CHP Rear Deck Lights

[1jerryl]

The light I have has the spring on it. However, the mounting bracket doesnt line up with the holes. I spoke with the guy at Coplites or something like that. He told me, he had supplied the CHP with the brackets and lights for a period. He said the ones he supplied actually had the rearview mounted to it. Does anyone have one like that??? And on the rear deck lights, I thought I saw in a photo that the lights were not directly on top of each other, but staggered slightly. Meaning the red/blues were above and behind the arrowstick. It looked like maybe the bracket was shaped like steps. I dunno though, just asking??



Jerry
91 X-CHP
#8990

[NoDrama43]

my light has the rear view attached to it. I will post a pic of it later this week after i get over to the warehouse.

[ImEvil1]

Jerry,

I think I may have the same light that you do....versus the other version that Jim and Eric have. Same deal with me...I'll get over to storage and dig it out in the next few days. I'd like to post pics of both on the CHP resto area.

I believe that Jim's brackets for the rear deck lights came directly from CHP (not sure about the spacing issue you mentioned).

[mustangretriever]

Originally Posted by 1jerryl

The light I have has the spring on it. However, the mounting bracket doesnt line up with the holes. I spoke with the guy at Coplites or something like that. He told me, he had supplied the CHP with the brackets and lights for a period. He said the ones he supplied actually had the rearview mounted to it. Does anyone have one like that??? And on the rear deck lights, I thought I saw in a photo that the lights were not directly on top of each other, but staggered slightly. Meaning the red/blues were above and behind the arrowstick. It looked like maybe the bracket was shaped like steps. I dunno though, just asking??



Jerry
91 X-CHP
#8990

I'm no expert here, but the pictures I've seen in various police car books show the arrow on top mounted just behind the red/blue lights in a step mount. The attached photos are blown up and cropped so the detail isn't that great, but does seem to show the stepped bracket.

I've also got a pic of a Caprice with a step mount and the red/blues on top of the arrow.

[ImEvil1]

Originally Posted by mustangretriever

I'm no expert here

Me, either, but if you look at the pic below of Jim's car, it does look like they are staggered (but they aren't). I think the signalmaster's housing makes it look that way.

[1jerryl]

There is a picture on the other site (Tour of CHP Section) that shows those lights stacked up ready to go. I remember the blue/reds being behind the arrowstick ( like a step). Did they have different brackets for different cars?? I thought they just flipped the lights over, CV's and Caprices have the arrowstick on the bottom and the red/blues on top. Not sure why they were mounted different on Mustangs




Jerry
91 X-CHP
#8990

[ImEvil1]

Jerry,

Not that I know of. I do know that the brackets on Jim's car came from his contact at CHP, and the bracket mounted perfectly in the same holes that were already drilled in his car.

Here is a pic of the lights mounted the other way.

[bmt336]

ah, I love the 95 to 97 vics....

[calimustang]

how come? to my opinion, they are nice looking cars and so sleeky.. but the drivetrain... they gotta drop 5.4's in it!

Originally Posted by bmt336

ah, I love the 95 to 97 vics....

[bmt336]

my first new takehome was GPD 2087, a 1996. Tan interior, all new equipment, even the cage. The thing about the 96 and 97s was when you were WOT and the tranny shifted, the car JUMPED forward into the next gear. It was a beast, especially compared to the 160 horse 5.0 1991 CV I had before. Don't get me wrong, I loved the 91 also, but the 96 was far more potent. Even the 97 P71 I have as a driver shifts the same. My 05 P71 is strong and fast, but not the same.