47" Code3 MX7000 lightbar with LED bulbs

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  • @nicholashorne5
    @nicholashorne5 4 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    You need to make your videos at night so we can see the difference in brightness.

    • @swbcvff2
      @swbcvff2 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      That's what I was thinking

    • @StephenNurn
      @StephenNurn 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      LED bulbs are not usually brighter. If anything the halogen bulbs are actually brighter surprisingly

    • @jamesf9540
      @jamesf9540 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I like during the day so it proves you can see it at night if it’s bright during the day

    • @tomjoad1363
      @tomjoad1363 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@StephenNurn Because the light is emitted in all direction with a halogen bulb. Therefore the reflector is fully lit. I paused @ 4:35 to check and the reflector of the LED is only lit on half of its surface. Reflectors are mirrors. they will reflect what is in front of them. If the top of the buld (LED) is black plastic, it will reflect black plastic, not light.

  • @dann2284
    @dann2284 4 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    wow, i didnt remember how noisy those light were...

  • @ramunesoda73395
    @ramunesoda73395 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    i honestly love the rotator bars better than the led crap on the markets these days...

    • @Terk131
      @Terk131 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      This is why I love the NYPD FS Vision SLR. They are LED but rotate and give “pop” effect

    • @LCPD335
      @LCPD335 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Me too

  • @milburnhornback6921
    @milburnhornback6921 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Love your choice of old school! I'm running a Federal Signal Nighthawk with blue outer lenses and a clear center. Looks like I'm going to follow your lead and replace the halogen bulbs with LEDs.

  • @Terk131
    @Terk131 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I personally think halogen bulbs in rotators are the way to go. I have seen many LED conversions done on old rotators and the light output is very little.

    • @Guillotines_For_Globalists
      @Guillotines_For_Globalists 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Nice for collection only.

    • @NightWolf551
      @NightWolf551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I just put led bulbs in my federal signal streethawk and It definitely isn't as bright

    • @Terk131
      @Terk131 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NightWolf551 it won’t be. Halogen builds “pop” much better then LED

    • @Terk131
      @Terk131 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Guillotines_For_Globalists what’s nice for collection only, halogens ??

    • @NightWolf551
      @NightWolf551 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Terk131 still looks great for indoor use

  • @drwheycooler8423
    @drwheycooler8423 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    You have to use the same color LED behind the same color lens. Not white. This will brighten them up substantially...halogen or better level of brightness.

  • @fireflames-ue2gm
    @fireflames-ue2gm 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    The halogens will always look better.

  • @gradient602
    @gradient602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Never thought about how much noise these older style light bars made. We use new code 3 led bars and there is zero movement from not having moving components and no relay clicking, just silent operation

  • @dannycook9433
    @dannycook9433 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    One of the best light bars ever made

  • @safetydave720
    @safetydave720 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I put 5 watt LED bulbs in each unit on my Federal Signal Street Hawk in 2005 and it was awesome. I could leave it on when I blocked a road for hours and didnt drain my battery below 11 volts. It was at least as bright as halogen but the light was "crisper" looking.

    • @tomjoad1363
      @tomjoad1363 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Do you have a link to your bulbs as their quality may varies from ont ref to another.

  • @brianbudd8487
    @brianbudd8487 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Been wondering about this for a while, I currently am running a Whelen Edge 9000M. Planning to pop some mini LED pods into it in place of the halogen flashers.

    • @CallSignCosmic
      @CallSignCosmic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Find modules from a Whelen freedom, they'll fit right in place

  • @drfowler6525
    @drfowler6525 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I have the Excalibur bar and it is mint condition and I am planning to convert it from 150w halogen to LED and before anyone goes to bash, I will be doing wattage equivalent to halogen. Reason is to reduce the power strain on my vehicle by cutting out 5 150w bulbs and 8 50w traffic control, also coming up with a design to install Feniex LEDs into the bar as mine doesn't have alley, takedown, intersection and I don't have the kind of money to spend on a whole system of LED outfitting so using what I got for response as First Responder. I would like to see a nighttime video and a distance look at lights instead of close up as that may not be helping with video cause you cant really see how well they are doing on camra like you can with the naked eye. Nice job.

  • @bondoly66
    @bondoly66 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    There was a lot going on with the MX7000. The good ole days.

  • @TheCarson116
    @TheCarson116 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Who's up for going back to rotator lightbars (& maybe even rotator beacons), but with LEDs in place of halogen or incandescent bulbs? (for reduced current draw, longer life, no heat, & probably brighter light output too) Heck from what I've been told rotator bars are supposedly _more_ aerodynamic than LED bars, probably because the bar being raised above the roof a couple inches allows the wind to pass both below *_&_* above the bar, compared to an LED bar where the wind can only go over the bar.

    • @WilleJamesHuff
      @WilleJamesHuff ปีที่แล้ว

      I put a completely re furbed MX7000 on my 21’ ford service truck. Halogen bulb still. Not worried about power since truck is always running anyway on the roadside

    • @TheCarson116
      @TheCarson116 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@WilleJamesHuff Glad to know you for one still have confidence in rotator lightbars; seems like nobody does nowdays.

    • @WilleJamesHuff
      @WilleJamesHuff ปีที่แล้ว

      @@TheCarson116 Yep I’ll always run one as long as I have parts to fix if needed. And that shouldn’t be any issue because I have 7 various MX’s I can use for parts. Plus one whole complete working bar recently pulled off a retired volunteer fire truck that had pretty low run time.

    • @SkippyPB.
      @SkippyPB. ปีที่แล้ว

      They already have one. The Federal Signal Vison SLR

    • @TheCarson116
      @TheCarson116 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@SkippyPB.Yes, along with the Navigator, but that's it: no other manufacturers are making any other rotator lightbar models (compared to when they were the norm some decades back).

  • @tomjoad1363
    @tomjoad1363 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What bout hte brightness of the LED bulbs ? I've paused and saw that the reflector in not fully reflecting because the top of the buld is black plastic. You can see the black top being reflected. Since the full surface of the reflector is not fully enlighted, i'm afraid the light output is way lower than a halogen bulb. Did you observed the same ?

  • @siriustraveler7083
    @siriustraveler7083 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice light bar there is a lot going on in there 😂

  • @VTwin4Christ
    @VTwin4Christ 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Those older light bars had a ton of strange noises. I remember the chain driven ones...

    • @LeSedici
      @LeSedici 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And the holagen strobes that had that pulsing sound, and you'd hear them back feeding into the radio.

    • @ComputerLearning0
      @ComputerLearning0 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@LeSedici We used Whelen 8000 series strobe bars in the early 80's and those generated a very distinctive "whoop-whoop" sound everytime the strobes would fire.

  • @VOLKZZORN
    @VOLKZZORN 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Good idea with because LEDs are only slightly weak, there are flashlights where there is a large LED with 150,000 lumens that is installed in the direction of the mirror and then it gets bright hell but still good work and a good idea 👍🏻

    • @VOLKZZORN
      @VOLKZZORN 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      www.google.de/shopping/product/1?q=LED%22s+150000+lumen&start=20&client=safari&hl=de-de&biw=375&bih=544&tbs=vw:l,ss:44&prds=num:1,of:1,epd:51089275912040304,paur:ClkAsKraXwnURQRcX83xC0tsS_gNdjT9OUGx6PixVwdeghMVc1z6a7pF_R13uhRwvTmVbGkdQEFNR_V8AlJkrgfNlgX5pwutnQVdGEGgNtHh7b-8zkXFN0rIrxIZAFPVH71buMCYrWYH6d5ljr1s3hg1x-0qgQ,prmr:1,pid:51089275912040304,cs:1

  • @orlandochannel4769
    @orlandochannel4769 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Can you provide the information where to find those light bulbs?

  • @Empireplumbing45
    @Empireplumbing45 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have the exact light bar but not the led lights how do you power for display ???

  • @Texas_Cody
    @Texas_Cody 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The 90's called they want thier beacons back

  • @16jnajm
    @16jnajm 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I have one of these, but I need to make a switch panel for it. Can I see the one you used for this video?

  • @RyanCunningham12
    @RyanCunningham12 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    You want to be putting in thin LEDs, those fat ones are just messing up the reflector spread compared to the halogen.

  • @WildCat324
    @WildCat324 ปีที่แล้ว

    What kind of bulbs do i need for led

  • @misterbee4574
    @misterbee4574 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is it actually better though with LED bulbs?

  • @jakobrodoski1628
    @jakobrodoski1628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    What bulb does the intersections use? The ones like the outer rotators?(the twist and lock ones) I just converted my rotators minus the middle....for now and wanna do the intersections next

    • @Natesmodelrailroad
      @Natesmodelrailroad 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I'd have to look at one of mine, but I'm pretty sure they use the round base, twist-lock ones.

  • @MrShotgun3744
    @MrShotgun3744 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I find the led bulbs ?

  • @RacerXGTO
    @RacerXGTO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    the LED bulb mod was not an improvement. - These bars were wicked bright with massive warning power during the day. Like many departments, they didn't bother polishing or refresh the lenses and they frosted over with UV damage, and then these bars really lost their full potential.

    • @QuikCall4623
      @QuikCall4623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Agreed, im a lightbar collector and the MX7000s are my all time favorite, Ill be running one with my fire dept here soon!

  • @cajones19781
    @cajones19781 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Has anyone found an H1-55 type LED that is bright? I am using and original early 90s Fed Sig Vector which is super bright and looks amazing on the newer vehicles still, but I'd like to lower my amperage draw. I have ordered a few but none were brighter than the halogen surprisingly. Any ideas?? Cool video!

  • @samwenske
    @samwenske 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Couldn't you used brighter LED bulbs or something? Like with more watts and whatnot?

  • @rowdybullard9074
    @rowdybullard9074 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Is there a wiring diagram for the mx7000?

  • @GokantheHusky
    @GokantheHusky 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The more you know. I always thought these lightbars were all halogen but I was wrong. Also our old Australian NSW police cars used to have these. Now we have either Code 3 Defender Tricore or Code 3 Pursuit (There is another and it had the exact same light pattern as the defender Tricore but not sure what it's called.)

  • @inhalefarts
    @inhalefarts 5 ปีที่แล้ว

    How much is one of these worth pre-restored? I got one from a garage sale that is in pretty good shape but not show worthy at the moment, and i'm unsure of whether it'd be worth it just to sell it or maybe try to get it to work? The cord is cut though, easy enough fix I imagine, but I don't know the first thing about these things.

    • @AllThingsMech
      @AllThingsMech 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I've got a couple of these kicking around my shop...they aren't worth much these days. Parts are pretty much obsolete unless you scour ebay or hack something together, output isn't that great, and there are lots of mechanical assemblies to break or stop working. Unless you're selling to a rural volunteer fire department or tow company that has older equipment, you probably won't be able to sell it for more that $50-$100, provided everything works. If it has anything wrong with it, most people won't touch it. That's my experience anyway.

  • @dl3931
    @dl3931 5 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Those LED bulbs suck. The center bulb is way brighter

  • @franklincloninger892
    @franklincloninger892 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Nicely done! Where did you get your bulbs from?

  • @USMC_BABE38
    @USMC_BABE38 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I get one

  • @tommyn.j3628
    @tommyn.j3628 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Is not wery brigth why dont keep halogen bulbs

  • @nightwolf883
    @nightwolf883 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Police agencies need to incorporate these into existing lightbars

  • @jamesdillard3583
    @jamesdillard3583 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    We use to use them on our firetrucks but they found something else. I ask them if we could get something like this for are cars or trucks so when we are responding to the fire station and go out on calls we can get people out of are way but the state i live in they don't let the volunteers use them or maybe is the city i live in. Not sure but are fire chief said no.

  • @BIGLOU48
    @BIGLOU48 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:20 Federal light and Signal corp calls them street sweepers

  • @_Area-51
    @_Area-51 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Watching this makes me want to go clubbing

  • @alonzomeachem9909
    @alonzomeachem9909 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Need something like this our brush truck lightbar is a mx7000 need brighter bulbs

  • @ScarOne314
    @ScarOne314 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Awesome!

  • @eltacogrande23
    @eltacogrande23 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These lightbars are not engineered for LED bulbs. Halogen all the way.

    • @eltacogrande23
      @eltacogrande23 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@baddriversofthenorcalarea500 well, first of all, LED bars aren't the future, they're the present. Nobody knows what the future holds. That's why it's called the future. Nobody is advocating halogen lights replace LED lights. I'm simply saying this particular lightbar was not designed or engineered to be used with LED bulbs. One thing has nothing to do with the other.

    • @QuikCall4623
      @QuikCall4623 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Agreed, im a lightbar collector and the MX7000s are my all time favorite, Ill be running one with my fire dept here soon!
      Id run an MX over an LED anyday,

  • @microbusss
    @microbusss 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    need 2 sets in solid blue 😉

  • @__chevytrucks__
    @__chevytrucks__ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Damn those pretty...

  • @СтасПряхин-щ5ы
    @СтасПряхин-щ5ы ปีที่แล้ว

    Особенно смотрятся белые перемигивающиеся огни, которые резко зажигаются и тухнут, так как это диоды, но синяя полоска лишняя…

  • @SplitSecondTowing
    @SplitSecondTowing 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If anybody knows where to get NOS parts for MX7000's, or even whole lightbars, msg me. I ran across a website once that was selling new in box MX7000's super cheap.....cant find it now...….good job on those lenses tho brother....

    • @lsilights
      @lsilights 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Email on the way!

  • @craigclaassen7346
    @craigclaassen7346 ปีที่แล้ว

    The Queensland Police Service removed all the rotators, and replaced them with strip LED lights.

  • @RoyanGreenwood23
    @RoyanGreenwood23 ปีที่แล้ว

    I would love to see this at night

  • @thomasrossi31
    @thomasrossi31 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I forgot how noisy the rotators were...

  • @nightowlcop
    @nightowlcop 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Looks like a wolo light bar now lol

  • @tonysamtraktrainvideos
    @tonysamtraktrainvideos 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video but the motors are too loud

  • @alexandersalarms5380
    @alexandersalarms5380 5 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my favorite lightbar barnstable regional airport tender 43 has this same lightbar

  • @LIGHTSPEED-zg3gu
    @LIGHTSPEED-zg3gu 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    1:07 please somebody make a song with this sound

  • @mikesecondo2254
    @mikesecondo2254 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Antique!!!!

    • @QuikCall4623
      @QuikCall4623 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They aren't that antique, they were discontinued by Code 3 in 2017, started production in 1989.

  • @americo5052
    @americo5052 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yes

  • @tommynygaardjensen8398
    @tommynygaardjensen8398 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love the noise but this led bulbs is weak

  • @one-o-four889
    @one-o-four889 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    LED's just don't have the cutting power of "real" light bulbs, IMHO

  • @streak2645
    @streak2645 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The rotators are way too fast. And not a big fan of the led's.

  • @DW-vv6rz
    @DW-vv6rz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The 90s were noisy

    • @tommyn.j3628
      @tommyn.j3628 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wrong 80 and 90 was good times

    • @justjeremy441
      @justjeremy441 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@tommyn.j3628 he was talking about the light bar...

  • @brushrescue1701
    @brushrescue1701 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Those cheap shitty LED bulbs From China are really bad You need to get the bulbs back in there ASAP

  • @legionofknightsgaming6890
    @legionofknightsgaming6890 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    These wont ever come back. Way to many moving parts which are prone to breakdown.

  • @blancopolar4674
    @blancopolar4674 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    😎👍💪🇻🇪

  • @ShadowDragon246
    @ShadowDragon246 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Instead of using cheep shitty chiense LEDs you should of use Diode Dynamics LEDs!!!

  • @pou9569
    @pou9569 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    อยากได้🙏🏼

  • @mikesecondo2254
    @mikesecondo2254 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Strobes are the way to go... Much brighter....no motors.. outdated mechanical

  • @pavelsimonov70
    @pavelsimonov70 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Как трактор

  • @frankies6770
    @frankies6770 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Another great vintage bar destroyed by crap led’s fix it right or sell it to a collector who will treat it right will ya !!!!!

  • @GrammarPoliceInvestigations
    @GrammarPoliceInvestigations 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Underwhelming and gay lightbar.

  • @Zorak1
    @Zorak1 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Where can I find one