Lightbars and Spotlights

[Steam McQueen]

A thread for lightbars and spotlights.

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For the Bluesmobile Unity spotlight and mounting, please see ...
bluesmobiles.proboards.com/thread/1505/spotlight-mounting

For the Mars Skybolt lightbar, please see ...
bluesmobiles.proboards.com/thread/1006/mars-skybolt-combo-bar

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An interesting roof mount spotlight on a 1971 Polara ...





- Board member 58hemifury contacted the owner ...

I spoke with the owner tonight, the spotlight was originally there he just put it back on.

Here's a reference pic of a 1971 Polara with a roof mount spotlight ...




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Specialty Warning Systems in Connecticut will install a Whelan lightbar, and then add an LED Golight on top ...





Cool stuff ...

- www.specialtywarningsystems.com/
- www.golight.com/

[58hemifury]

If you think about it, the roof mounted spotlight is convenient for both the driver and passenger without having dual spots, and it can rotate 360 degrees unlike a pillar mounted light which will light up the interior and blind the cops if they try, it just looks strange.

[58hemifury]

From the unity spotlight site, roof mounted spotlight kits. I think another advantage for a department using these is they wouldn't have to buy new mounting kits for every body style change (used to be two or three years) if they recycled their equipment from old cars to new.

shop.unityusa.com/Rooflight-Catalog_c_114.html
(But it still looks funny!)

[Lord Vadus]

I like this idea; I wish that more cars had these; especially my current daily driver.

[Mr Mercer]

I remember this car in the movie High - ballin having roof mounted spotlights . Thought it looked weird .

[Steam McQueen]

Nov 27, 2013 23:26:11 GMT -5 Mr Mercer said:

... in the movie High - ballin

Nice reference, Mr. Mer! A slice of Canadian film making from the late 70's. Filmed in Milton, Ontario and the entire movie is on daTube ...






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Nov 27, 2013 18:08:56 GMT -5 58hemifury said:

From the unity spotlight site,

Cool. There's a 4 page pdf file there with installation instructions and some good diagrams ...





- unityusa.3dcartstores.com/assets/images/2919RooflightBracketInstallationInstructions.pdf

[Steam McQueen]

- A cool old pic of a roof mount light on a Nevada Highway Patrol car circa 1934 ...





- www.statetrooperplates.com/OLDSITE/nev.htm

[Steam McQueen]

- Roof mount spotlight on a '74 Monaco RCMP with the Monaco "SPECIAL" emblem.
Read a bit about that here ... bluesmobiles.proboards.com/thread/1476/fs-special-fender-emblem





- www.flickr.com/photos/troy07/409079079/in/photostream/

[Steam McQueen]

- 1970 Galaxie SFPD (clone) ...





- www.rdclassics.com/oldtimer/1970%20Ford%20Custom%20Galaxie%20San%20Francisco%20Police%20Car%20SFPD%20%20EN.html?redirect=yes&oldtimer=274&print=true&taal=EN