Any LEOs use their rig for off duty work?

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Leo_the_LEO

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I had a question for any other Law Enforcement Officers out there. I have my 2019 4Runner ordered and trying to find some parts to gather up to install as the rig arrives. I like doing a lot of off duty lane closure/traffic control jobs and am currently using a 48" Whelen overhead light bar w/magnetic feet. I, however, have a plan for a build involving a roof rack that I'm not sure will accommodate that light bar.

So I'm trying to find a dual (or maybe triple?) color light bar. I already have a traffic advisor that I'm using now, that I plan to mount in the back that is Red/Blue and when I turn on the diagonals it goes to amber. I'm looking for a light bar to throw up front that'll give me Red/Blue then completely white. This way I can use it for both my traffic jobs and as an off-road light bar.

Anyone know of any place that sells something similar or can customize something??
 
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A very large percentage of the Honolulu Police Department drives 5th gen 4runners and they all have blue light bars. I know they aren’t allowed to have a sunroof but that’s all. You could maybe call the Serveco Toyota parts department and see if they know where local police get the light bar.
 
Leo_the_LEO said:
I had a question for any other Law Enforcement Officers out there. I have my 2019 4Runner ordered and trying to find some parts to gather up to install as the rig arrives. I like doing a lot of off duty lane closure/traffic control jobs and am currently using a 48" Whelen overhead light bar w/magnetic feet. I, however, have a plan for a build involving a roof rack that I'm not sure will accommodate that light bar.

So I'm trying to find a dual (or maybe triple?) color light bar. I already have a traffic advisor that I'm using now, that I plan to mount in the back that is Red/Blue and when I turn on the diagonals it goes to amber. I'm looking for a light bar to throw up front that'll give me Red/Blue then completely white. This way I can use it for both my traffic jobs and as an off-road light bar.

Anyone know of any place that sells something similar or can customize something??
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I know this is off topic,but how did you go about ordering a 2019?
 
fsroader said:
I know this is off topic,but how did you go about ordering a 2019?
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I walked into a dealer here in town that had a 2018 TRD Pro in black, but had like an extra $3k in dealer addons. I decided I didn't want it and they weren't budging on the addons so I asked if they could order a calvary blue and they had told me that new orders for those had stopped at the end of last month but they were starting to do orders for 2019 TRD Pros. They said they didn't have info on pricing yet, and I told them I wasn't going to pay a dime over MSRP. Once we had little things agreed on (No more than MSRP, No drilling a front plate, no addons) I placed a $1k deposit for a Voodoo Blue one, they told me it wouldn't get here until early September though.
 
Raider 47 said:
A very large percentage of the Honolulu Police Department drives 5th gen 4runners and they all have blue light bars. I know they aren’t allowed to have a sunroof but that’s all. You could maybe call the Serveco Toyota parts department and see if they know where local police get the light bar.
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would be worth a shot. only thing is I need more of an offload style light bar that would just alternate between colors and I'm not sure if they'd have an overhead bar like the one i currently have and is found on most police cars.
 
Leo_the_LEO said:
I had a question for any other Law Enforcement Officers out there. I have my 2019 4Runner ordered and trying to find some parts to gather up to install as the rig arrives. I like doing a lot of off duty lane closure/traffic control jobs and am currently using a 48" Whelen overhead light bar w/magnetic feet. I, however, have a plan for a build involving a roof rack that I'm not sure will accommodate that light bar.

So I'm trying to find a dual (or maybe triple?) color light bar. I already have a traffic advisor that I'm using now, that I plan to mount in the back that is Red/Blue and when I turn on the diagonals it goes to amber. I'm looking for a light bar to throw up front that'll give me Red/Blue then completely white. This way I can use it for both my traffic jobs and as an off-road light bar.

Anyone know of any place that sells something similar or can customize something??
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try here, this is not the exact bar you may want, but they make others. there is another site too, I will see if I can find it for you

Strobes N' More Tru-Dual EFlood 11000 Warning/Flood Bar - StrobesNMore.com
 
why would you want to put that kind of wear and tear on your own personal vehicle? Or you just want to do this, so you have a means to respond to a call when you happen to be off duty? Most cops that I know just want to be a normal Joe Blow when they are off the clock...and I don't blame them.

Just curious
 
mrblah said:
why would you want to put that kind of wear and tear on your own personal vehicle? Or you just want to do this, so you have a means to respond to a call when you happen to be off duty? Most cops that I know just want to be a normal Joe Blow when they are off the clock...and I don't blame them.

Just curious
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Read his original post. He wants to use his personal rig for off-duty lane closures, etc.

As an aside, in Oklahoma I've never seen law enforcement use personal vehicles for this type of work. Its almost exclusively done by OHP in marked cruisers.
 
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Congrats on your order, that is the exact one I want as well. Hope you get it in September. Here is Arizona I am hearing October/November
 
c10bonanza said:
Read his original post. He wants to use his personal rig for off-duty land closures, etc.

As an aside, in Oklahoma I've never seen law enforcement use personal vehicles for this type of work. Its almost exclusively done by OHP in marked cruisers.
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I see it all the time here. They help with evening/weekend highway closures for construction work. Slap some POLICE magnets on their doors, turn on the red and blue lights and make overtime money. A coworker I have dates a cop and says they can make pretty good money on nights/weekends/days off doing security for jewelry stores or bars/restaurants. If you see a cop in those places watching the place, he's probably off duty but getting paid.
 
Leo_the_LEO said:
I walked into a dealer here in town that had a 2018 TRD Pro in black, but had like an extra $3k in dealer addons. I decided I didn't want it and they weren't budging on the addons so I asked if they could order a calvary blue and they had told me that new orders for those had stopped at the end of last month but they were starting to do orders for 2019 TRD Pros. They said they didn't have info on pricing yet, and I told them I wasn't going to pay a dime over MSRP. Once we had little things agreed on (No more than MSRP, No drilling a front plate, no addons) I placed a $1k deposit for a Voodoo Blue one, they told me it wouldn't get here until early September though.
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I live in the Denver area and called a few dealerships last months in my area for a Cement TRD PRO. They we're still taking orders on the Calvary at that time. Just in case that helps any.
 
c10bonanza said:
Read his original post. He wants to use his personal rig for off-duty lane closures, etc.

As an aside, in Oklahoma I've never seen law enforcement use personal vehicles for this type of work. Its almost exclusively done by OHP in marked cruisers.
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Thank you for answering for the OP.

Anywayz, to the OP, let me rephrase. You worried about putting extra wear and tear on your personal vehicle, if there is any more extra wear and tear. I'm not LEO, I don't know what they do with their personal vehicles. If LEO fleet vehicles usually beef up their vehicles in some way or form......are you going to do that to your personal vehicle?

Just curious. Sorry this is going off topic.
 
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I don't get what the mystery is here. You know when you come across a big construction project on the highway at night and there's a cop sitting there with his lights on at the beginning of it to slow people down? That's this guy. Being a cop doesn't generally pay for shit so this is a good way to make some extra money. Mainly they just sit there. It's boring as hell but its money and being a cop is a stressful job and most can probably use a quiet night chilling in the car listening to tunes. He can correct me if I'm wrong here but he's not planning to take his personal vehicle to chase bad guys off jumps like in the movies. He's gonna roll up in a vehicle that looks like a police car and he's gonna sit there all night and get paid for it and he's not gonna get busted for impersonating a cop because he is a cop.

My apologies to the OP of it's more Smokey and the Bandit and less blue collar than that but I just wanted to clear up the mystery people seem to have.
 
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In my neck of the woods, all the construction escorts are from marked cruisers, which are designed with beefier electrical systems, and drivetrain systems to handle long periods of engine idling. I'm assuming the engine idling also takes a toll on vehicles, so why put your own vehicle through that. Again, its uncommon for off duty cops in my area to chaperone construction work. They get CHP's finest in my area.

Anywayz, forget it. If I have a question like this I'll repost it in offtopic.

cheers.
 
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mrblah said:
why would you want to put that kind of wear and tear on your own personal vehicle? Or you just want to do this, so you have a means to respond to a call when you happen to be off duty? Most cops that I know just want to be a normal Joe Blow when they are off the clock...and I don't blame them.

Just curious
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I'm not looking to use it to police while off-duty. Here in Texas, if construction crews need to close off a highway, I'll just park it, turn on the red and blues, watch some netflix for 8-10 hrs and make some easy money lol. I don't want the extra attention which is why I'm seeking something that looks like a regular off road flood light as I would mount my rear directional inside the rear window where you really wouldn't be able to see it from outside the car until its on.

but yea off the clock, i'm just a normal guy blending in to the crowd, you'll never know who I am unless something pops off.
 
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