Dodge Charger Patrol Vehicle, Complete Install

Sirennet presents a complete installation video of a Dodge Charger patrol vehicle.
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[@demonspeed9906]

Wow, what an incredible amount of work and time goes into turning a stock Charger into a police car. Hats off to the guys who do all the tech work and installation.

[@SIRENNET]

You'll never look at a Charger PPV the same again :) Thanks for watching!

[@top111quebec9]

Those charger are not stock they are special built , police pack

[@JasonBlack66]

/me cocks an eyebrow

[@Muroadana01]

@@top111quebec9 Whats a policepack?

[@top111quebec9]

@@Muroadana01 Hi Mr Oflas ! Police pack car are built with heavy duty brake , suspension , cooling system , alternator, tires , auxiliary electrical power distribution system , steering colum transmission shifter , floor consol to accomodate for the communication system , ect ...

[@davidrobins4025]

Your crew has done an excellent job. Good to see the level of protection between the back and front seats.

[@SIRENNET]

Many thanks! :)

[@ecovention]

Two hard working install techs.

[@SIRENNET]

Their all hard workers :) Thanks for watching :)

[@loumason6120]

@@SIRENNET How many can be done in a weeks time?

[@SIRENNET]

@@loumason6120With a team of four, two to three depending on the complexity of the equipment going in. Each car can have 40-60 hours in it.

[@loumason6120]

@@SIRENNET I just bought a retired GSP 2011 car is there a better cam and intake for the pursuit cars or should i just leave it be? i want 425 hp

[@SIRENNET]

@@loumason6120We versed in the world of Lights & Sirens; not so much when it comes to performance and power gains. A bit of online searching should yield some solid results for the right parts and tuning advise.

[@wrbergner]

I remember in the 70's, the only modifications was a 'kill switch' to turn off your brake lights at night and a rear popping trunk switch. Other than that was a push bar, a standard Motorola radio with a Federal Interceptor light/siren modulator for the light bar, and shotgun rack. Just goes to show how much work goes into making a car into a 'Police' car; and this video was done 7 years ago. Excellent video gentlemen!!!

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you Sir! :)

[@AeroVisionNY]

Great video. It's amazing how much the car has to be disassembled in order to install all the various components--lights, radios, interior modifications.

[@SIRENNET]

Thanks for watching :) Glad you liked our presentation.

[@QuaabQueb]

Great video, I love watching your videos like this, specially the ones that go in to detail about how everything is done, very interesting, and great job.

[@SIRENNET]

@Mohammed F. Alshehri... The Prisoner Seat is more secure for transporting folks. The factory seat has places items can be hidden or tucked and they are not nearly as easy to sanitize. When the Charger is later decommissioned, the stock rear seat is put back in and is in perfect condition.

[@BloodStainedTear]

and the rest of the interior looks like crap from normal wear and tear but at least the rear seat is in mint condition

[@ericwsmith7722]

They hide stuff under the plastic interior window pillar trim, or around the back window molding.

[@mugshock1234]

This is true as I up-fit a lot of patrol vehicles. Amazing the type of stuff I have found back there. Also have pulled back rear interior panels and dozens of unspent bullets come pouring out because at some point the officers had filled up the rear seat with ammunition or something.

[@JesusisJesus]

@Cody 0013 $27,473.97

[@mkilic10]

I have two Charger Pursuit as the first owner after the PD and yes, I got them with almost brand new rear seats.

[@mpsniper933]

Great videos! The guys at Star Car look like top notch installers. Keep the videos coming, and thank you for all of the product descriptions.

[@JasonBlack66]

you should see my front lawn

[@scorpion1442]

27:11 camera man wasn’t ready for the siren. 😂

[@SIRENNET]

Still gets us every time… haha :)

[@stevengibson2251]

little camera quiver? lol.

[@joevanseeters2873]

These Star Car boys know what they are doing for sure. They have done some of the most incredible upfit jobs I have ever seen on every car they touch. Very professional installs. They can work some magic on patrol vehicles.

[@justinw.7407]

I really like the detail you go into about the inner mechanics of the vehicle and how things are wired or how they work. I've always wondered how these were put together!

[@arizal7768]

These two techs really know their business and so does the outfitter. All special parts seemed to fit and should survive all the rough treatment they will surely receive. Great video!!

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you very, very much.

[@JohnMarra]

Brings back memories when I use to work in the Land Mobile Radio field. Built a lot of Fire Chief vehicles and a couple of local village police cars on Long Island. Lots of new toys as far as lighting goes since I did this kind of work. Strobes were relatively new at that time. The 2 shops I worked for did primarily Fire Departments, Ambulance Companies and a handful of local village police departments. The county police had their own radio shop. Great video.

[@SIRENNET]

Thanks for watching :)

[@JohnMarra]

These guys are doing it right. A lot of what I learned in that field came in handy through the years installing automotive electronics (Ham, Car Audio) as well as marine electrical and electronics projects.

[@michaelpietron2884]

Thanks for doing such a great job on these vehicles. These dudes are professional!

[@JasonBlack66]

Professional dude's? Woof!

[@kilroy4103]

That's a lot work for each car. Imagine having to do all that for a entire department. Love to watch and see how all each car is put together. Great work.

[@matthewschmitz8817]

i must say these two guys seem to take alot of pride in what they do .... and i am happy to see that..... thank you so much

[@LiveModz]

Very amazing company, I hope they will be hiring when I turn 18! The job they did was just so amazing! This is the most NON half assed thing I’ve ever seen. Great job, really!!!

[@StarCarsOregon]

Thank you!

[@pjmanso2]

Honestly, these are some very smart kids. I hope they get paid very well.

[@JasonBlack66]

only these kids?

[@DENIEL381]

I COULDN'T DO THAT SHIT IF I LIVED TO BE 500,

[@trevormoore4198]

Once u did one they mostly are all the same..poor guys probably only get minimum wage

[@trevormoore4198]

Kids don't look happy

[@shaand5559]

Smart???? Whats smart in assemblin this together? Anyone with basic knowledge of cars can do it like easily!!!! You must be TOOOOO DUMBB to make this statment😂😂

[@tallman11282]

I'm not sure why this came up in my suggestion feed but I'm not complaining. I enjoyed seeing how a police car gets fitted out.

[@marat_117]

I love this video. When all the stages are shown in detail. I watch all your videos. You guys are great. I’ll give you all hands.

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you very, very much :)

[@markgilbert8389]

It looks simple when you know what your doing. Good job guys

[@SIRENNET]

+Mark Gilbert Thank You.

[@kenrivers9757]

I was thinking the same thing...simple😊😊

[@tandjrogers]

I agree totally.

[@JasonBlack66]

K.I.S.S. "Keep It Simple Stupid" (widely Used Engineering Mantra)

[@roguewarr4662]

Great job well done . Our fleet garage for the city, here in Florida does the completed install by the fleet techs ..This way all ours cruisers are outfitted the exact same way , easy for repairs down the road . Some outside vendors wiring is very poor..and at times difficult to figure out how they installed it..This way we save time and money and the tech no there cars...WIN WIN for all .....great video again .(2019)

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you :)

[@NatureGuy360]

Awesome video! Great concept, and very informative to see "behind the scenes" of what makes a great emergency vehicle installation. Keep more of these type of videos coming!

[@Biwabik223]

My first police car a 1972 Plymouth Fury had a 2 channel Motorola Radio, a Federal electronic siren, and a pull switch for the Visabar lights. That's it.

[@dave1135]

Back in the 90's when I worked at a big gm dealership, the Chevy Caprice's would come from the factory with a special police package, they were equipped with the zl1 Corvette engine rather than the stock 350 Chevy, had heavy duty 120 amp alternators, green silicone radiator and heater hoses, an additional fuse box with high amp wiring on the trans tunnel to wire radios and sirens, and had a special suspension package. They were world's different from a stock Caprice.

[@jeromeduffy9270]

You said it man. I heard a story of a guy stealing a just delivered full size model, intended for local police. Since it wasnt badged or decals. Look like the one next door. Pulls out of dealership n punches it. Only then did he relize he had stolen a cop car. Sort of. I think it got ditched. He knew key systems for new delivery cars.

[@orlandosdopest]

Right on man thank you for doing this, that is quality entertainment got a 2010/400!hppolice interceptor charger and I love it!

[@SIRENNET]

Glad you found our channel!

[@sp4604]

This has got to be one of the coolest gigs on the planet

[@NinjiaJoeLife]

Now I get why my 3 year-old boy loves police car toys so much. They are really cool!!

[@Goosie.]

UUHHH!! THE REAR LIGHTS ARE SOOO GOOD!

[@JasonBlack66]

You should check our my "Rear Lights"

[@harikrishnan1595]

Very very skilled mechanics... really appreciated

[@SIRENNET]

They sure are! :) Thank you.

[@JasonBlack66]

Depreciate

[@timothyglaser4909]

Thank you Stewart please keep making these kinds of videos I enjoy them and gives me more ideas and reasons to keep buying lights from sirennet

[@_styrofoam]

Am I the only one who instinctively blew at 4:20 trying to get the shavings off?

[@Nate-de9kz]

lol. nope! the blue tape was really professional though.

[@_styrofoam]

I'm serious though. I can't believe I blew at my screen to try and get the shavings off.

[@Rotttman]

Will Mercer blow at me bra

[@ryanlevier7174]

Subtle

[@Murdxr3]

William Mercer so did I💀😂

[@davidsmalldridge870]

SIRENNET, NICE JOB WITH THE INSTALLING JOB! KNOWING THAT I SUBSCRIBED!

[@SIRENNET]

Thanks for watching David :) Star Cars is one amazing group :)

[@davidsmalldridge870]

@@SIRENNET you have three guys on the team!

[@JasonBlack66]

your just blown away aren't you? lol.

[@yudhamica17]

Wow that tail light it amazing.

[@SIRENNET]

It's a trick combination of the police package brake light wig-wag, a ULF44 that Star Cars works into the rally-ring and blue Whelen Vertex.

[@JasonBlack66]

You should see my tail light :P

[@ledguy315]

I have to say, I really enjoy the long videos. This is by far the best one yet. Thank you Sirennet! Keep 'em coming Stewart.

[@JasonBlack66]

you "Had to say" I think you mean "Wanted to say" Sorry, I'm an idiot :/ I cant stop. Heeeeelp!

[@rogeriolopez837]

That was awesome these two young men are professionals and should be praised for the work they do at your shop. They are both young and gifted. Great job keep rocking. Take care and may god bless you both keep up the great work you do.

[@jkiang]

Can't help but notice all the fingerprints on the prisoner cage partition plexiglass at 32:15 lol

[@SIRENNET]

Someone in our Detail Crew needs a refresher on cleaning all the windows apparently:) Good Catch :)

[@SharpStudios0]

you just got someone fired.

[@zackyousif3065]

Thanks for pointing it out. Now i cant stop thinking about it.

[@rafon.]

Good catch, indeed.

[@D_LAMAR]

nice

[@alanserlin4926]

It was very interesting and very informative thank you

[@JasonBlack66]

Thank you for thanking

[@willyfransisca]

wow.. two guys doing all that in three days.. that's awesome. after watching this video, i know now that the team in Sirennet is really professional. i wish i lived in USA so i can get my car install by them... nice work sirennet, more video like this please.

[@micahvideo]

Thank you sirennet, loved every minute of it, aspiring to become an emergency vehicle technician so that i can officially do these things for a living and in my spare time respond to calls for help

[@JasonBlack66]

Thats Official!

[@harris8390]

Have always loved the style of the Interceptor wheels. Ordered some for my '16 Challenger. The drilling part kinda made me cringe, considering that it's a brand new car. Im curious why Dodge doesn't pre drill the roof before painting and plug the holes with rubber grommets before they're ready for use.

[@pkranz937]

Interceptors are Fords. Dodges are Pursuits. PPV is Chevy. No OEM has ever pre-drilled except for spotlights, because customer has different needs. However, both Dodge and Ford offer limited amounts of preinstalled equipment in packages.

[@JasonBlack66]

I like helicopters

[@jamessommer6077]

I never dreamed that much time and Wire was put into this car,Wow!.

[@SIRENNET]

Thanks for watching. Glad you liked it :)

[@JasonBlack66]

You should dream a little more. (I'm usually telling people to dream a little less).

[@manpare6767]

craftmanship at its best great job Danny, Devin n everyone

[@SIRENNET]

Very nice of you to say;)

[@SIRENNET]

To deactivate equipment when the Vehicle is placed into park, we use the Whelen Park-Kill Module. It can be found on Sirennet in our Vehicle Battery Accessories Section. It is Part Number WHWPKM1.

[@michaellocklear6396]

Im sure there are some engine mod's they are not showing like a bigger oil pan among other stuff to keep it cool while traffic watching.

[@childskites6346]

the engines fir police cars are modified before they are sent to these shops. the patrol vehicles are different than the original car itself. for example: a 2008 dodge charger is different than a 2008 police dodge charger because they modify the engine and stuff to make it faster. another example: original crown vic is actually a v4 and slow and can only hit 100 mph max. then they modify it, now it is a v8 with supercharger. police crown vics can hit up to 180 mph.

[@childskites6346]

same thing for suv tahoes. the engines are modified to a v8 turbo. all cars that get converted to police cars are all modified engines for better acceleration, traction, speed, good mpg etc.... original suv tahoe is actually slow. police tahoe is actually an original tahoe, the only difference is a v8 turbo engine and interior with led lights

[@childskites6346]

when u see a crown vic old police car, dont judge for a slow car bc it is modified and will catch up to u. i know from experience, i was in a original dodge charger, i was hitting 135mph and the officer was hitting 180mph and caught up to me. police car tires are actually modified to prevent tire wear at high speeds

[@lelandcollins107]

i want tires that don't wear at any speed how do they modify these miracle tires

[@KrestenGiese]

As a person that bought 3 decommissioned Crown Vics, that is incorrect. First of all, Crown Victorias did not come in V4, it was a V6 and a V8. No 4 cylinder will be able to move this full size sedan without struggling like a bitch. And they do not come supercharged either. I have no idea where you got that fact from. It produces 250 HP only, there is no way it's supercharged. Just a shitty V8.

[@NFLYoungBoy223]

I was wondering why the rear seat was shaped like that then I remembered your handcuffed

[@majdyalsayed6702]

Thanks Danny and Devine for great work 🌹

[@michaelnorris6365]

Gentlemen, very nice video. The attention to detail is amazing. And yet, there is always the thought "They're getting paid to tear up and drill holes in a police car!" Then, you put it back together again much improved. I always wondered how some of the lights and police electronics were installed.

[@SIRENNET]

It's a skilled process :)

[@calebr1234]

My heart dropped when he started drilling into the roof

[@rondaxen88]

Why?

[@Briebabcock8052]

Looks pretty small to me. The hole on the roof is 5/8 of an inch pencil dick.

[@Horizon301.]

Yeah in the U.K. they try not to put a single hole on the car

[@Treddian]

Most professional equipment for motor vehicles requires drilling. Otherwise there are worries about pinching, cutting, or fraying wires.

[@TonyAlvar3z]

Stephenie Grenoble lmfaoooooooo props to you 🤣🤣🤣

[@Leuel48Fan]

Wouldn't it be easier to strike a deal with the company (Dodge) and outfit them towards end of the assembly line, before some of the interior is installed that gets removed anyways, instead of taking apart a fully built civilian version??

[@Tunderpimp]

Leuel48Fan Dodge doesn't sell fully decked-out police cars with lights and sirens. they do however sell vehicles that are upfit. they have power considerations for police equipment. I do know that some dealerships well add the equipment.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

not worth the cost...itd actually cheaper this way

[@DresdonAcacinTheOriginal]

They do do that, for my Hemi Interceptor Charger it was about $35k

[@thomashowl6488]

Dresdon, but don't most of those decked out cars come through companies like FCA? I didn't think Dodge sold them pre-loaded.

[@pkranz937]

FCA Fleet offers several police prep packages, including vinyl wraps.

[@ashenkusher204]

Great job. At the end it looked like it was made perfect like that from the factory. Interior was so neat as well as exterior. U sure couldn't tell their were miles and miles of wiring well hidden in that car. Chargers are my fav police car currently. I'd like to seen a Crown Vic get put together like this.

[@SIRENNET]

Watching them work is just amazing. Thank you for the nice complement :)

[@nikiol123321]

Beautiful vehicle, and beautiful job by Sirennet! Well done!

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you very much :)

[@JasonBlack66]

Everythings Beautifull. Oh look a Tripple Rainbow... But what does it Mean? I'm just kidding. Glad you like things that are shiny and new!

[@davidsmalldridge870]

Awesome work in this clip SIRENNET!

[@SIRENNET]

Very nice of you to say :)

[@rogerlangevin1633]

Very nice work, done by two very good mechanics, i enjoy the demo it was very interesting ...

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you :)

[@GentryRobin]

The right tools for the job... Makes all the difference.. Nice shop..

[@SIRENNET]

They have a fun shop :) Thanks for watching!

[@Daud76]

These young men are doing a fine job. I am impressed. Keep up the good work! 😊

[@MoparGuy1625]

where did you run the wires through the fire wall? I'm looking a my Charger and there isn't any spots for it unless I drill my own

[@SIRENNET]

Star Cars drills there own hole through the passenger side firewall. They go through more or less up and behind the glove box.

[@MoparGuy1625]

+SIRENNET Thank you

[@kevinwheeler5595]

An upfitter package has wires prerun from the engine bay to the interior under the driver side dash. Allows for easy wiring of lights/sirens on the front end. This is a package the department must purchase and bigger departments certainly do as it saves time

[@JasonBlack66]

So Start Drilling :/

[@WJHandyDad]

God bless the upfitters who have pride in their work and do such great work! Now if we could only get the "downfitters" (those who take the stuff out before they auction these cars) to have similar pride in their work. It is sad how much stuff just gets cut and broken in the downfitting process.

[@DresdonAcacinTheOriginal]

I have a 2011 Police Pack Hemi Pursuit vehicle and what your saying is 100% true. they just cut everything in their way stock or not. In my car they didn't even tape off the wires they cut

[@budstephens7239]

WJ Handy Dad lol I have a 2012 your scaring me !!! Lol

[@johndelvisco4528]

A lot of times it's trusties from the jail that disassemble and remove the markings from the cars. Free labor. At this point do you really think the convicts care about what the car looks like when it's decommissioned??? He's getting back at the car that brought him to jail!!!! Most have open holes in the roof, truck and windshield posts, paint shredded by razors to remove stickers and panels missing from when they took the equipment out. Some of the original wiring is sometimes cut and pulled because it doesn't matter about the car anymore, they are just going to sell it. Detective cars stand a better chance of not being butchered up when they are auctioned off.

[@1topfueldrag]

when using the step bit set drill on lower speed. By doing so increases torque and bits last longer. Good vid

[@ericpruett7885]

Awesome work. When I have the money I'll bring my car to you to turn it into a security patrol car. I have already done much work to it myself.

[@YoungAmzn]

After their retired from the police departments the just remove lights n middle console n u can buy these to drive for ur own use right?

[@TowGuy90]

Pretty much, Everything is removed usually

[@KrestenGiese]

Yes. The cage is removed, lights, pushbar, center console mount, computer mount, radios, radars, etc. The only thing they leave are the front 2 seats, they put back the stock rear seat in, and they leave the push bar mount on the front. Everything else is stripped. That's why you see a lot of holes on the roof, and in the center. When you buy a decommissioned police vehicle, it comes with no center console. So you either make your own or buy one. I bought 3 decommissioned Ford Crown Victorias.

[@57HarleyDavidson]

+Ace They don't always remove everything on a decommissioned police vehicle

[@budstephens7239]

OfficerVTheGameGeek I got a 2012 from South Dakota state police ... it’s an awesome fun car to drive , they can be had very easy to find and buy .... enjoy your charger

[@michaelbeilsmith794]

@@KrestenGiese Every agency has a different policy as to equipment remaining or being removed. Usually if the equipment will transfer to a new unit the equipment comes out. Some agencies have policies that they only sell a used unit to another municipality or government agency. Others put them up for public auction. There are dealerships who specialize in used police use vehicles. Many are sold to south of the border customers including municipalities.

[@vastik2343]

i always wanted to know how you go about getting a job like this qualifications and such

[@YoungAmzn]

Forreal I would like todo this

[@kevinwheeler5595]

You start at the bottom. Good with hand tools and mechanically inclined will ensure you are successful and keep your job because you have to learn about the products we install and how to do it quickly. Anybody can take a week to build a car

[@purplemartinracingteam1750]

great job guys. did this back in the 80's/90's. much nicer parts/equipment to use now. tools too. looks like the factory puts the spot lights in now. they didn't back then......was tough to do

[@SIRENNET]

Nice of you to say :) Nearly every PPV vehicle has the Unity spot lights factory installed.

[@JasonBlack66]

You're out of touch, I'm out of touch. but I'm outta my head when your not around > Repeat!

[@FM418]

Great install video! Thank you all very much for sharing and for all of the videos you all put out. Now I have a better idea of what I can do to a Charger I may be getting in the future. Keep up the great work and say thanks to all your team members too please. :o)

[@ReveredDead]

I LOVE THIS FUCKING CAR. I would not dream of drilling into it.

[@bmxprodigy5912]

Black Onyx its an ugly ass Dodge Charger if you really want a nice one look at an older model, yanno one with power and meant to go fast and look good, not a family car.

[@themindlesslander7395]

BMX Prodigy it is a older model

[@ACoolStupidDog]

BMX Prodigy Funny thing because the modern V6 one has more power and acceleration than the old V8. My father used to own a 73 and it wasn't that fast. Seriously. It sounded good, though.

[@redneckfirefighter1373]

To make a clean install with a lightbar you almost have to drill into the roof

[@ntrmxo]

All that effort gets put into a single vehicle, and them some criminal crashes into it in a police chase

[@MethRV]

Amazing job. Never expected such a huge amount of work behind it.

[@JasonBlack66]

Now you know (at least partially why so much Tax Payer $$$ is required for even the simplest You should see a pro level Race Car get built (if you're actually interested) aspects of law enforcement.

[@StalePhish]

Incredible job! It does seem like a lot of this should have been stock from the factory for a pursuit spec vehicle, but I suppose a lot of the equipment needs are specific to the department who is receiving the car who may or may not want certain features.

[@loopsprice3128]

Funny how they didn't show the ballistic door armor or other fun stuff thats in that car.

[@andrewmartin4387]

not many squads have ballistic panels. some cities do if they have a money. mostly lager city's like LA

[@williamstrickland4208]

Most don't have em, but what's wrong if they do?

[@xtermn8201]

In smaller towns the commissioner would get his butt thrown out of office for spending that kind of money, so that's why. In my town the police have very few lights, not due to low money, because the commissioner likes his place. The commissioner's car isn't like the commissioner's car in East Providence.

[@rondaxen88]

Xtermn8 TCH If it's a small town their wouldnt be a commissioner, there would be a chief of police.

[@andrewmartin4387]

MrPackerAnderson Mays it depends on the angency and how they chose ranks and the title of the ranks.

[@carsonj]

27:09 That scared the shit out of the cameraman.

[@davidrobins4025]

Your guys did a great job - very proficient!

[@gregisdivorced]

I just I wish I could see the detail install on the spotlights I must have blinked and missed that part. Everything else was great 👍🏼, the wiring harness is awesome. Keep up the great work.

[@SIRENNET]

The spotlights are actually factory installed on the Police Package Chargers.

[@Autoglass1961]

The spotlights are installed at the Assembly line. The doors and pillar's are stamped with the mounting holes & notches in place.

[@KingKickAss97]

about how much would did all of this cost?

[@marshallpendleton1399]

It all depends on the amount of equipment that goes into them. I installed a 2016 Ford Taurus PI. After equipment & labor, the installation costs were $10,000.00, and that vehicle got no lightbar or prisoner cage.

[@Horizon301.]

Marshall Pendleton that’s an ubsurd amount, the U.K. can fully modify a BMW X5 with half of that

[@TheCgrules]

Marshall Pendleton $10k my ass. I say $5k max. Total in parts is about $2k-$4k max. Labor is whatever they feel like charging. I guarantee you everything they put in this car except the small single lights costed $100 at the least and that push bar was probably $1k alone. The sirens were probably $100 a piece, the control for the lights and sirens is at least $100, the prisoner cage stuff is probably another $1k. The light bar is easily $300 minimum, it adds up. They dont buy cheap lights, ive looked up prices for the lights and light bars. Some light bars are $1k alone. But theres no way its $10k total.

[@TheCgrules]

John Doe geezus christ. Wtf how you get that number?

[@kevinwheeler5595]

$10k is a 1/3rd of what big departments spend. I do this everyday

[@albatrosmile]

So no bulletproof features?

[@72Disco1998]

The later Ford Crown Vics had ballistic door panels.

[@pkranz937]

Optional on the Dodge, as are steel plates in the seatbacks.

[@axelfoley1406]

Idk about 4 years ago, but FCA Fleet offers ballistic panels like the Crown Vics had. They offer the Charger Pursuit model (with V8 or V6)

[@shammons556]

Great install, and looks fantastic other that the red/blue (purple) mix on the lightbar that the northwest seems to be obsessed with. Pick a side for your colors.

[@SIRENNET]

The computer mount is in the area in which the Airbag would deploy. If it were to blow and hit the computer mount system, it could cause potential equipment damage/personal injury. With the airbag disabled, there is no risk caused within its inflation zone. The unit does have a key, so if the department changes the Charger, the airbag can be keyed on.

[@callmejerm]

I bet it would make your guys job a bit easier if they came with factory hole inlets for the Light Bar that you could drill into with no worrying about measurement.

[@callmejerm]

Or just inlets and factory drill holes so that every police company could use the same light bars and antennas and such.

[@Natedogg8922]

Every lightbar has different mounting positions with different hole locations so a "universal" inlet wouldn't really work out that well. Plus not every department wants to use the same lightbar or antenna position. Although its nerve racking to drill holes into the roof I think its makes for a cleaner install making the holes yourself. If Dodge, Chevy, Ford drilled plugged holes for every lightbar template there would be plugs showing after you install your respective lightbar making for not a very clean look

[@callmejerm]

Well why not allow factory orderable inlets? Like stamped into the body?

[@callmejerm]

So they can't all agree on a design standard? Sounds like more money being wasted

[@callmejerm]

It takes less than 4 to shoot someone too.

[@zakhmiashiq6680]

*I want you to make my car like this*

[@Whitesp44]

cool video. It's good to see all that work that goes into the build.

[@SIRENNET]

We're glad you enjoyed it. :)

[@archy234]

Its actually pretty calming to watch this video on mute and with my own peacefull music. I love how these guys know what exactly they are doing. An if i ever come to USA i will know that these vehicles are safe, made with precision.

[@andrewvancil6193]

Did he say challenger first time...?

[@SIRENNET]

No... Charger :)

[@minnsminns]

Pretty impressive but I have a question. We saw him wire into the airbag controls then add a sticker "This vehicle is equipped with an airbag control switch for the PASSENGER side airbag." I think I'm missing something because isn't that like, the law... I've never heard of a car this century not coming with one as standard.

[@SIRENNET]

The Chargers do come equipped with all of the required air-bags. The passenger side does not have a factory "off" setting it can be put into. With the Department running the computer mounts they do, the passenger side air-bag can be deactivated so that in the event of a collision, the air-bag does not hit the computer and mount, causing what could then become a flying/loose object inside the Vehicle.

[@minnsminns]

So basically what I thought. It's just every car I've ever owned has had an off switch for the passenger air bag as standard. What if you don't have the off switch and you have to put a rear facing child seat in the front? Surely that's putting the child in massive danger.

[@72Disco1998]

I know that several years ago many officers would disengage the airbags because of people who they stopped would back up into them deploying the airbags.

[@greghavener5082]

72Disco1998 The whole "perps back into the patrol car to deploy the airbags" is a myth.

[@greghavener5082]

minnsminns The cars have a warning about never putting a child seat in the front. I'm not sure about brand new cars but many four door sedans don't have the option because the kids go in the back seat. In fact it's illegal here to put kids in the front seat younger than 13 if you have a back seat.

[@znovosad555]

as somebody who does this as an amateur i have a lot of respect for professional upfitters. these guys do great work proficiently. I wish i could visit star cars however that’s the complete opposite coast from me. Strobesnmore is our closest where they also do great work.

[@troybk]

I own a 2010 Charger patrol vehicle, i found it interesting seeing all the holes they drilled into the roof, because mine only had one hole for the wiring of the light bar. and then another that still had the threads for a UHF antenna, but they are right, when i received my car the rear seats were the stock ones, either they put them back in after decommission or they did not install the plastic one in the first place.

[@Horizon301.]

troybk in the U.K. police cars get decommissioned e.g. all the police stuff gets removed. May be similar in the US but here we think about what happens after, the big police forces get new cars every 4 years of after 120k miles so they don’t want to be putting holes on the car at all especially the BMW’s

[@rpruneau68]

The police vehicles get decommissioned before they go out to auction and factory parts are usually stored while in use and replaced to ready for auction.

[@greivincamacho9415]

I wish I can work here

[@camerea100]

You mean you wish you can work there

[@TonyAlvar3z]

John Doe This is an example of why society is the way it is

[@jeromeduffy9270]

All non union workers. Electrician, car mech ect. But Star Wars bills customers/taxpayer enormous amount for this upgrade. Straight into the top. Reminds me of Privatized jails. Lots of money in crime

[@xtcrider8270]

@@GUIRADE95 I'm confused

[@xtcrider8270]

@@GUIRADE95 🤡🤡🤡🔴🔴

[@Solitaryman70]

Awesome.

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you :)

[@KE8ODY-WV-Ares-Ham-Dad-3O4]

I used to do this for a living. Awesome video

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you :)

[@BrettTracy713]

I work in Computers, don't know much about cars, but watching this, this was truly impressive, and makes me kick myself, I went into the wrong field! LoL

[@A42yearoldARAB]

you make it possible to do some of this this stuff with computers think of it that way :)

[@JamesAutoDude]

I'd be pretty scared to be drilling into my Dodge :P

[@JamesAutoDude]

Definitely a professional job though!

[@mugshock1234]

Not scary when you know what you're doing.

[@JasonBlack66]

Sure you not scared to go to the hardware store? lol, sorry couldn't help it. I didn't mean no harm

[@MrDarryl90210]

My guess is you're adding about 300 to 400 lbs to the car's weight. Are these your standard issue V6 engines?

[@harris8390]

D. M. Cook I'm 95% sure these are still running the stock Pentastar V6 engine. 400 extra lbs definitely sounds like a lot, but keep in mind these engines are ran in Durangos & RAM trucks.

[@Shadow0fd3ath24]

a lot of them are v8s in the bigger stations too, we have v8 chargers, the fprd SUVs, some crown vics, and v8 AWD taurus cars here

[@DresdonAcacinTheOriginal]

The one in the video is a 5.7Hemi, and it has a beefier suspension in the police packs with load leveling rear shocks

[@pkranz937]

Dresdon Acacin All Charger Pursuits come with the police suspension. It's basically the SRT package with unique shocks and springs.

[@budstephens7239]

D. M. Cook I have a former South Dakota. State car and it deff dies not have a 6. Lol

[@alexpage7292]

Great video, greetings from the UK 🇬🇧

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you very, very much for watching Alex :)

[@mrcrazy051]

Out of all of my jobs I've had putting a squad car together was the best job I ever had and wish i could still do it.

[@victormaitland5249]

Here we are in 2016 and the Dodge Charger still rocks as a police car. Perhaps the next 3 years will give us a solid idea of what the top patrol car is. Hopefully it WON'T be a police SUV, IMHO they suck. So far the Charger has been a solid, fast and dependable patrol car.

[@kylen.6742]

Cause BMW's and Audi's are shitty too and nobody in the US wants to work on them nor could they afford the parts when they fail. Add to that there is a code among them to buy only "domestic" cars even if they are built in Mexico so everyone feels good about them.

[@ABCABC-jp7gf]

Kyle Northrop "even if they are built in México..."

[@dirtyduck1947]

dodge chargers are built in brampton ontario canada not mexico on the same assembly line as 300s and challengers

[@ABCABC-jp7gf]

harvey snarf yo are partially right. 20% of te assembly parts come from México. And some engines, not all too. And yes, the final assembly is in Canada.

[@Tunderpimp]

Victor Maitland we've had terrible luck with our chargers our fleet constantly complains about them

[@m3rdpwr]

Nothing worse than coming up on one of these at night with all the lights flashing. You get blinded and wonder if you're going to crash.

[@richardscott1397]

I came past four of them lit up at a shooting scene. I had to peek through my fingers and even then I was blinded. LED's suck (except in flashlights)

[@turboflush]

Yah they need a night time mode that dimms the lights a bit.

[@toxicity4818]

That is why any competent driver will teach a learner before they're even allowed to drive at night, *do not fucking stare directly at the cars on the side of the road like a literal deer in headlights!* You're supposed to watch the center line when passing roadside/shoulder "obstructions" on your side of the road, and your outside line when the obstruction is on the opposite side of the road. The fact that ignorant drivers continuously go on to _fail_ to teach their teenage drivers correctly is why there are still ignorant drivers.

[@richardscott1397]

@@toxicity4818 I was on a two way road with LED's flashing from four cars all around me. There is no way to avoid that level of brightness and the flashing only makes it worse. These were NOT headlights. They were omni directional emergency lighting. Does that explain it genius?

[@toxicity4818]

No, it sounds to me like getting confusing like a deer in headlights. What part about *look at the fucking line* is so hard? The LINE IS ON THE GROUND. Their LIGHTS ARE NOT ON THE GROUND. Your car DRIVES ON THE GROUND. Where you are ON THE GROUND is what is important. Imbecile. You COVERED YOUR FUCKING FACE WITH YOUR HAND while behind the fucking wheel of a vehicle, yet you're going to try to be a smartass with the "genius" part. Amazing. You and everyone like you are the reason for car wrecks and you do not belong behind the wheel of any vehicle, save for maybe one of those goddamn electric trike shopping carts, and even that is a massive liability to anyone's ankles who happens to be out for a fucking gallon of milk; you might put your fucking palm over your eyes again while driving. Not sure why I even wasted my valuable time typing that out, not a single word of it will have any effect.

[@SIRENNET]

The computer mount system is within the air-bag deployment zone. The passenger air-bag does not have a seat-belt click or seat pressure sensor to active and disable the air-bag from the Factory. By adding this module, the air-bag can be safety disabled so that if the Vehicle is ever in an accident, the deployed air-bag will not cause a safety hazard.

[@ljsanchez7207]

I got a Magnum which is the same platform as the charger, im wanting to do an nmo roof mount cb and scanner antennas, parking sensor heads installed front and rear, plus a set of led off-road lights to find deer at night, I do alot of cross country driving as part of my job. Seeing the charger taken apart gave me some heads up on what to expect.

[@SIRENNET]

Right on! :) Thanks for watching.

[@XTrollxArchX]

OH I HOPE I GET A CHARGER AS A COP.

[@rondaxen88]

If you are a cop. I bet you can fill out a forum requesting a certain type of car though.

[@XTrollxArchX]

If i request anything, its a Charger with a HEMI engine, most have the V6 with barely more HP then the Crown Vic.

[@zacharymartin4861]

Extreme Tutorials Crown Vics have a V8 that produces 250 horsepower. Chargers with the V6 have 305. 375 with the Hemi.

[@widdy1one160]

as long as it has lots of lights on it!!

[@briannotafan3368]

sounds like youl be in the backseat not the front

[@Gladius797]

I wonder how much they get paid..

[@tbugher62]

$8.25 an hour

[@jordan6988]

@@tbugher62 lmao fucking hell no you buffoon

[@Herr_Jehmineh]

Too much for the shitty work with shitty tools.

[@prettyboyjesse]

This car has such a modern interior. I bet it's a dream to work on a car so clean! Doing installs on older dirty cars is tough work. Of course this is too!

[@NovaSupernova]

Love this video. I thoroughly enjoyed it!

[@SIRENNET]

Thank you very much for watching. Glad you like it.