80 Cool project for sure. In France they actually used Aeros that size on some Renault R5 police cars.
en.wheelsage.org/renault/5/i/pictures/inlk8v
@@JohCraLights that's cool.
Nice collection. I have a pair of Adam-12 cans for sale
Thank you,
Appreciate the offer. I'm not really into that style of light.
Trying to restore a Public Safety Equipment Inc Model K36868 for a retiring buddy ... I'm hoping to figure out the wiring, but wondering if you happen, by luck, to have a wiring diagram for that model. I would love to get this thing working for his upcoming retirement party.
Im not sure which lightbar that is. Do you have a link so i can see what you have. Some lights, depending on the type, might need to control the box that mounts in the can to make work. Where others can work without it.
@@bluedakota80 Guess that may have been the serial number. It's a Code 3 MX-7000. Sorry about that ... I'll do some searches with that model number and see what I find. Anything you may be able to point me to would be appreciated! THANKS!
I have two of those bars. I can open it up and get the color codes of the wire that are in mine.
Appreciate the thought, but I just started testing each circuit and am figuring it out. I think I’m going to just light up the whole thing rather than make each element switchable. Thanks!!
I’ve been trying to find the model of the blue, red and yellow light bar you have. It’s in the middle row, 4th one down.
That is a Whelen library led. This one is the first generation with the colored lenes with the red, blue, or amber leds. Most you will find of this model will be all clear lenes with the red, blue, or amber leds. After i get home i can send you the model number if you would like
@@bluedakota80 that would be great, thank you!
@@eball212 its a
LFL Liberty series
Model # SX8BBRR
Made 04/07
@@bluedakota80 you’re awesome, thank you!
@@eball212 you're welcome
It’s heaven
“Legally obtained”
how do you recommend mounting a lightbar in your garage?
I used those adjustable shelving systems. It has a track that you attach to the wall. And it has a bunch of slots going down it. Then you get the bracket that lock into those slots. I like them because you can adjust to different height lightbars. And if you change things around you can just readjust for upgraded lights.
@@bluedakota80 Awesome, thanks, once more question please. What is the best way to convert your 120V to 12V?
You can find power supply units online that go from 110 ac to 12 dc. You need one that is 15 amp and higher depending on what kind of lights you have. Me im running a 12v car battery. After a little while i have to charge it but it works.
I recently started collecting lightbars. What do you use to power them all? Thanks!
I have one of the deep cycle marine batteries that is used for trolling motors. Now I can only run a couple at a time and after so much time I have to charge it but it works.
@@bluedakota80 Thank you!! What do you recommend to power the bars? I’m looking for a power supply that can power my control boxes for the bars.
That's what I'm using is the battery. I linked all the switches to it and to the bars. I know you can find power supply converter on ebay to go from house AC 110v to DC 12v just needs to be 10 Amp or higher. Then you can make a power board using ground strips from house hold breaker boxes to connect all the wires to.
I use a power supply from Mean Well. They deliver the required Amps to get the rotators turning at the right speed on my Aerodynic and Twinsonic.
Did you have a for sale website?
No, this is my hobby and collection.
@@bluedakota80 oh, OK good luck brother
Hello! Just curious where you can buy these light bars, and how to make them compatible for home use? Thank you!
You can find them on ebay, the market place, swap meets, flea markets and there are some sales groups on Facebook that buy sell and trade you can join. To make them work on house power you need a 15 Amp or higher power supply that convert 110v ac down to 12v dc. You can find those on ebay. Or what I'm using is a simple lawn mower battery. Has more than enough power just have to charge every so often if I'm turning the lights on a lot. I just picked up one of those trickel chargers that you would have on something that is going to sit for a little bit to keep the battery charged.
@@bluedakota80 Thank you!! I appreciate your help! Take care!
What is the name of the light bar at 4:03?
Its a 72" aerodynic off of a firetruck.
@Bluedakota80 Thanks! The department by me has a truck that uses that light bar there aren't any good videos of it so I was happy when I found this one
You're welcome
@Bluedakota80 could you make a video with the building lights off so it's just the light bars? I feel like that would be really cool to see
The whole collection?
Top left screams 90s
What are the lightbars and 2:59 and 3:03
The all blue at 2:59 is a Whelen 9000 edge. The red/blue at 3:03 is a Whelen 9M. Both are the flash tube strobes.
@@bluedakota80would you happen to know what the lightbar at 2:23 is, this is my last question
That is a smith and wesson lightbar
Hey yo I got one to add to you’re collection
How are you powering them
With a lawnmower battery. It will only do a couple at a time but you can see it powers them just fine. My next step is to install a solar panel so it keeps it charged. Right now I put it on a charger when it gets low.
Where the hell do you get the lights
You can find them on sale site. eBay, marketplace and car swap meets.
@@bluedakota80 ty
I always thought it would be cool to light up a night club using lots of lightbars and beacons from old fire/PD units. It would be cool to see all this collection lit up at the same time.
If I had a large enough power supply that could do it, I would for sure. In the original Terminator, the nightclub in that movie used a bunch of beacons and aerodynic.
How did you wire these I have2
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@damtheluck12 check out my police lightbar power explained video. I show what i used and how i ran the power. Sorry in advance, it's a little long, but i tried to be very informative. Its a very simple setup
Love the sound of strobes. These old lightbars had soul and they were all so different. New ones are hard to identify unless you're a Wacker like I am. LED's are overly bright (which isn't always a bad thing) and are very small. These big, chunky, and noisy light bars had something that I love.
I agree with you. The old ones were their own for sure. Shape, sound, and random flash patterns with different rpm motors.
the major drawbacks with LEDs is that at night you just get absolutley blinded which is not ideal
Im surprised that none of the manufacturers out there have put a light sensor that automatically dimes them down 50% at night. It would be really nice if someone could make the light, so it's not a danger to oncoming motorists and our first responders working a scene hint hint.
@@mr.cheese4635 You do know only us that like lightbars actually look at them, most drives don't stare directly into them so have no problem.
you should 3D scan these and upload them! people who make the models for the multiplayer gta servers would go crazy for these kinds of things
Cool collection, I like the switchboard.
Thank you,
I really would rather see those on a wall than on a car 💀
Question please, what is the green & yellow (I think yellow anyway) from? I've never seen a green light bar like that before. TIA
It was made by a company called ( Star Warning Systems), founded in 1889 in Avon NY. This one is labeled Star Bar.
The color arrangement is used here in Florida for security officers. For patroling malls, theme parks, and other places where large groups of people can be. It is also being used on construction equipment now.
Cool collection! I've always been interested in light bars since young age. 3rd one down on left is my favorite! Roscoe P. Coletrain version... YeeHaw!
Thank you,
Same here. I have had an interest in them since i was young also. My most favorite is the aerodynic (roscoes light), and the all blue smith and wesson. Become grown up that's what was on the cars at that time.
@@bluedakota80 If you ever come across an aerodynic for sale I'd love to have one of this model. Thanks JC
If i see one. The red/blues dont show up often. A lot of ambers and red/white seem to show up the most when i see them.
LOOK AT THAT TEN ROATOR FIRE AERODYNIC HOLY!!!!! How long is that aerodynic!?!
My fist queation was just why? Then my secont and better question is why dont i have some? I like light bars too! :😂
Such a cool collection thanks for sharing!
Superb collection of strobe and Rotary's just love the old 80's classics I'm jealous.
Thank you
ur missing one ur missing the green and white and green bubble light bar
Love this❤ I'd love to get gauge clusters out of old police cars,,, especially the certified speedometer ❤
Very unique collection and i couldn't love it more!!
I collect rare gemstones/minerls like tanzanite, morganites tourmalines etc
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Im sure you get asked the same questions about your collection like i do. People ask why you collect these. I say for the same reason others collect stuff like sea shells, shot glasses, spoons from other states. Everyone has a hobby that keeps them san. Sounds like a unique collection and hobby.
🔴 AWESOME COLLECTION 🙋♂️👍👍👍👍👍
That is so amazing. Thanks for sharing. My favorite is the 3rd one you turned on (top left, 3rd from top), blue/red. What one is that?
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That is an Aerodynic 24 lightbar made by federal signal. It has a single motor and drives all the reflectors off gears. Which allows you to set a flash pattern of your choice
Wow absolute heaven!
Belíssima coleção, também tenho algumas, mais pra essa coleção ficar perfeita aí está faltando um ícone dos anos 70 e 80 , a sirene mais temida pela bandidagem....a famosa sirene torpedo....essa merece estar ai
I saw one of the Federal Signal bars (the second one down on the far left) still in use with a major cities police department yesterday, I was a bit surprised to see one of those 90's era lights still in use.
@MrDgwphotos With everybody going LED anymore. It is surprising to see something like that. Lot of times we'll see older bar like on an older fire truck because they don't upgrade very often. But police cruisers are different.
I wonder where I can find a classic Japan light bar. I tried searching but no luck. I thought about the possibility of decorating my Skyline to look like a Japanese police vehicle for car shows since it would be very unique.
That would be different and unique. Definitely be the only one at the show, im sure. That sounds like a cool project you are planning. The best bet would be to join a lightbar group on Facebook that is made for those. Im sure you will find what you are looking for that way. I've seen a lot of different lightbar groups from just beacons to overseas lights.
Very nice collection Congratulation ;)))
I am looking to buy one for my project light bar do you know where I am buy......???
Thank you for any helps
I've found all these in multiple ways. Ebay, marketplace, swap meets and yard sales. If you have a specific one you are after type that in only. You can also join a lightbar trade and sale group on face book you'll find them for sale there also
Do you have any recommendations for a lightbar to hang in my room I need one preferably quiet and low energy consumption
Areodynic with the sealed beam bulbs would be good. They aren't super noisy and not terrible on power usage. Or anything with LEDs. There is no sound and very low power use. Anything with rotators and halogen bulbs are going to be noisy and take lots of power. In the video the fourth row. The top and second one down. The all amber and red/blue are the sealed bean bulb style. Those would be my recommendation for what you are looking for.
Saudi police uses the special lightbars which you do not having still...
Yeah, I haven't enquired any out of country lights.
wooow // sweden!
Can we be best friends lol. Great collection man
I would love to see a video on when you turn off the lights and get it dark, and then flip all the switches! That would look awesome!
I do have a video of them with the lights out. But my power supply can't handle all at ones.😥
OOOMMGGG!!!!!!!!!
I love youe collection but i also love your switch setup.
Thank you.
I missed the federal fb3 - amirite? killer collection.
Thank you
Can you do tutorial on how to wire like this. Trying to set one up in my bar
ua-cam.com/video/KfROopFhw-c/v-deo.htmlsi=zLX-65GJKUMZWPs3 This is a run-through on how i did the wiring for the lights. Let me know if you have any questions on any part, and I'll try to explain it.
far out man
I Love It
Absolutely amazing collection.
2:13 is my favourite type! Is there a name for that type of lightbar?
That is a Federal Signal Vector. They made to versions of that light. One with just rotator like the one in the video. The other is called a Vision what that one has is smart pods. It has a computer controller and each pod has servos insted of normal motor. That makes it so you can change how that pod worked far as a steady burn, fast or slow rotations, to a wig wag, and a few more things all in the same pod.
I just love those old rotater lights is that what they are even called?
Pretty much. There are other names for them. But rotating lightbar is what they are referred to as.
I have 1 each of the so called Kojak lights sitting in my closet doing nothing. Red, Blue, and Yellow. I think they are from Fireball.
The little teardrop style lights.
yes those are what I have. @@bluedakota80
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Hi.....i'm from Aruba🇦🇼....very nice collection...i have 2 Federal Signal dual rotors but amber lens so looking for red lenses...they are old school so think would be dfficult to find...i'm a medical volunteer, ex-firefighter & 911 dispatcher, & now working as a police dispatcher.....
Thank you,
That's cool. I've been a volunteer FF for 11 years. Hope you can come across what you are looking for. I would suggest joining a Facebook group that is geared for that. You'll find all kinds of people that have that kind of stuff.
@@bluedakota80 what is the page's name???
Federal signal aerodyic, aero twin sonic, and aerohawk collector.
Thats one of them im on. And another called emergency lightbar collectors buy sell and trade
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I have a low profile 36 inch edge I think I want to sell
It’s fully loaded clear lens but leds are red when activated I was a n h fireman
Thanks for the offer. Im not really looking for any more strobe style lightbars. Im more into the old rotating lightbars
@@bluedakota80
Ok if you hear of Someone let me know
What lightbar is that? 2:56
It's a Whelen LFL Liberty.
This is just such an amazing collection that you have here..I tip my hat to you...I just typed out a really in depth message here to explain my obsession as a child for these police light bars and all...but then my device malfunctioned and I lost all of what I erote..maybe that was a good thing...lol.,,,👉💯👈🎯💜💜💜👊😆
Hey, I did forget to say that I hope you enjoy your weekend and to keep up the amazing collection 4sure!!!
Thank you. This is also a childhood obsession. Police lightbar and traffic signals have had my interest for a long time.
Same to you. Have a great weekend
Where are you get any this lightbars?
Many different ways. Marketplace, ebay ,buy sell and trade groups, and swap meets. They range from $20 to $500 depending on size, style, brand, and age.
crazy how huge they are, they dont look that big when on a car/truck roof
which one is the one used on the old LAPD and LASD crown vics?
Depending on the year range. The first one i turn on is a vector/ vision. The difference between the two is that one was a smart bar, and the other was a normal rotator bar.
The color code isn't right, but at 3:48 seconds, that is an aerodynic with the sealed beam bulbs that one would have been clear domes with red and clear bulbs in it.
@@bluedakota80 i found a vid of the one im thinking of : ua-cam.com/video/QOwD2A9oqNU/v-deo.html&lc=UgwknceR1YKzSPX1kyx4AaABAg.9rbzbPWVbje9sAxYgQiaor
Nypd one at the top 1st row
Ah yes the federal signal Vision.
Super cool video! Thanks for sharing.
Love seeing them in the videos hate seeing them in my rear view
my brother has a collection going in his shed, i was actually impressed at what he's got.
This started over twenty years ago.
what a beautiful collection.gr from the Netherlands.
What was used to make the Barricade in Transformers?
I would need to see a picture. Do you have something i can look up to see?
@@bluedakota80 No, but in the movie it has a siren in which the lights turn on in 3 ways: the one that blinks on each side, the one that blinks along with the other and the one that blinks in 4. And the colors are red and blue
@@bluedakota80 There's a video showing Barricade's car and it has the siren used but I don't know the name
It looks like a Code-3 Covert led lightbar. Model 16-32057-cm
Looks great! I have one myself I’m trying to put in the man cave but don’t know how to wire it up / convert it for the wall socket. Any suggestions?
I have another video called (police lightbar power supply). You can get it from eBay, they are not expensive. It takes your 110v ac house power down to 12v dc to run the light. And its eash to hook up.
How do you get these??
In many different ways. Sale sites mostly. like eBay, marketplace, and Facebook groups. Also, places like swap meets and garage sales. They range from $25 to $700 depending on style, brand, and age.
@@bluedakota80Thank you!
This makes me sooooo happy 😂
Damn you got some classic Aeros! Nice work! I wonder how those switches are holding up😅
Thank you.
They are work just fine. No issues
Very nice collection! What phone/camera did you use to film your lights? It captured the strobes perfectly.
Thank you. I have a samsung S20.
@@bluedakota80 Very nice. 👍
Those are so cool. The MX is my favorite. And that street hawk
I lean more towards the old school rotators myself. The smith and wesson and the aerodynic are my favorite ones.
I may have missed it but how did you power these bars? I want to do the same for a couple of bars in my shop.
Search my page Bluedakota80 and i have two videos one of the power supply im using and a video of how i did my hook up. But the power supply is a MYSWEETY 600w 12v you can find them on ebay
This collection is so cool!!
4:49 is that one like the ones some Ambulances have embedded
Yes, this was one of the style lights used on the front and sometimes rear of an ambulance. This one has the strobes on the ends and center, two red flashers, and two clear work lights. With this one having the work lights, my guess is that this one was from the rear of an ambulance.
@bluedakota80 yeah I've seen them on a couple of homeland security mini buses back in the day in the area I lived front and back and on the front of a county Correctional bus they had in my home town back in the day also I saw an old freightliner cabover that was a former FBI mobile command center for sale online that had one of these in the back in red/blue then a clear lens but I'm assuming red/blue when on LED bar up front
They were widely used for a lot of organizations, they came in strobes and rotators configuration and in multiple color arrangements depending on the need. Their still around, but sadly most units now have the lights integrated into the body.
@bluedakota80 yeah I remember the rotator configuration on some Ambulances if you look up (freightliner cabover FBI mobile command center that truck comes out it was being sold it might have been bought already but it has one of these lights embedded in the truck rear it looks cool I think it's cool whenever you keep the old and the new just like having a new car and a classic car
The old rotator style light are the one i like most. The new one are cool in their own ways, but i like the character of a rotator
Very nice collection, there are a few that I particularly like. Greetings from Poland😊
Thank you.🖐
Very cool 👍👍👍👍
Great collection, all of them look awesome
Thank you
the one on the first row at the bottom looks cool, but thats because it kind of looks like the ghostbusters light bar
That's an old Smith and Wesson lightbar. I had to have that one. It's a childhood thing. Those were the lights that the Jupiter police department used when I was growing up. And as a dumb kid in the 80s I saw those a lot 😆
@@bluedakota80 ha
Great video
Great video man, i enjoyed checking out the different patterns
Thank you