Federal Signal Vista Lightbar; What and Why

[@doranbaltus]

I get why everyone hates this lightbar from a collecting standpoint, but they were really good in a functional professional standpoint, as long as they weren’t the strobe version. NYSP used these in halogen for years, with the Cuda LEDs as secondary lights towards the rear. The NYSP Vistas were the first time I had ever seen blue LEDs, too; they were so bright on pitch black New York highways that you could always see them for miles. They didn’t wash out the rotators nearly as much as they did the strobes on OSHP bars, though.

[@ml9867]

Can you tell me why people hate this from a collecting standpoint? Also, do you think they will ever become valuable in the future decades?

[@doranbaltus]

@@ml9867 they’re far too wide to comfortably fit among other more conventionally-sized lightbars, and they’re too common to have any sort of scarcity that would make them stand out within a collection.

[@Terk131]

I have several from NY state police. They were red domes, clear center dome, 2 red Cuda LED up front and 1 blue and 1 amber in the rear. But a few bars had 2 blue, 1 red and 1 amber facing the rear.

[@ericnelson7524]

I've always loved the Code 3 MX7000's and Excalibur lightbars.

[@JOHNSMITH-dc6lr]

Excalibur makes my skin crawl knowing it's a half lower level

[@doranbaltus]

So, I always said: "if I ever get a Vista, it'll have to have clear domes, it'll have to be within pickup distance, and it'll have to be free." And, years later, guess what happened last night? You guessed it, I got a clear dome red/blue strobe Vista for free, just a short subway ride away from me in NYC. Standby for the incoming video.

[@albertbarcena2721]

Love the voiceover John! I would love to see something similar for other bars!

[@Armyguy91]

My personal favorite is the Street Hawk. I absolutely loved that light bar. It was my first full-size light bar that I had when I was a Volunteer Firefighter. That thing was BRIGHT. I got rid of it before I PCS to Korea.

[@ml9867]

This is the first lightbar I ever had. I loved how easy it was to change the domes & inner lenses for my color needs. Unfortunately, mine does not have take downs, but is otherwise nearly fully populated. In the future, I hope to add take downs & front & rear turn signals/parking lights since it's got two center sections. I was hoping all of the halogen bulbs everywhere would help prevent accumulating snow, but it doesn't. A neat feature is the ability to manually angle the alley lights somewhat forward to better find house numbers.

[@danmiller7079]

We had these on our cars. They were above average as far as a lightbar was concerned, but when the entire bar was activated the amperage draw was pretty high especially with all the front and rear facing lights being halogen. The noise level inside the passenger compartment was also very noticeable. Thank goodness for led light bars.

[@VorsprungDurchNik]

This really makes me wonder why they didn't make the Vector a true dual-level bar... use the Firebeam 3 rotator and have lots of real estate for wide-focused alleys and angled intersections, flashers/TAs facing the rear, pursuits/takedowns/floods facing forward. Could have been a killer full-featured lightbar instead of a basic Streethawk replacement with an optional TA

[@MCMILLIAN107]

Your information on your lightbars are phenomenal 💪🏿

[@mtvjackass74]

These lightbars were popular back in the early 2000 with Nashville Metro Police, one problem was that they were strobes with center blue rotators that none of the officers knew they worked. It was very rare to see the lighter fully functional because of the bad training these officers got on the equipment. This bar had 4 strobes, 2 take downs, 2 alley lights, 2 intersection, 2 front flashers and 2 rear flashers, and of course the center rotator that nobody used.

[@VorsprungDurchNik]

Thank you for having the decency to cover up my Advantedge

[@halcyonzenith4411]

I am just waiting for a few more decades until lightbars are reduced to a single flashing lamp so infernally bright that you can't miss it.

[@ml9867]

These were my favorite dual level rotator until I got a Whelen Delta. Please make a video about them too.

[@Sammydx1]

Cook county sheriff IL used the 10 strobe models for years

[@ryanhealy3074]

Don't forget about the abomination that was VistaSL, which I would best describe as an Argent and a JetSolaris having a drunken encounter behind a dumpster...

[@elightbars]

I wanted to forget, but yes that is a good point. That bridged the gap between the vista and arjent.

[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

eu amo essas barras de luz giratória oscilante que gira para direita e para esquerda e que funciona como lanterna também é pisca também legal gostei muito

[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

melhor desmontrasão eu quero um desses também legal esse foi um dos melhores vídeo do elightbar obrigado amigo pelo vídeo tá

[@sirendude]

Very great and informative video! You could raise the volume on your microphone a little though…it’s a bit hard to hear.

[@elightbars]

Yes, you are 100% correct. I have a very poor quality microphone and I am getting a new microphone before my next voice-over video.

[@socialwill]

One of the big visual issues was the light bleed if you used clear lenses plus between the levels. Having some separation block between the levels would have helped. The wash of the white bulb would somewhat drown the color over the lenses.

[@elightbars]

Yes this was a huge issue and even worse in strobe.

[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

que melhor explicação para o vídeo gostei muito bom

[@JOHNSMITH-dc6lr]

I LOATH VISTA, MX7000 FOREVER!!!

[@socialwill]

You should do a video on the MX7000 with the dual color tech. Curious how it sold or performed as LED bars had started showing up more and more.

[@elightbars]

I have a video on D-tech, but I only have the one generation and only in "slow". They were terrible in fast. I'd love to get a full dual color dtech bar to mess with. Here is what I have now: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sJLalYeYaadki7s

[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

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[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

a Federal signal é da onde

[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

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[@nealgold8442]

Very informative.

[@ml9867]

Can anyone tell me where exactly the small cruise lights went in these?

[@Agent_M18]

What kind of amperage is that thing pulling fully lit up???

[@mugsysemergencylightsandsi4553]

Would you happen to have any decent clear vista domes available for sale or trade

[@marx769]

I have 2 of these Vista light bars. I think I may sell them. Both are in good working condition. Where is the best place to list them?

[@elightbars]

Locally. Facebook marketplace etc. Shipping is awful because of shape and weight.

[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

vídeo nota 100

[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

os caminhões do corpo de bombeiros Milita dos estados unidos tinha um desses

[@gabrielviniciusdesouza-r9ha]

gostei do transparente

[@markdanielczyk944]

It's no Aerotwinsonic, but they were good bars. Amp draw to the max!

[@evanmanley1126]

Audio needs some work it’s very hard to hear you Interesting video though

[@elightbars]

Upgraded mic after this video