Project Interceptor Starts!

You thought I forgot about this mod didn't you?

I scoured some sheet metal

Then bent it into a box.

It forms to the lightbar

I cut a hole in the top of the case for the wiring.

Then fed in the wires.

And placed the box on top for show.

The box is now in the paint booth.

I made an adapter for the lightbar, but I really need to wire it into a switch and have it mounted to the back.

The lightbar "red" is just plain old ugly so it's in repaint...

Here's the reason the lightbar is being repainted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-zUfvUsq_o

But the bigger problem is that I've repainted it again and it still looks like crap. The actual color under the red is orange. I thought a light coat of red would make the orange side look good, but no matter what I do it doesn't improve. Suggestions?

Dude, that still looks cool as hell! Maybe some red transparent film like you use in broken tail lights would work. You could put it on the inside and try to heat-form it to shape.

There is a die available at auto parts shops designed for tail lights that have faded. maybe with that painted on the iside it would make it redder. Or change the LEDs for red ones...

I think Bucko's idea is a better one, I didn't know about the dyes but that is probably the way to go.

The lightbar is vaccuum sealed. I'd have to pry it open then change out the LED's. I'm afraid of breaking it.

drill a small hole to equalize the pressure, then take the lid off perhaps?

Big decision! Thank you Larrs27 from TwistedForums! I'm getting rid of the box I made and then I'm cutting the top of the case here:

Then setting the lightbar into the case (like a real cop car (duh?!))

I was going to tell you to do that :) it will look better that way