is this lightbar ok?

[bkc2009]

what if i put an amber LED clear lense lighbar on top of my car and does not turn it on while driving, is that ok? because you know you can't determine what color it is going to flash with clear lenses lightbar without actually turning it on. will police pull me over just to see what color and can they do that?
I have got the answer I originally looking for already but if you want to blaze me because I ask controversial questions in different threads, you can continue to do that and say whatever you want.

[JSD73]

and why on earth do you need a light bar of any sort on your vehicle?? What motivation do you have?

[Joeyclusters]

When I was assigned to our local high for four years I had a student in the school that had lights on his car. He would turn them on often. He said he did so to warn people of traffic crashes and such. I asked how the hell people would know what he is warning them about when he is drivng 5-10 miles away from an actual accident. He justified it in his mind. He ended up getting several tickets for it and then removed them.

[DACP]

Here we go again.

[PtlCop]

what if i put an amber LED clear lense lighbar on top of my car and does not turn it on while driving, is that ok? because you know you can't determine what color it is going to flash with clear lenses lightbar without actually turning it on. will police pull me over just to see what color and can they do that?

Yes, that is absolutely ok. You should also make sure that you have an old CVPI, and make sure the spotlight is till in working condition and make sure that it's pointed at oncoming traffic all the time. You should probably get really dark tinted windows, push bars, maybe even a few antenna on the back. You can probably pick up an old cage somewhere too, be sure to throw that in the car. To finish off the ****** bag-ness of your new Mall Cop ride, be sure to get a hat that says POLICE on it and throw it in the back window.

You'll be well on your way to being the laughing stock of an entire profession then.

Keep your eyes on the prize.

Tool.

[DACP]

Yes, that is absolutely ok. You should also make sure that you have an old CVPI, and make sure the spotlight is till in working condition and make sure that it's pointed at oncoming traffic all the time. You should probably get really dark tinted windows, push bars, maybe even a few antenna on the back. You can probably pick up an old cage somewhere too, be sure to throw that in the car. To finish off the ****** bag-ness of your new Mall Cop ride, be sure to get a hat that says POLICE on it and throw it in the back window.

You'll be well on your way to being the laughing stock of an entire profession then.

Keep your eyes on the prize.

Tool.

You forgot about the dash camera, the 911 stickers for the back, and the computer mount in the front seat.

[Guams]

You forgot about the dash camera, the 911 stickers for the back, and the computer mount in the front seat.

And the K-9 Unit sticker on the window... :D

[just joe]

Don't forget the K9 sticker.

[just joe]

Damn...beat me by half a second.

[PtlCop]

You forgot about the dash camera, the 911 stickers for the back, and the computer mount in the front seat.

I pulled this idiot over once who had a "computer mount" along with all the other trappings of wannabes. His mount was a metal pipe screwed into the floor of the car, a piece of plywood with velcro on it, and then his computer had velcro on the bottom of it to hold it in place.

[PtlCop]

And the K-9 Unit sticker on the window... :D

That K9 Unit thread was epic.

[Eddie Britz]

A plastic orange on the arial tip and a blue fluffy piece of carpet on the dashboard will round off the this "idiot mobile" nicely !

On a more serious note. In my country it is illegal and prohibited to fit any type of lamp or lamp look alike to a vehicle used on a public road if that lamp is not required or allowed by the national traffic code - for private/civilian use no vehicle may be fitted with any other lamp than the lamps with which the vehicle model is homologated and certified when introduced for sale to the public.

The "starbar" described by this person will earn him an instant discontinue notice (written instruction to immediately remove the vehicle from the public road and not to use it again untill the "defect" has been rectified and certified as rectified by a registered motor vehicle roadworthy testing centre) together with a fine for the fitment of an illegal lamp on a vehicle used on a public road.

Failing to comply with a discontinue notice will result in arrest and impoundment of the vehicle.

Eddie Britz.

[Nobody]

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[ArkansasFan24]

Maybe he uses his car for an escort service?


Just giving him some credit.

[HotSoup]

What if pigs fly....oh wait we already know that swine flu :eek:

[Nessmuk]

In the Granite State that would now be PC (not just AS) to pull you over.

For amber lights you need to have a permit from the state DMV Director and be able to display such to any officer who requests to see it. (RSA 266:78-h, IX, and supporting Administrative Rules)

For emergency lights (blue, red) you need to have not only an official department ID to get the vehicle inspected but a letter from the Chief of the Department (whatever department you belong to...you do, don't you?) in the vehicle. That letter may be requested by any officer. Failure to have that letter is a violation.

Law went in to effect in September 2008 (RSA 266:78-o, II).

[CruiserClass]

C'mon guys. Don't automatically assume he's a wannabe cop.

Maybe he's going to put a fake hook on the back, a backup beeper, and be a wannabe tow truck driver.

[IPDBrad]

This should be the look you are shooting for.

[amw315]

what if you guys see a car and pull it over and then realized the driver is a police officer himself maybe from another department, will he be able to just show the badge and take off? what happens when you pull over a police cheif from another department?what about people from the FBI?

from another thread.....

[bkc2009]

from another thread.....
again it is another thread i started but it is unrelated. it is true that sometimes you ask a question and you actually want serious answers. also i ask questions but that does not necessarily mean that i am going to do it.

[vvincelli]

Ya know? I'm very, very tired of being taxed to death for every little thing.

Why can't they just tax stupidity and save us decent people a ton of money?

I'm thinking we need a "Stupid Thread" tax in. Obviously, this would be in addition to the traffic fines the OP is already on his/her way to incurring...

- V

[bkc2009]

what kind of car? though i agree w/ above comments, why?

if any type of sedan or domestic SUV, you're being a d-bag : stop being a d-bag

what if it is a MB C63 AMG like the one they use in German Touring as safety car except it is in metallic black?
here is the pictures : http://www.emercedesbenz.com/Apr08/18_001110_Mercedes_Benz_C63_AMG_Set_To_Launch_As_O fficial_Safety_Car_Of_The_DTM.html
by the way i dont have a lightbar i just want to see if it is illegal first.

[k91376]

Whatever man, Just buy the damn thing spend your money and see what happens... :rolleyes: I am sure you'll get your answer rather quick :D

[bkc2009]

Whatever man, Just buy the damn thing spend your money and see what happens... :rolleyes: I am sure you'll get your answer rather quick :D

i guess that was a joke...but obviously i want to find out first because i dont to get arrested and get my car impounded or something...

[Nikk]

i guess that was a joke...but obviously i want to find out first because i dont to get arrested and get my car impounded or something...

But why do you want a light bar?

[bkc2009]

But why do you want a light bar?

you know the safety cars they have in the German Touring? (there is a link in my previous comment) i want to put a lightbar on my C63 to look kind of like that but i want to know if it is legal first.

[vvincelli]

Listen Kiddo,

I can't even believe I'm gonna try to level with you, but here it is:

It is very, very easy to ascertain from your two posts in this forum that you want to make your vehicle look like an emergency vehicle in order to potentially avoid tickets and/or look like a cop (which we call wannabes).

That you'd even consider this is a bad sign, however, I will be straight-up with you and tell you DO NOT DO THIS. You will only end up getting yourself in a LOT of trouble, as it won't be long before the cops where you live know exactly what you're up to, and then they'll actually be LOOKING for you.

Enough said.

- V

[Nikk]

you know the safety cars they have in the German Touring? (there is a link in my previous comment) i want to put a lightbar on my C63 to look kind of like that but i want to know if it is legal first.

Are you going to be the safety car in the DTM race?

[Tpr]

..........

[ccdcbaker]

If you want your car to look like that particular Mercedes, why are you wanting a clear led lightbar, go big or go home, get the huge rotators.........

IF you do infact have that car, do not do that to a Mercedes, for the love of that is good....

[Nobody]

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[IPDBrad]

If posting a link to a website means you own it, then here I go...


http://funpresident.com/2008/09/amazing-palace-in-tibet-potala/


Now, continue your poorly worded argument and please continue to use the wrong verb tense. I find most Mercedes owners use is instead of are.

[DACP]

you know the safety cars they have in the German Touring? (there is a link in my previous comment) i want to put a lightbar on my C63 to look kind of like that but i want to know if it is legal first.

Lieb bumsen Stock, 1) sind Sie nicht in Deutschland 2) Ihr Stück des Scheiße-Autos ist alles andere als ein Reiseauto. Nehmen Sie den Rat oder ignorieren Sie uns keiner gibt ein Bumsen jedes Weges, Sie sind die Art des Esel-Loches wir genießen es wird Sicherheit des Arbeitsplatzes genannt. So nehmen Sie Ihren dummen Esel und gehen Sie gerade jetzt Sie fangen an, uns zu tragen.

[Spoken]

Lieb bumsen Stock, 1) sind Sie nicht in Deutschland 2) Ihr Stück des Scheiße-Autos ist alles andere als ein Reiseauto. Nehmen Sie den Rat oder ignorieren Sie uns keiner gibt ein Bumsen jedes Weges, Sie sind die Art des Esel-Loches wir genießen es wird Sicherheit des Arbeitsplatzes genannt. So nehmen Sie Ihren dummen Esel und gehen Sie gerade jetzt Sie fangen an, uns zu tragen.

QUE????:D

[LA DEP]

Lieb bumsen Stock, 1) sind Sie nicht in Deutschland 2) Ihr Stück des Scheiße-Autos ist alles andere als ein Reiseauto. Nehmen Sie den Rat oder ignorieren Sie uns keiner gibt ein Bumsen jedes Weges, Sie sind die Art des Esel-Loches wir genießen es wird Sicherheit des Arbeitsplatzes genannt. So nehmen Sie Ihren dummen Esel und gehen Sie gerade jetzt Sie fangen an, uns zu tragen.

Das ist eine Möglichkeit, um das harte Wort-Filter:D:D:D

Und ich stimme, er ist ein Möchtegern -

[DACP]

Das ist eine Möglichkeit, um das harte Wort-Filter:D:D:D

Und ich stimme, er ist ein Möchtegern -

offenherzig ist dabei, und hopfully zu scheißen, das auf dem Linienübersetzer arbeitet der richtige Weg

[LA DEP]

offenherzig ist dabei, und hopfully zu scheißen, das auf dem Linienübersetzer arbeitet der richtige Weg

:D:D das ist ziemlich komisch ... Ich wollte gerade über die Verwendung einer Online-Übersetzer werden. Mein Deutsch isnt, dass eine gute

[bkc2009]

Listen Kiddo,

I can't even believe I'm gonna try to level with you, but here it is:

It is very, very easy to ascertain from your two posts in this forum that you want to make your vehicle look like an emergency vehicle in order to potentially avoid tickets and/or look like a cop (which we call wannabes).

That you'd even consider this is a bad sign, however, I will be straight-up with you and tell you DO NOT DO THIS. You will only end up getting yourself in a LOT of trouble, as it won't be long before the cops where you live know exactly what you're up to, and then they'll actually be LOOKING for you.

Enough said.

- V

I would like to be clear that I am not trying to do whatever you thinking I am trying to do because all I am simply asking is whether it is legal or not. You can choose to believe this or not as I no longer care. It appears that even if it is not illegal I will still get pull over and have all the troubles because all cops in this country(at least from what I have experienced on this forum)are sensitive to lightbars and think everyone with a lightbar is a "wannabe" with prejudice. I appreciate your advice anyway because you answered my question after all.

bkc2009

[jthorpe]

So anyways, what do you want to use it for?

[Outshined]

I would like to be clear that I am not trying to do whatever you thinking I am trying to do because all I am simply asking is whether it is legal or not. You can choose to believe this or not as I no longer care. It appears that even if it is not illegal I will still get pull over and have all the troubles because all cops in this country(at least from what I have experienced on this forum)are sensitive to lightbars and think everyone with a lightbar is a "wannabe" with prejudice. I appreciate your advice anyway because you answered my question after all.

bkc2009

For what reason would you want to put a lightbar on your vehicle.

[OliverR]

Ehh-even if its not illegal, if you have no type of official capacity, such as a job that calls for it (School Security, Mall Security, Construction, something involving traffic clean up or part if your part of a civilian police offshoot [like we have the SFPD Patrol Specials] or patrol service) there is pretty much no reason to really have it-your just asking for cops to harass you, wondering what your doing with it in the first place-If I see one passing by Id definitely scratch my head and proceed with a plate running-we have had way to many incidents (here in SF) over the years of people with "yellow" lights being in the wrong place at the wrong time and trying to pull some macho crap that ends up getting them hurt or worse, pulling completely illegal activity, impersonating an officer and such-and who has to pick up the mess? Us.

[OliverR]

If he really wants people to think hes the police, just drive around in a black crown vic with spotlights-Its done a lot-even I get fooled some times-hell I can be on patrol, see one and still be fooled-haha

[OliverR]

Yeah, the OP won't come out and admit why he wants a lightbar. He claims to want it so that his car can look like a German safety patrol car.
Ehh yeah thats real good rational-it would be cool if you used it as a novelty car (like really made it to look like whatever that is and drive it at car shows and such) but thats a stretch to have it as your everyday driver..
Are you ready to give every officer that asks you about it that explanation? Id love to see their faces! :cool:

[ChiTownDet]

You guys had me nervous for a while until I found that the German Button on my laptop stuck. Everybody knows no one speaks German in California.:D

BTW mark me down for a "No" vote on the lightbar.

[OliverR]

..

....but with a Ford Crown Victoria...........

Hahaha! Why doesnt he go and buy that car!? That would make an awesome addition to the fleet of cars on "Police Day" at the local mall! But that on a Vic? Nahhh...Did he ever say what car he was going to put it on anyway? Why dont you try a removal cigarette lighter-powered beacon?
THEY HAVE GREEEN! :eek:
http://storesense2.megawebservers.com/stores/h/HS4886/catalog/snail.jpg
http://storesense2.megawebservers.com/HS4886/Detail.bok?no=26

[BigTrey37]

You can only have the LED lightbar if you have a German Shepherd and a jar of peanut butter under the front seat (just in case)...but don't forget the K-9 stickers

[DACP]

Where did ya go bkc2009 http://www.smileyshut.com/smileys/new/Confused/confused-2.gif http://www.smileyshut.com/smileys/new/free-happy-smileys-343[1].gif http://www.smileyshut.com/smileys/new/Happy/hello-104.gif

[BigTrey37]

Dude does anyone know the link to the K-9 sticker thread...my buddy told me about it but I cant find it

[Nikk]

you know the safety cars they have in the German Touring? (there is a link in my previous comment) i want to put a lightbar on my C63 to look kind of like that but i want to know if it is legal first.


I'm not giving you a hard time, just seriously wondering why anyone would want a light bar? You haven't said why. They really aren't very attractive. I have an amber light bar on one of my personal trucks, but that's only because I plow with it.

[vvincelli]

I would like to be clear that I am not trying to do whatever you thinking I am trying to do because all I am simply asking is whether it is legal or not. You can choose to believe this or not as I no longer care. It appears that even if it is not illegal I will still get pull over and have all the troubles because all cops in this country(at least from what I have experienced on this forum)are sensitive to lightbars and think everyone with a lightbar is a "wannabe" with prejudice. I appreciate your advice anyway because you answered my question after all.

bkc2009

You are correct. I do not believe you.

When someone attempts to justify doing something so outlandish, and refuses to even state what his/her purpose in taking that action is, I tend to take the position that I'm being lied to.

- V

[District B 13]

Dude,

You just go ahead and set up your super-awesome car with the light bar. Don't listen to anyone here, they're just mad that they don't have the guts to do it to their own cars.

Chicks dig guys with amber lightbars. You will be super-cool!

[lionheartednyhc]

That K9 Unit thread was epic.


Link? :D

[BigTrey37]

Does anyone have the link to the K-9 thread...It undoubtably was by this same dude...Man freakin wanna b's!! I remember my dad called me a d bag when I was 16 and wanted a P/A and that was even for unrelated reasons. If this dude doesnt have a parent that can slap the crap out of him, is there someone that lives close to him that can do it?!?!?

[DACP]

I think that the black helo deleted that thread.

[btfp]

Lay off this guy. He wants to turn the lights on in his own driveway. Maybe even inside his garage.

Policeposers.com has a slogan for you . Amber Light Club. One that does not need a light bar but convinces himself that he does. After all you MAY be first on scene of a crash and that would justify turning on the Amber Light , then your local police MAY not mind if you keep the vehicle there with the lights blazing to help warn people..
Don't forget you can also storm chase, plow roads, help out at construction scenes, help deliver mail and newspapers, escort oversize loads,chase news,haul trash.. Even though you are not paid or trained to do any of that..
I think I may have encouraged him...Oh boy....

[DACP]

Lay off this guy. He wants to turn the lights on in his own driveway. Maybe even inside his garage.

Policeposers.com has a slogan for you . Amber Light Club. One that does not need a light bar but convinces himself that he does. After all you MAY be first on scene of a crash and that would justify turning on the Amber Light , then your local police MAY not mind if you keep the vehicle there with the lights blazing to help warn people..
Don't forget you can also storm chase, plow roads, help out at construction scenes, help deliver mail and newspapers, escort oversize loads,chase news,haul trash.. Even though you are not paid or trained to do any of that..
I think I may have encouraged him...Oh boy....

Guess thats where the push bumper comes into play :D

[PtlCop]

I think we're lookin at this all wrong. Maybe he's a mall ninja. http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/

[DACP]

I think we're lookin at this all wrong. Maybe he's a mall ninja. http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/

Ohh Jesus Christ that is some funy sh*t.

[PtlCop]

Impressive! :rolleyes:

Keep reading. One my favorites was when another guy joined in talking about how he also is a mall ninja and received special training in explosive breaching from the Navy SEALs, then of course...when the local SWAT team was pinned down by the GAP and the mall ninjas had to swoop in and save his life.

Or when he talks about how the plan in a sniper situation is for him to lay down and "catch" the bullets, while his partner takes cover and returns fire.

[PtlCop]

Maybe he's just some idiot who gets his kicks from pretending to be an exaggerated stereotype?

Perhaps. I do like how he says that we've never been threatened by drug dealers, serial killers, shoplifters, etc. I get threatened on a daily basis by the first and last, serial killer....not that I know of, triple murderer...yup!

[btfp]

Ahh yeas, the infamous Mall Ninja. I have to walk a different path to my car everynight to avoid getting a bullet in the back..
If THEY really wanted him they would wait until he started his car then BOOM..
I helped save the virginity of the mayors daughter...
Those lines were priceless..
Long live Paul Blart

[DACP]

SPECOPS writes:

Listen, I don’t expect you civilians to understand the situation. But bear with me and I’ll see if I can pound it into you soft skulls.With the decay of society and the rotting away of the moral fiber of our country this world is getting more and more dangerous and down right mean. Who do you think protects you from the scum of this society??? The cops, the FBI, the army???Guess again, it’s the guys guarding your companies, your banks, your schools, your homes, your supermarkets, and yes smartass, even your malls. What good are the cops going to be if a shooter shows up at your workplace??? How about your kid’s school, remember Columbine? I’ll tell you what the cops will do, call the SWAT team and screw around trying to locate the front door for 30 minutes, while you or your children are shot down like prairie dogs at a drunken machinegun shoot.We are on site, when the cops are cruising around handing out speeding tickets or harrassing prostitutes. We risk our lives so you can go home to mommy at the end of the day and this is the respect we get??? Hell, I’d call some of us “heroes”, but I’m sure most of you juveniles don’t understand the meaning of such a Distinguished word.So go play Rainbow Six and frag some “tangos”, and tell your mommy to bring you some milk and cookies. Meanwhile, my *** is one the line so your fat butt can go to the mall and pick up the latest copy of “Computer Gaming Monthly” without getting jumped and sodomized in the mall bathroom.Stay safe Gecko45! I got your back brother!

Gecko45 writes:

I am not a ninja, merely a student of the art of Ninjitsu, and I prefer not to have status such as “Ninja” laid upon me, for as yet I am unworthy of the title. I will be completing my ninjisu training in a little over 8 months, and then I will be a Master of Ninjitsu, a true “Ninja”. But it is not my martial arts skills that make me so vital to the security of the mall, it is my tactical and strategic skills honed by years of intens on-site on the job training. My weapons skills are the envy of the squad, and I think that with my expertise I ought to be able to choose an effective and reliab;e weapon for CQC and urban combat, whicch is why I chose SW, the MP5’s are junk comparatively.

That glock talk thread was a classic for all time, here at O.com we have come close, but nothing that has achieved that legendary status. I still hold out hope that one day, one day the right thread will come along and the O will be forever etched in cyber lore.

[DACP]

The Mall Ninja Apptitude Test (http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=6753325773046944943)

[vvincelli]

I think we're lookin at this all wrong. Maybe he's a mall ninja. http://lonelymachines.org/mall-ninjas/

OM firggin G!

I'd never before heard about this Mall Ninja thread!

Reading through it now, and I am just having the time of my life. Comedy Central has nothing on this stuff!

Thanks for pointing it out, I needed a diversion for today.

- V

[vvincelli]

Heh....I wouldn't be surprised if it's a real LEO behind the Mall Ninja character.

Naw. I ruled that out when he started talking about shooting-to-wound instead of center-mass.

The worst cop in the world isn't that stupid.

- V

[District B 13]

That thread was started by a "Teams" guy and has been going on and off since. It's a fantastic piece of work and needs to be made into a movie. Shows what you can do when your're sitting in front of your computer.

I've quoted parts of the mall ninja at work...classic!

[jchughes05]

When I surveyed I had a yellow teardrop light (the magnetic kind) that I would mount to the dash of my jeep or to the roof of my Cavalier when I was on the highway (like our work trucks, but since I drove my POV, I had my own light).

[vvincelli]

Yeah, that's my point. He's saying all those ridiculous things on purpose. He's a "shtick," a character. He has fun hearing all the LEOs reply and think he's real.

It's possible, but if that's really the case he's DAMN good.

- V