Police Car Radios

greydiamond

OK, can anyone help, this has been wreaking my head for ages!

1)Does the standard ford/opel garda car have an am/fm radio?

2)Does it work?

3)Do members use it, if it does work?

4)Does it have a connection for my i-pod:D


Only you can answer theses questions!:cool:

timmywex

1) Yep, they are just standard cars kitted out a bit after all

2) Depends on the car.

3) Ah sure why not, as long as its not blaring and the 2way radio can be heard:cool:

4) Keep dreaming

ScubaDave

Arent the new cars having the fm radios removed and replaced with the tetra units?

I know the 05 mondeo we had up to recently, had the fm radio removed to faciltate the 2 way!

NBar

Radios being taken out of all cars and going back to the good old days of no car stereos now tetra is using car speakers

metman

None of our cars have stereos....as apparently it didn't look professional when the old bill turned up with the tunes blaring

JonAnderton

metman wrote: »

None of our cars have stereos....as apparently it didn't look professional when the old bill turned up with the tunes blaring

Ah...but there is a way to get around the Aux Audio in the Met BMW 5 series... And the secret...shall die with me...

Eru

They are removed but depending on how the tetra is fitted you can usually get a stereo back in whtout much trouble

deadwood

Eru wrote: »

They are removed but depending on how the tetra is fitted you can usually get a stereo back in whtout much trouble

What about a cd changer?
I've got a Declan Nerney box-set waiting to be unleashed over the p.a.

Com1186

if you take the radios out of the cars especally if radio built into dash then you make car dangerous if invovled in crash..... lots of cars have radios in them but are coded and disabled....

TheNog

If they remove the radio altogether how am I supposed to listen to my AC/DC. Hendrix CDs? IMO it will be a long shift listening to my oppo singing for 8 hrs

Hooch

Com1186 wrote: »

if you take the radios out of the cars especally if radio built into dash then you make car dangerous if invovled in crash..... lots of cars have radios in them but are coded and disabled....

Remember couple of years back the radios were missing when we got cars??. The plan was to remove them (just like when they removed the winder for the seat...only deadwood will remember that he he).
Then a certain model was involved in a ramming. The vehicles dash crumpled to the extreme and injured members. The manufacture was called out to inspect the car, as AGS tried to dodge the claim and on seeing the radio was gone.....they instently said that the vehicles was crash tested with the radio fitted and so it was AGS fault. Radios back thank god!!:D

How it all looks



Standby screen. It tells you what station the radio is assigned to beneth the crest.

donvito99

foreign wrote: »

How it all looks



Standby screen. It tells you what station the radio is assigned to beneth the crest.

Ta very much there foriegn, but in the first pic, why are there to microphones/speakers (whatever) ?

CharlieCroker

The one on top of the dash is for the PA system in the lightbar.
Rarely used.

Eru

CharlieCroker wrote: »

The one on top of the dash is for the PA system in the lightbar.
Rarely used.

Best lightbar console EVER. Why didnt they keep installing that type instead of the really really small ones?

Hooch

Eru wrote: »

Best lightbar console EVER. Why didnt they keep installing that type instead of the really really small ones?

Are there new ones out??? We got a 08 there couple of months ago and it had that on it. Also saw new vehicles in Clara with the english type light/siren controls, the big ones same as RSU ones.

deadwood

Eru wrote: »

Best lightbar console EVER.

Holsten

Oooh.. a dash pic!

Got a closer one of the light/siren controls?

ScubaDave

The lights/siren control in the pre 2006 cars was a joke! Looked more like a puzzle that a control panel!

deadwood

These are proper controls.

Run stop - hah!

Sully

It must be really boring driving around with a radio. I know in one of the unmarked cars the radio was hooked up in the glove compartment but that was mannny years ago.

ScubaDave

We'll all have to buy ipods!

CharlieCroker

All the newly attested members are being issued with 4GB Nano's along with handcuffs and Asps!!:D:D:D

goldie fish

Sully wrote: »

It must be really boring driving around with a radio. I know in one of the unmarked cars the radio was hooked up in the glove compartment but that was mannny years ago.

Back in the old days we were too busy keeping an eye out for lawbreakers to be listening to the radio.

What next, mules on the beat with their IPOD in?:eek:

cushtac

goldie fish wrote: »

What next, mules on the beat with their IPOD in?:eek:

You need them for your chase music, and for a background to your internal monologue.

TheNog

goldie fish wrote: »

Back in the old days we were too busy keeping an eye out for lawbreakers to be listening to the radio.

this could be the reason why we have a Lawless Ireland. Get rid of the radios!!

hobochris

I'm not a cop but if I were the temptation to hold the p.a mic to the radio speaker during a chase blaring out the 'cops' theme tune would be to much to resist...:D

TheNog

hobochris wrote: »

I'm not a cop but if I were the temptation to hold the p.a mic to the radio speaker during a chase blaring out the 'cops' theme tune would be to much to resist...:D

that or the music of an ice-cream van

it is always funny though when you give the newbie the p.a. and tell them to get a vehicle check

hobochris

TheNog wrote: »

that or the music of an ice-cream van

it is always funny though when you give the newbie the p.a. and tell them to get a vehicle check

id say so...

shhh.... I'm starting to resent my desk job.

deadwood

cushtac wrote: »

You need them for your chase music, and for a background to your internal monologue.

I find the theme for Deliverance works well for certain neighbourhoods. The theme from Shaft works in the shmoke. I feel a new thread coming on.:cool:

CharlieCroker

TheNog wrote: »

that or the music of an ice-cream van

it is always funny though when you give the newbie the p.a. and tell them to get a vehicle check

It happened me a few weeks ago, took me a second to realise why 30 people suddenly started staring at the patrol car.
I had to laugh though!!!:D

daithip

Hope they don't stop installing 'Run-Lock' with the PA system, beats the crap out of having to push start the car after the battery has run down from the lights and siren going when the car is turned off.