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Precisionpower

Precisionpower

Mac Daddy DJ
Mar 20, 2007
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I have a wedding in June for some friends..(He's a fire fighter, and wifey to be is an EMT)
They want there grand march to be a Fire & Rescue theme..

So..I was thinking some real Fire Truck light bars & siren would be super authentic..(and maybe over the top)?? What do you guy's think??

I think it would be really cool & different...I'm gonna put some HD fire up on the TV's and really make a big deal out of it...

Now i just gotta figure out where i can get some light bars & siren for a day or 2
There pretty expensive $800-$900 a piece to buy....But i have friends that work at a local fire truck building company...There gonna try to pull a few strings for me...:sqbiggrin:
Opinions needed...Good Or Bad.
 
Contact the engine house he works at. They should be able to help out. My friend volunteers at one and they have a bunch of spares and old ones laying around from old trucks.
 
Big Dan said:
eBay always has stuff like that. Keep in mind many states require you to have a permit to even buy light bars even the little teardrops, so you may run into some issues there.
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Here's a thought.... get a light bar with clear plastic covers and no lights.... then get some of those LED beacon lights to simulate a real light bar......
 
Steal 'em off a parked cop car (while they're getting their Dunkin' Donuts...):sqerr::sqwink:
 
Those sirens can be pricey. I have one that I bought over 30 yrs ago and now its about twice the price. You are better off using a Siren sound effect. There are also fire Truck with bells sound effects. As far as the lights, just use a beacon!
 
I have several Whelen light bars with Halogen and strobe lights in them. They are mostly red and clear, but I still have the blue lenses for them. I use them all the time in my house. I believe my BIL has several sirens with speakers. Ill ask him if he wants to get rid of one or two. Im not selling the lights, but Ill see if he may want to sell a siren.
 
Question: How much are you willing to spend? (can you charge extra for this?)

and,..will you ever use them again?

I have a garage full of stuff that was only used once or twice.
My profit margin from the gigs were a lot less because I sunk extra money into stuff other DJs would've charged extra for.

Thoughts?
 
Big Dan said:
eBay always has stuff like that. Keep in mind many states require you to have a permit to even buy light bars even the little teardrops, so you may run into some issues there.
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djmike said:
I have several Whelen light bars with Halogen and strobe lights in them. They are mostly red and clear, but I still have the blue lenses for them. I use them all the time in my house. I believe my BIL has several sirens with speakers. Ill ask him if he wants to get rid of one or two. Im not selling the lights, but Ill see if he may want to sell a siren.
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That would be great! Thanks!
 
Bill Kexel said:
Question: How much are you willing to spend? (can you charge extra for this?)

and,..will you ever use them again?

I have a garage full of stuff that was only used once or twice.
My profit margin from the gigs were a lot less because I sunk extra money into stuff other DJs would've charged extra for.

Thoughts?
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Bill,
I wouln't buy them unless i absolutely had too..(Not new ones either)
My thinking is this...I really don't do very many weddings.(Personally dis-like them) But i really like helping people who "dare to be different" so to speak.

And these people are close personal friends of mine, And have rather large families..So i really want to hit this one out of the park.
They are not paying extra for all of this...I want it to be a suprise.
 
Another thought as I have been working on a catalog for a fire department sales/service company here locally the past couple weeks. See if a local distributor has a floor sample they might lend or rent you for the weekend (that is assuming it has controls for 120V or a big enough 12V supply available). I am pretty sure this company I know would help me out in that situation. I'm probably not in with them well enough for a friend of a friend deal however. Search online for fire safety suppliers. I can get you brand names if that helps your search; I'll check their catalog today and see if there are any economical models (that are still worth a crap) that might work in a pinch to purchase.
 
Sirens can be as easy as a sound effects disc. (lots of those out there) As for the beacons. Don't go overboard here. Either go to Best-Buy and get one of those $29 LED rotator beacons or find someone from his station that has an old dash-mount cigarette lighter plug-in jobs and barrow it. (that's what we did)
 
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