Highway Patrol car photos

orac68 · Post by **orac68** » Thu Aug 10, 2006 8:27 pm

Does anyone have any good photos of the highway patrol cars with the new light bars. I happen to be behind one for a while on great eastern highway bypass the other night

Thanks.

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:02 pm

orace68,

Which light-bar are you referring to specifically?

Here's a few shots of 3 of the various types used here.

Thanks to Danny for his help with the shot of TE205.

The 'albino' car with the MX7000 light-bar is CD512....not in the panel-beaters for a change!

cheers

Tom

orac68 · Post by **orac68** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 5:10 pm

TE210 That's the one

Thanks

brad_88 · Post by **brad_88** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:22 pm

after looking at the top 3 i didnt realise how plain the bottom one is

JG-103 · Post by **JG-103** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 8:44 pm

whats the type of light bar on TE210 called Tom ?

kellie · Post by **kellie** » Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:07 pm

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 12:42 am

http://www.911ep.com/products/galaxy.asp

Is the link to TE210's light-bar maker.

Some nice pics of one 'lit-up' also.

Tom

GC101 · Post by **GC101** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:14 pm

Fastlane · Post by **Fastlane** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 2:57 pm

The siren speaker is mounted behind the front bumper near the grille. Just because theres a spot for it on the roof, it doesnt mean it is being used. I'd be surprised if anyone did these days - its loud enough on the front of a vehicle - Worksafe would have a fit if they were mounted on the roof.

LED lights are still VERY expensive - and they do not have as much multi-directional visibility as standard lights.

jmmw · Post by **jmmw** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 6:37 pm

xr6 hwp? how come? arnt the police a fan of the new VE sv6's?

danny · Post by **danny** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:26 pm

having both Holden and Fords keeps everyone on there toes, you never know what unmarked cars are out there......

CHEV4EVR · Post by **CHEV4EVR** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 8:11 pm

Most SV6's are to be replaced with XR6 Turbos, including the MIG fleet. The reasons are fairly simple in that the XR6T is a far better handling vehicle with better performance. It will be the first time that 79 Division/MIG will have a Ford fleet since the VK Commodore, so the change has not been made lightly.

In respect to the code 3 lightbar used by K-9 and MIG, the siren is mounted like all other ones, under the hood.

The code 3 lights were purchased along time ago (10 years ago) and are coming to the end of their user life. They were purchased when most traffic cars had the old mickey mouse lights. The only traffic cars in the metro area to use the code 3 were TOGS cars until the vector light made its debut.

danny · Post by **danny** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:53 pm

CHEV4EVR wrote:Most SV6's are to be replaced with XR6 Turbos, including the MIG fleet.

Chev

I have been resisting telling everyone about the XR6T until you let the cat out the bag!!!!

Bring on the XR6T

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 12:29 am

Well Gents aren't we a mob of traitors!. Fancy ditching Holdens for Fords

I'm extremely dissappointed with Walks and co..

Your wheels Walks would piss all over a XR6T anyday. I have to admit BA/BF's XR's look good in that velocity blue and canary yellow colour.

XR6T also run on premium fuel only. Better tell Fleets that before you fill one up at the servo.

LED light-bars also draw less current from the battery.

Couple of pics: Code 3 light-bar in action on the now deceased D4 and a vector-type on a traffic cars (AJ203) at a display on the South Perth foreshore.

Tom

Turbo · Post by **Turbo** » Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:15 am

Is there any reason they added the "Highway Patrol" to these cars? Sounds very American to me.