Plastic back seats in a patrol car are the only way to fly. Plastic enables the inevitable vomit and urine to be easily hosed out. Fabric smells are forever.
First off you're lucky you got to go home. Every time I've sat in one it's to have gone to county jail(I deserved it most of the time though, I'll admit). They're plastic for a reason. Cops deal with a lot intoxicated people who can't control bodily functions.
Local PD guy where we used to live explained it this way: Basic keys like that are easy to replace, work on multiple vehicles in a pinch, and the lack of fancy remote start gizmos is one less way for the car to be broken into or tampered with. Also, the column shifter is made necessary by the laptop and other electronics that normally take up the whole center console area. (and on a side note, he said, the column shifter is easier to use when making evasive reverse-to-forward spins)
there has been several times when local Sheriff's deputies and City PD officers have come to the walmart I work at and had more keys cut for their cruisers.
Us were not allowed to have spare keys (we share all the cars) so if you lock your key in the car, you call a towing. And get your ass laughed at. You do that once at a rookie, and hopefully never again loool
@@thematt1203 i have a retired crown vic and have locked myself out more then a few times our local police department will come pop the door for you, its funny you gotta call a wrecker when our cops will just come do it.
The numbered buttons on the steering wheel are upfitter switches that provide a 12v(-) latched output for triggering lights, sirens, etc. Depending on the upfit package, If you pull the lower center console panels there are 2 upfitter plugs that provide wiring through the vehicle for additional equipment. Also, if it has dealer optioned lighting in the vehicle, there is usually a Whelen siren controler under the flip up panel behind the just behind the rear seats.
So does that Covid destroy mode have a safety that keeps it off when there is a person in the car, or do you suppose that future headlines are going to tell us about some prisoner who was accidentally roasted like a turkey? I mean, a car that heats up like an oven - what could possibly go wrong?
The cars always ship from the factory with vinyl rear seats. During upfitting, those seats are yanked out and replaced with the plastic bench. Most Police departments have TONS of rear seats laying around lol.
Neat look at the new interceptor! And I love that you take the time to do stuff like show what friends and/or neighbours are up to. Good to see a company like BG doing that well in difficult times.
@@WatchJRGo Old crown vics were mostly keyed alike for entire departments. Even big cities. Look up stuff from Deviant Ollam about keys. He used to prank cops by betting them he could get in their locked cruisers and it would always work.
@WatchJRGo the standard military vehicle literally has no keys. It's a turn switch and a simple but easy to learn start procedure depending on vehicle. They rely on security through obscurity (what's this key to I wonder) if lost, and security through force if someone malicious comes along. In both cases, it makes more sense to let ANY cop/soldier operate it if needed, than to bother to "protect the protectors"
Buddy of mine is a local cop, his keys are like this as well for his charger. It makes it easier because they don't turn the car off, only carry the remote and lock the doors with the engine running.
All the cops here use those, they must love them. Our police used crown vics and Chargers for a short period and now mostly use the Ford suv thing. I wonder if they're quicker than the crown vic or the Chargers. I talked to a officer here at a auto show years ago when they got the first batch of Chargers in and he liked the Crown Vic better because the interior had more room for them. They probably like the suv thing for the same reason, lotsa room for everything they might need and a awd option.
#WatchJGo you *missed* a few more details. *1. KEY* - A lot of departments have the same key for the whole fleet, that started years ago. If an officer looses a key, they still got GPS in the vehicle so smart carjacker will never even think of jacking a police vehicle. *2. Column shifter* - not for looks or esthetics. It's purely for available space in the center console. Just like someone mentioned for a computer, radios and siren/lights controller. *3.* ❄ - is a winter driving mode. And the *Surveillance Mode* option is not included, because the button to activate it would be right next to the snowflake. It would sound an alarm if anyone is approaching and roll up windows. *4. 1,2,3,4 buttons* - on the steering wheel are wired to activate one of 4 relays that department can hook it up to any option they want(change siren, sound air horn, activate different light/siren mode). *5. Police Idle* - This one is missing it but most of them have it. A button with a police badge right next to the light switch. You can press it while engine is running, put in *P* and pull the key out of the ignition and it will still run until you put the key back into ignition and turn it ON. So they can keep all of the equipment running and no risk of anyone driving off in it. *And a few other things that regular Explorer doesn't have.*
If you press the “low” button a blue police car light will appear on the dash showing that you’re in “pursuit” mode which is essentially different shift points over standard.
Pursuit mode activates automatically based upon hard accel, brake, or steering inputs. Low gear is just a traditional low gear for slow speed/heavy load.
@@skylartaggart Check the Owner's Manual. "This mode does not use a switch. This system is a temporary driving enhancement that senses the driver is demanding high performance from the vehicle. On all Police Interceptor applications, the transmission holds lower gears and the engine holds higher engine speeds longer than normal driving. The mode terminates when the vehicle senses the driver is no longer in high performance demand."
@@TodayinKansasCity as had been the case since 2013, the low gear option forces the various computers to access “pursuit mode” faster than not using it. We are in agreement that it is not a dedicated switch
Old job I had I drove the previous generation of those, back when the Taurus was still around as well. Be thankful that one had power locks even. Some didn't back then. For sure preferred the Taurus interceptor over the Explorer Interceptor.
Carpet floors are dumb for everyone. You end up buying the slush mats anyway. Wish more manufacturers would use rubber floors in consumer cars from factory like cop cars have.
Carpeting has better sound and thermal insulation. Also, vinyl flooring can actually wear faster than carpeting. If you've owned or driven long-term fleet vehicles, you'll know the vinyl dries out and tears up as it ages. Another thing, they lose their texture and become slippery as they age. Carpeting actually last longer, because it breaths. The only reasons fleet buyers want vinyl is because it's cheaper and it's stain resistant. If you spill something nasty all over your carpet, it's in it forever. If you spill on vinyl, it usually wipes right up.
I was scoping out used cars the other day thinking "what would be next for JR", and all I could find were all these used Ford Explorer Interceptors with 240k miles. And then this pops up. First it was the Dart, now the Explorer. This is odd.
Last time I was given a ride in a police car it was very different than that lol. It was a mid 80’s Dodge Diplomat from the Philly PD that had one of those rings attached to the floor in front of the rear seats that cuffs got attached to. Don’t ask me how I know that but I can assure you that the Explorer is waaay more comfortable than that Dodge was 😆
I’ve been driving these for awhile now. While the newer ones(2021’s) drive just fine, I prefer the older 2015’s and 2016’s that are still in our fleet. They just feel better when your in them for 12 hours. The best part of our 2021’s is that they put factory installed LED light package so no light bar on top was needed. You are right though, they are built very well and have very few issues outside normal maintenance.
Yep the cheap keys are so that the city shop can cut new ones. Iirc they're usually keyed alike as well so one key will start all in the fleet. The high temp self cleaning is interesting... You definitely wouldn't want to run that if somebody puked back there
The key needs to be separate from the remote so the officer can leave the key in the ignition (engine on to run the electronics) when they exit the unit and lock the doors. That wouldn't be possible if the key and remote were combined. Before remotes were available, patrol cars (probably all American cars) had 2 keys; round for doors, square for ignition, that was to leave car running to power the radio when they leave their unit and lock the doors for whatever call they were on. Not all officers would lock their doors but all would leave their engines running. That's the story of how I "borrowed" a police car once in my younger days.
The Ford "Police Secure Idle" feature allows you to actually turn the ignition to the OFF position and remove the key while the engine continues to run.
@@TodayinKansasCityit's an added option, not all vehicles are equipped with secure idle and that function is prone to malfunction. Ask any motor pool technician. Sometimes old school is better than new tech.
@@TodayinKansasCity and just in case you're wondering. I work for Mesa P.D. motor pool, work on their cars daily. And if you want a second opinion, ask Alex from the Legit Street Cars TH-cam channel, he'll tell you the same when he worked for P.D.
Over on DeviantOllam's channel, he shows that many police cars use the exact same standardized key. He is a professional PenTester who does both physical and computer pentesting. Sort of the Lock Picking Lawyer to the next level. Fun stuff!
I don't really have a dog in this fight. However, I can't help but be disappointed that it doesn't have the turbo EcoBoost. For me that takes away a lot of style points for a police interceptor.
Most police vehicles are for fleet use, which means multiple operators. Remote key fobs are expensive to replace if lost or damaged, and non chipped keys are cheap to make. Most of the center console area in police vehicles is taken up by equipment, hence the use of a column shift, plus the column shift knob has been used on police vehicles since car makers started equipping police vehicles with automatic transmissions and before that manual transmissions were probably column shift also, so muscle memory plays a part. If you have ever tried to quickly shift a console shifter into gear, mistakes are easy to make and a column shifter is much easier to shift into and out of gear quickly and holds up to constant use much better.
I do believe the combination is set +, set -, set+, set -, cruise control on, off, on, off. The hazards will flash indicating you've initiated the process.
They keys are so simple because with the fobs people have found ways to mimic them and steal the vehicle. The simplicity is probably for security more than anything
It's called cabin heat soak. I work for my county garage so I work on these 24/7 we've installed the cabin heat soak program on all our new explorers. And not those tires are not run flat. Also it does not flash or honk horn due to being stealth
Back around 2017 or 18 police officers around the country started complaining about an odor in the car and it was making them extremely sick. It had gotten so bad that almost all police departments had to park the explorer claimed it was unsafe for use. Of course Ford could not have this so they immediately brought some of the cars that had made the officer too sick to stay in the car. What Ford had found out was that the third party who takes the vehicles from Ford and turns them into police vehicles were at fault for what was happening. There's a lot of wires that go into police vehicles. You have the emergency lights there's a different wire harness for the tail lights things such as this. The company that was doing the work were drilling their holes right where the exhaust was. So the cars were filling up with carbon monoxide and it was a miracle no one died from this. With this information they sent people around the country to seal the whole. After this was completed all the vehicles went back into service and nobody was getting sick again. I enjoyed your video look forward to the next one.
i had a Maryland State Police interceptor when i was in high school. It was a 67 that was 2 years old when i got it at auction. I paid 800.00 for it. it was still painted like the current state cars and was a hoot to drive in the highways and watch people slow down when they saw m in their rear view mirrors.
Dear God, how much faster than mid 60mph does a cop need to go in reverse? The stock Grand Marquis, Vic, and Town Car all would go in the mid 60s in reverse during the 90's.
I've never understood the golden shovels held by a bunch of guys in suits wearing hard hats and pretending they're doing real work.... I'm far more impressed by a guy holding a dirty wrench underneath a car doing something ACTUALLY useful.
dodge comes with the key "fobs" do to there lock out. so when they leave there car running if someone gets into the car, they cant get the car into gear without the key in the car.
No real need to hide the key bitting, it's likely the standard ford fleet key that has been used forever. Unless it is specified when ordered it comes with the fleet key.
They should go back to the old Ignition key. That is w the fob key where do you put it? There’s no designated spot for it, & sometimes the key falls out of your pockets, & or if you have a messy car glovebox it gets lost.
Until someone is locked in the back an a butt hole with a chip on his shoulder has to prove something. 😶 Hope they tied that into the seat pressure sensor for the air bags, so it can't be turned on if someone is in the car.
fun fact about those new Explorers is the 2wd models are not front drive they are rear drive and it shares the platform with the all new Lincoln Aviator
So cool to see JR looking over a Cop Car! Hope some day you can test drive one. Ford sends a test car around to different police departments I guess for them to look over. Maybe somebody watching could hook you up? Maybe ask a police academy?
Well the simple single old key answer is. Many city police depts order the new units keyed alike. Ford and other manufacturers normally let the dept carry the same key code year to year. So if ordered correctly the brand new units will have the same key as one that is ten years old. Many depts have the cars recoded when they sell them.
Most police cars are keyed with a fleet key. They commonly use the H75 blank and share 6 common bittings most commonly 1284X. 1284X will start 80% of the Police, Taxi, and fleet trucks in the US.
you are lucky!! most police cars don't come with back seats anymore... you just sit on very hard plastic.... i have seen many police explorers with no back seats...
Lol that guy talking at the ground breaking ceremony was so muffled out you could barely hear him with all the trucks in the background. Also they dug into ground that was already loose topsoil at grade to the new sidewalk lol. Idk I get it was symbolic but it was just funny how they did it. And some of them barely took a scoop! Haha!
My City just spent 12 million dollars to buy Chargers and Durango RT's in addition to their Taurus's and Tahoes for K9 units. We're a real city with a real budget for equipment
I ordered my 2022 Explorer ST back in October. I was able to order the police floors in it. Now when I get into those 400 hasps. I can spray out the floorboards.
I ordered a 22 Explorer 3.3l for my government car (delivery due 12/26). No way is it as sparse as the interceptor - regular key, interior, and rotary shifter. Excited to get it!
To answer your question about the key @WatchJRGo it’s because the manufacturer has to account for the computer that goes on the center console, plus there is no shift interlock, I believe these actually have a shift lever like the 2005 super duty does. Up by the steering wheel. So they gave standard keys, because a lot of hijacker’s are also an issue in the police world.
It's not just cuz it's cheap it's also because most departments are keyed alike and that's a non-chipped key. Also all police vehicles have Column shifters because of the police equipment that goes in the middle the console etc
I sat in the back of one of these once... they gave me a ride to my house, it had the plastic seats 0/10 😂
Plastic back seats in a patrol car are the only way to fly. Plastic enables the inevitable vomit and urine to be easily hosed out. Fabric smells are forever.
Hey everytime I've gotten a ride from them, they take me to this medevil dungeon like hotel. What gives? Lol.
First off you're lucky you got to go home. Every time I've sat in one it's to have gone to county jail(I deserved it most of the time though, I'll admit). They're plastic for a reason. Cops deal with a lot intoxicated people who can't control bodily functions.
Local PD guy where we used to live explained it this way: Basic keys like that are easy to replace, work on multiple vehicles in a pinch, and the lack of fancy remote start gizmos is one less way for the car to be broken into or tampered with. Also, the column shifter is made necessary by the laptop and other electronics that normally take up the whole center console area. (and on a side note, he said, the column shifter is easier to use when making evasive reverse-to-forward spins)
there has been several times when local Sheriff's deputies and City PD officers have come to the walmart I work at and had more keys cut for their cruisers.
I wish they still used the Crown Vics
While that stuff maybe true its mainly about cost savings
@@digitalrailroader Did you keep one of the copies?
@@Cooperdonny325 Me too, but it does make sense, especially in the northern rust belt states where it snows, for them to have an SUV.
For the record. I prefer fleet keys. Cheap to add extra keys to carry on me in case I lock my cruiser. I’ve got a 20 hybrid
Us were not allowed to have spare keys (we share all the cars) so if you lock your key in the car, you call a towing. And get your ass laughed at. You do that once at a rookie, and hopefully never again loool
@@thematt1203 that’s crazy. I have 3 spare keys on me not to mention FordPass app.
@@thematt1203 i have a retired crown vic and have locked myself out more then a few times our local police department will come pop the door for you, its funny you gotta call a wrecker when our cops will just come do it.
The numbered buttons on the steering wheel are upfitter switches that provide a 12v(-) latched output for triggering lights, sirens, etc. Depending on the upfit package, If you pull the lower center console panels there are 2 upfitter plugs that provide wiring through the vehicle for additional equipment. Also, if it has dealer optioned lighting in the vehicle, there is usually a Whelen siren controler under the flip up panel behind the just behind the rear seats.
If it gets hot enough, it should kill bed bugs too. That is probably more important considering the people who are going to be riding in the back.
So does that Covid destroy mode have a safety that keeps it off when there is a person in the car, or do you suppose that future headlines are going to tell us about some prisoner who was accidentally roasted like a turkey? I mean, a car that heats up like an oven - what could possibly go wrong?
You know that be saying oh I didn't know he was back there
Saunas can get up to 150.
@@wo4689 That's hot.
Police auctions 😐
@@MOSTGHALONE they usually remove police equipment so they would likely remove this functionality also
The cars always ship from the factory with vinyl rear seats. During upfitting, those seats are yanked out and replaced with the plastic bench. Most Police departments have TONS of rear seats laying around lol.
I wonder if you could buy them from them...
Would be handy for when the kids vomit in the back
Neat look at the new interceptor! And I love that you take the time to do stuff like show what friends and/or neighbours are up to. Good to see a company like BG doing that well in difficult times.
Most municipalities order key’d alike vehicles with no PATS, that way they only need 1 key for the entire fleet.
They can't be keyed alike... right??? Like that would be insane, if one key was lost and someone found it they could steal any car they wanted. 😳
@@WatchJRGo pretty much
@@WatchJRGo Old crown vics were mostly keyed alike for entire departments. Even big cities. Look up stuff from Deviant Ollam about keys. He used to prank cops by betting them he could get in their locked cruisers and it would always work.
@@WatchJRGo Yep, buy a retired police vehicle and the key that comes with it will probably still work on the current fleet in most cities.
@WatchJRGo the standard military vehicle literally has no keys. It's a turn switch and a simple but easy to learn start procedure depending on vehicle. They rely on security through obscurity (what's this key to I wonder) if lost, and security through force if someone malicious comes along. In both cases, it makes more sense to let ANY cop/soldier operate it if needed, than to bother to "protect the protectors"
Buddy of mine is a local cop, his keys are like this as well for his charger. It makes it easier because they don't turn the car off, only carry the remote and lock the doors with the engine running.
You missed the armored front seats. There's a shield in the seatbacks of the front seats so that a prisoner cannot stab an officer through the seat.
Well that's a cool feature! 💯
Perfect for your Uber driving buddy....
also depending on how they're spec'd when ordering, some also offer ballistic door panels, most likely NYPD/CHP/LVPD&Metro usually order that feature
The police version Explorers also have a 75 mph rear impact rating. The spare tire is part of that along with floor reinforcement.
All the cops here use those, they must love them. Our police used crown vics and Chargers for a short period and now mostly use the Ford suv thing. I wonder if they're quicker than the crown vic or the Chargers. I talked to a officer here at a auto show years ago when they got the first batch of Chargers in and he liked the Crown Vic better because the interior had more room for them. They probably like the suv thing for the same reason, lotsa room for everything they might need and a awd option.
Most cops I've talked to don't like the Explorers. They all prefer the Crown Victorias.
I wonder how long it will be before a rear seat passenger gets subjected to that "sanitization mode".
9:41 “Groundbreaking” while the excavator is actively digging behind them 😂
#WatchJGo you *missed* a few more details.
*1. KEY* - A lot of departments have the same key for the whole fleet, that started years ago. If an officer looses a key, they still got GPS in the vehicle so smart carjacker will never even think of jacking a police vehicle.
*2. Column shifter* - not for looks or esthetics. It's purely for available space in the center console. Just like someone mentioned for a computer, radios and siren/lights controller.
*3.* ❄ - is a winter driving mode. And the *Surveillance Mode* option is not included, because the button to activate it would be right next to the snowflake. It would sound an alarm if anyone is approaching and roll up windows.
*4. 1,2,3,4 buttons* - on the steering wheel are wired to activate one of 4 relays that department can hook it up to any option they want(change siren, sound air horn, activate different light/siren mode).
*5. Police Idle* - This one is missing it but most of them have it. A button with a police badge right next to the light switch. You can press it while engine is running, put in *P* and pull the key out of the ignition and it will still run until you put the key back into ignition and turn it ON. So they can keep all of the equipment running and no risk of anyone driving off in it.
*And a few other things that regular Explorer doesn't have.*
the genuine excitement over the red interior lights is funny as hell here
If you press the “low” button a blue police car light will appear on the dash showing that you’re in “pursuit” mode which is essentially different shift points over standard.
Pursuit mode activates automatically based upon hard accel, brake, or steering inputs. Low gear is just a traditional low gear for slow speed/heavy load.
@@TodayinKansasCity untrue, I will operate both ways
@@skylartaggart Check the Owner's Manual. "This mode does not use a switch. This system is a temporary driving enhancement that senses the driver is demanding high performance from the vehicle. On all Police Interceptor applications, the transmission holds lower gears and the engine holds higher engine speeds longer than normal driving. The mode terminates when the vehicle senses the driver is no longer in high performance demand."
@@TodayinKansasCity as had been the case since 2013, the low gear option forces the various computers to access “pursuit mode” faster than not using it. We are in agreement that it is not a dedicated switch
Those keys are the same as my dad’s 2001 Ford Explorer, simple and functional…
Old job I had I drove the previous generation of those, back when the Taurus was still around as well. Be thankful that one had power locks even. Some didn't back then. For sure preferred the Taurus interceptor over the Explorer Interceptor.
Carpet floors are dumb for everyone. You end up buying the slush mats anyway. Wish more manufacturers would use rubber floors in consumer cars from factory like cop cars have.
Carpeting has better sound and thermal insulation. Also, vinyl flooring can actually wear faster than carpeting. If you've owned or driven long-term fleet vehicles, you'll know the vinyl dries out and tears up as it ages. Another thing, they lose their texture and become slippery as they age. Carpeting actually last longer, because it breaths. The only reasons fleet buyers want vinyl is because it's cheaper and it's stain resistant. If you spill something nasty all over your carpet, it's in it forever. If you spill on vinyl, it usually wipes right up.
I was scoping out used cars the other day thinking "what would be next for JR", and all I could find were all these used Ford Explorer Interceptors with 240k miles. And then this pops up. First it was the Dart, now the Explorer. This is odd.
Last time I was given a ride in a police car it was very different than that lol. It was a mid 80’s Dodge Diplomat from the Philly PD that had one of those rings attached to the floor in front of the rear seats that cuffs got attached to. Don’t ask me how I know that but I can assure you that the Explorer is waaay more comfortable than that Dodge was 😆
I’ve been driving these for awhile now. While the newer ones(2021’s) drive just fine, I prefer the older 2015’s and 2016’s that are still in our fleet. They just feel better when your in them for 12 hours. The best part of our 2021’s is that they put factory installed LED light package so no light bar on top was needed. You are right though, they are built very well and have very few issues outside normal maintenance.
Column shifters rock.
I’m a truck driver IRL . I deliver a lot of Havis parts to build these police SUV’s . Very cool ! 👍
Whoa, John, the value of your shop just shot up with that facility being built.
Nice! :)
What faculty?
@@YourWifesBoyfriend BG Products Inc.
@@robtowen how do you build a faculty? Cadaver parts? Are they cyborgs?
@@YourWifesBoyfriend good catch, I didn't see the typo on either post but rather based my reply on what JR stated in the video.
Yep the cheap keys are so that the city shop can cut new ones. Iirc they're usually keyed alike as well so one key will start all in the fleet. The high temp self cleaning is interesting... You definitely wouldn't want to run that if somebody puked back there
I love that you knew why the interior light is red.
Oddly, those Explorer PPVs get better gas mileage than the Caprices they’ll all eventually replace.
its a non turbo V6 compared to thirsty LT1
@@danwake4431 its an L77 with 350HP.
I love how they are doing a groundbreaking ceremony when they are already balls-deep into excavation. 😂
Goood evening Jr and crew. Great to see you again.👍🇺🇸
Glad you're here! 🍻
BG comes in cluch on any older cars that sat for a long while, cool to see them as your neighbor
The key needs to be separate from the remote so the officer can leave the key in the ignition (engine on to run the electronics) when they exit the unit and lock the doors. That wouldn't be possible if the key and remote were combined. Before remotes were available, patrol cars (probably all American cars) had 2 keys; round for doors, square for ignition, that was to leave car running to power the radio when they leave their unit and lock the doors for whatever call they were on. Not all officers would lock their doors but all would leave their engines running. That's the story of how I "borrowed" a police car once in my younger days.
I would ask about your story behind how you borrowed a police car but I’m not really into fiction.
You know you're old when you remember a time when cars had a separate key for door and ignition.
The Ford "Police Secure Idle" feature allows you to actually turn the ignition to the OFF position and remove the key while the engine continues to run.
@@TodayinKansasCityit's an added option, not all vehicles are equipped with secure idle and that function is prone to malfunction. Ask any motor pool technician. Sometimes old school is better than new tech.
@@TodayinKansasCity and just in case you're wondering. I work for Mesa P.D. motor pool, work on their cars daily. And if you want a second opinion, ask Alex from the Legit Street Cars TH-cam channel, he'll tell you the same when he worked for P.D.
We put all the lights and radios in those, the durangos, and tahoes…… I love working on the PPVs and lighting them up!!
Over on DeviantOllam's channel, he shows that many police cars use the exact same standardized key. He is a professional PenTester who does both physical and computer pentesting. Sort of the Lock Picking Lawyer to the next level. Fun stuff!
Came to the comments to mention Deviant. This is one of many. th-cam.com/video/YnYoWj_rYHs/w-d-xo.html
The keys and the column shift are part of the requirements package from the big police groups like CHP, MSP, etc that do the testing.
Whish civs had that as a base option. Love column shift!
I don't really have a dog in this fight. However, I can't help but be disappointed that it doesn't have the turbo EcoBoost. For me that takes away a lot of style points for a police interceptor.
Most police vehicles are for fleet use, which means multiple operators. Remote key fobs are expensive to replace if lost or damaged, and non chipped keys are cheap to make. Most of the center console area in police vehicles is taken up by equipment, hence the use of a column shift, plus the column shift knob has been used on police vehicles since car makers started equipping police vehicles with automatic transmissions and before that manual transmissions were probably column shift also, so muscle memory plays a part. If you have ever tried to quickly shift a console shifter into gear, mistakes are easy to make and a column shifter is much easier to shift into and out of gear quickly and holds up to constant use much better.
I do believe the combination is set +, set -, set+, set -, cruise control on, off, on, off. The hazards will flash indicating you've initiated the process.
Wow awesome video JR, and friends.
They keys are so simple because with the fobs people have found ways to mimic them and steal the vehicle. The simplicity is probably for security more than anything
It's called cabin heat soak. I work for my county garage so I work on these 24/7 we've installed the cabin heat soak program on all our new explorers. And not those tires are not run flat. Also it does not flash or honk horn due to being stealth
Full sized spare? Nice. So the cops can fix a flat while on patrol. I see that all the time! 😉👍👍
That's exactly what I was wondering. Is a cop really going to change a tire on the side of the road?
Back around 2017 or 18 police officers around the country started complaining about an odor in the car and it was making them extremely sick. It had gotten so bad that almost all police departments had to park the explorer claimed it was unsafe for use.
Of course Ford could not have this so they immediately brought some of the cars that had made the officer too sick to stay in the car.
What Ford had found out was that the third party who takes the vehicles from Ford and turns them into police vehicles were at fault for what was happening.
There's a lot of wires that go into police vehicles. You have the emergency lights there's a different wire harness for the tail lights things such as this. The company that was doing the work were drilling their holes right where the exhaust was. So the cars were filling up with carbon monoxide and it was a miracle no one died from this.
With this information they sent people around the country to seal the whole. After this was completed all the vehicles went back into service and nobody was getting sick again.
I enjoyed your video look forward to the next one.
i had a Maryland State Police interceptor when i was in high school. It was a 67 that was 2 years old when i got it at auction. I paid 800.00 for it. it was still painted like the current state cars and was a hoot to drive in the highways and watch people slow down when they saw m in their rear view mirrors.
I love column shifters in cars
that fob is a step up lol. the crown vics had the key and thats it 🤣
I've gotten to drive some 2020 Dodge chargers with the police package. I love then, especially the column shifter
The Police Ford Crown Vics had a higher speed in Reverse, than Public Crown Vics. I wonder if that Ford Interceptor has a special reverse gear?
Dear God, how much faster than mid 60mph does a cop need to go in reverse? The stock Grand Marquis, Vic, and Town Car all would go in the mid 60s in reverse during the 90's.
I've never understood the golden shovels held by a bunch of guys in suits wearing hard hats and pretending they're doing real work.... I'm far more impressed by a guy holding a dirty wrench underneath a car doing something ACTUALLY useful.
Either the money people or the politicians. Makes them feel included.
Where are you running for office? John q Everyman over here.
You'll understand if they ever put your name on the side of the building, till then don't worry about it. 🙄
Photo opportunity. Also, you don't own the building. They do...
@@whollymindless Society is built with a dominance hierarchy, so alphas are always included, whether the betas like it or not.
Woop Woop... Dats da sound of da police!
a column shifter in an explorer is amazing
I want a retired Interceptor Explorer. They have the third row delete.
I actually know the head engineer who designed this. He’s not even 30
dodge comes with the key "fobs" do to there lock out. so when they leave there car running if someone gets into the car, they cant get the car into gear without the key in the car.
No real need to hide the key bitting, it's likely the standard ford fleet key that has been used forever. Unless it is specified when ordered it comes with the fleet key.
They should go back to the old Ignition key. That is w the fob key where do you put it? There’s no designated spot for it, & sometimes the key falls out of your pockets, & or if you have a messy car glovebox it gets lost.
The heating virus killer is a brilliant idea! Someone should get a bonus for thar one!
People have been using heat for 8-legged pest control (flea, lice and bedbugs) for years. This method is the standard for clearing hotel rooms...
Until someone is locked in the back an a butt hole with a chip on his shoulder has to prove something. 😶 Hope they tied that into the seat pressure sensor for the air bags, so it can't be turned on if someone is in the car.
@@eldonerc2524 Yeah because I'd hate to be the cop that has to open the door and smell the guy that's been "sanitized" in that 100+ degree heat lol.
fun fact about those new Explorers is the 2wd models are not front drive they are rear drive and it shares the platform with the all new Lincoln Aviator
Maybe that's a fact, but it wasn't fun.
@@YourWifesBoyfriend that's gotta burn!
That's actually one of my favorite features of the new Explorer... back to RWD! :3
Back in the 70's all the cop cars were all keyed with the same key.
So cool to see JR looking over a Cop Car! Hope some day you can test drive one. Ford sends a test car around to different police departments I guess for them to look over. Maybe somebody watching could hook you up? Maybe ask a police academy?
I have 2020 explorer police interceptor and I have the small screen would I be able to replace it with the 12.1 screen if so where can I get one 😅
I have the 2022 police Interceptor utility and I'm still trying to understand how to set it up and outfit it for everyday use!
They don’t give them the good key because it’s called a fleet key. That one key should fit every cruiser.
Fleet keys....there are 4 different ones I think...most departments key all the vehicles with the same key
Well the simple single old key answer is. Many city police depts order the new units keyed alike. Ford and other manufacturers normally let the dept carry the same key code year to year. So if ordered correctly the brand new units will have the same key as one that is ten years old. Many depts have the cars recoded when they sell them.
Great video JR.
Most police cars are keyed with a fleet key. They commonly use the H75 blank and share 6 common bittings most commonly 1284X. 1284X will start 80% of the Police, Taxi, and fleet trucks in the US.
Most of those fleet cars with cheap keys are keyed alike for the entire fleet
This is why there are ticket quotas...
It's the fleet key!
you are lucky!! most police cars don't come with back seats anymore... you just sit on very hard plastic.... i have seen many police explorers with no back seats...
The weather looked incredible; what was the time frame of that shoot.
This is what I want in a new car and I'll be happy
Lol that guy talking at the ground breaking ceremony was so muffled out you could barely hear him with all the trucks in the background. Also they dug into ground that was already loose topsoil at grade to the new sidewalk lol. Idk I get it was symbolic but it was just funny how they did it. And some of them barely took a scoop! Haha!
My City just spent 12 million dollars to buy Chargers and Durango RT's in addition to their Taurus's and Tahoes for K9 units. We're a real city with a real budget for equipment
I ordered my 2022 Explorer ST back in October. I was able to order the police floors in it. Now when I get into those 400 hasps. I can spray out the floorboards.
Are these the ones that leak exhaust gas into the cab?
No,this one is all new from the ground up.the last generation did have that issue
Was just wondering the same thing. Of course some wack-a-dos will probably claim the exhaust gas kills the viruses. 🤨
I wonder what the fire and rescue version is like?
I would like to see Doug review ones of those. 🤪
The very basic key style is for fleet keys as some municipality use universal keys between vehicles
He's smiling because that property value just went up up up!
Ford should make a column shift option on civilian models, they have it for the police!
Just waiting for a crown vic or some retired detective car on the channel👏
He coughed your honor, I feared for my life.
What is that pedal on the passenger side floor?
I ordered a 22 Explorer 3.3l for my government car (delivery due 12/26). No way is it as sparse as the interceptor - regular key, interior, and rotary shifter. Excited to get it!
it's probably the same key that works in all the interceptor crown vics since the 90s
To answer your question about the key @WatchJRGo it’s because the manufacturer has to account for the computer that goes on the center console, plus there is no shift interlock, I believe these actually have a shift lever like the 2005 super duty does. Up by the steering wheel. So they gave standard keys, because a lot of hijacker’s are also an issue in the police world.
I know Weston Chaplan always runs into these! 😂
"Supervisor Vehicle"= "I am NOT transporting suspects/prisoners in MY vehicle!"
That's the key to my son's 2003 Grand Marquis 😂
I bought this same car for 7 grand $ 25,000 files at auction runs good.
It's not just cuz it's cheap it's also because most departments are keyed alike and that's a non-chipped key. Also all police vehicles have Column shifters because of the police equipment that goes in the middle the console etc
cant wait to cook a steak wrapped in aluminum foil with the 2022 police explorer corona cook off mode
JR, you need your own Caprice PPV….or that LS transplanted into something else!
I asked where he was at. That was me
How did he get a 2022 police interceptor Explorer? That thing is wild!
Do you know if I Would be able to swap the dash and the radio on my 2020 explorer police interceptor to have to regular dash with the big screan
I was trying to do the same thing did you end up doing it