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Official "Whacker" or "Screwed Up Install" Thread
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In the neighborhood today I noticed an old beat up Ford Ranger pulled to the side totally lit up with a bunch of clear/amber LEDs suction-cupped to the rear window. As I got close I realized it was a Pizza Hut delivery guy dropping off somebody's dinner. Had the magnetic pizza sign on the roof and various punk rock band stickers on the bumper. Tried to get pics but couldn't find digicam :-(.
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ISU_Cyclone said:
If Mike read the owner's Youtube channel information rather than jumping to a conclusion and posting a knee-jerk reactionary defense, he might have seen that. Just checking the guy's information and other videos he talks about the devices he has in his car and what they are used for. In the video in question he stated an observation off of the information he had at hand and there is nothing wrong what he did.
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rabidjade said:
From my vantage point with it looked like a warning light with it mounted behind the RVM like that. And for the record I can't read you tube comments on my computer at work...so it wasn't a "knee - jerk, reactionary" statement. But I will say rabid that your comment reminds me why I can't stand you, quite frankly I was hoping you would abandon ELB and stick with you PolicePosers page.
For the record I didn't see anything wrong with the impala. Lots of civi impalas driving around and who knows maybe he had a legitamate excuse for the lights. Quite frankly, if it is illegal thats up for the LEOs to enforce, not the wannabe light police. One of the reasons the old board sucked were members trying to be the lightbar police.
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Mike L. said:
1. So seeing only one thing gave you reason enough to jump on the video author? I've seen people called whacker over more evidence and you jump on them for not having the whole story. That seems a little hypocritical if you ask me.
2. You don't like me, get over it. Throwing childish insults doesn't result in anything other than showing the true character of someone. I don't like some people on here but I don't wish anything on them as this is a public forum owned by someone else. PM me if you have issues you want to iron out.
Mike L. said:
Yup, if I got a nickel for every time I heard "we don't care about those types of crimes until someone is robbed, hurt, or killed", I would be rich. A vigilant, educated, and observant public is better than an obtuse and one thinking the law enforcement sector will enforce 100% of the laws 100% of the time. I don't condone vigilante justice but I don't support turning a blind eye until it affects me either.
This is my reply on this matter. Let the thread get back on topic.
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Hilarious - a guy with a radar detector complaining about a guy with a lightbar being defended by guys assuming that the guy with the lightbar might break a law and that the guy with the radar detector is cool. If I had a nickel for every time I heard that "radar detectors promote safety by telling us where the police are and reminding people to slow down" I'd have enough nickels to pay for all those radar detectors that people thought would save them from speeding tickets and didn't.
If I got a nickel for everybody who committed crimes without illegally using flashing lights I'd have a hell of a lot more nickels than the poser patrol.
If I got a nickel for everybody who committed crimes without illegally using flashing lights I'd have a hell of a lot more nickels than the poser patrol.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FgAjJikP8k&feature=fvw
:shock: Look at the one dudes holster. :shock:
:shock: Look at the one dudes holster. :shock:
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Zach C. said:
It is actually this guy:
http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=kgowen4444
He was also in the old whacker thread and the "Install hall of shame" threads on the older boards.
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Was just sent this by some guy in china. Look at the power cable running down the front window on this police car. :lol:
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rabidjade said:
I am not trying to downplay the seriousness of keeping sex offenders away from kids, but on Halloween nights this is the kind of pain in the ass stuff I don't have time for. I mean if a concerned parent calls in that is one thing, but this big tub o lard calling in just to get his jollies is another. As a parent I would be more concerned with this whack job cruising up and down the street.
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SireLite said:
That's actually a fairly common way to install lightbars. There are several agencies in Iowa that I can think of that do that. Saves drilling holes in the roof, they say. To me, if you're gonna drill 3 holes for antennas you might as well drill one for the lightbar cable too, but oh well.
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The CVPI that my friend (triton911bj) and I are re-doing for a officer buddy of ours... It was a cruiser from a neighboring police agency and I think all their wiring was done in-house by the township road crews...
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It can also be seen HERE
I don't have a pic if it, but the wires were run from the engine bay, through the fender an into the car via the door grommet... LoL We are in the process of re-doing about 90% of this car...
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It can also be seen HERE
I don't have a pic if it, but the wires were run from the engine bay, through the fender an into the car via the door grommet... LoL We are in the process of re-doing about 90% of this car...
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Zach C. said:
Man if them two idiots pulled up behind me i'd probably put one hell of a hurtn' on them!
And that Charger can't even do a real burnout!
Here's a real burnout!
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No no... to give the Charger credibility... THIS is a burnout. You know you've done it right when the FD shows up.
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Lt. Dino said:
FAIL.
That's something that used to be a Charger with $30K+ of crap. Would have been really funny if he got a vid of it fully involved, considering all the smoke coming out of the cockpit and trunk. However, I chuckle enough with the $1k worth of tires he just burned thru being 'cool.' :roll:
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Lt. Dino said:
I was at walmart and these highschoolers were doing burnouts in their old hick trucks so i had to show em how its done in my ss, and someone called the county fire dept, and the cops wrote me a $90 ticket but it was well worth it, i probably covered the entire parking lot with smoke! :lol:
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Forty-five years ago when I was first driving and driving my parents car, burning rubber seemed the cool thing to do. A few years later when I got a job, purchased my own car and now had to buy my own tires, it no longer seemed to be fun any longer.
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I had these "gems" presented on the old ELB whacker thread....because they really don't belong in this particular task (only in the minds of their owners) and degrade the car's integrity.
Presenting the top 3 CVPI "storm chaser" cars...:roll: (that I've found at least):
#3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2dCOHDuLro
#2
Do they really need a retired patrol car to chase tornadoes in :|? A perfectly good beater truck that's mechanically sound can do that job, because they will run into hail and flying debris (if they are crazy enough...) eventually. Those cars ARE going to get the piss beat out of them.
Presenting the top 3 CVPI "storm chaser" cars...:roll: (that I've found at least):
#3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E2dCOHDuLro
#2
Do they really need a retired patrol car to chase tornadoes in :|? A perfectly good beater truck that's mechanically sound can do that job, because they will run into hail and flying debris (if they are crazy enough...) eventually. Those cars ARE going to get the piss beat out of them.
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