Alternate / replacement Mars / police light cover for Getaway

[beaky]

When i bought my HS2 the Red dome was missing. I searched far and wide but could not find one anywhere but i managed to find an alternative cover that looks pretty good.
                                                                    

                                                                         The STD factory cover


                                                                         The Alternative Cover



this is where i bought it
http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/POLICELIGHT-RED-RED-flashing-POLICE-LIGHT-DJ-STAGE-LIGHTING-/180894327482?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_15&hash=item2a1e2462ba
I only used the cover and not the base
they are also available in blue which will be useful for Lethal Weapon

[goodolddays]

Looks great 

[studley67]

thanks,i have a lethal weapon with a broken cover.i have been looking for 1 of these for years.

[Replay]

Nice one! Looks the biz

[beaky]

thanks,i have a lethal weapon with a broken cover.i have been looking for 1 of these for years.

i thought i would mention the blue one as i did see some one mention they were looking for one a few months back.
I did have to cut and flatten the 3 metal straps that hold the cover on the base and drill a hole in each one so i could crew them down to hold it in place.
I think you have to ask for the blue ones as the listing states "Available in red or blue"
They are in Dandenong
I searched and searched for a cover that would "do the trick" but all i could find either looked cheap and nasty or were the wrong size.
it looks a little different on the machine than the ebay add but when the unit is complete the ebay picture looks very close.

[beaky]

Again i have been stopped by the edit timer    or should i say the COT law   (I hope u can take a joke, you know who you are, lol)
I was going to add,
the plastic is a decent thickness, so the cover is quite solid

[elkor-alish]

Nice find.
I'm sure there are quite a few people looking for something like this.

[ktm450]

Again i have been stopped by the edit timer    or should i say the COT law   (I hope u can take a joke, you know who you are, lol)

  I like it, now we have a name for it 

[turbo27]

Having just acquired my LW3, as many do, it had a broken Police Light Cover.

You can't buy genuine, or I certainly can't find them, and having seen this post, I made my own!

The lens cover is 100 disc CD/DVD spindle cover. A 50 spindle is not tall enough.

Fortunately it is constructed from a soft plastic (not brittle) allowing me to cut it down by 45mm using household scissors.

I then used a BLUE permanent marker with a 5mm chisel tip using long continuous strokes to 'paint' the entire cover.

I did contemplate using spray paint but don't think it would have remained translucent. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

It's a good temporary fix, until I find either a genuine or a better option.

[joele]

Creative solution.... 

[Pintoxicated]

Yeah good job, it looks way better than what it sounds.

[studley67]

great stuff,trent.NOW fit the translight propery.It was never right. .glad to see this machine go to a good home.

[swinks]

great solution and looks effective.

maybe a transparent stain glass paint could be another alternative
http://www.ebay.com.au/sch/i.html?_odkw=transparent+paint&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xstain+glass+transparent+paint&_nkw=stain+glass+transparent+paint&_sacat=0

[turbo27]

Thanks for the feedback guys.....cheers

[Shaneus]

I've been on the lookout for alternatives to an entire light housing, my HS didn't come with a topper at all (I'll kill ddstoys next time I see him, I swear   ;)) but most of the guts were intact. Wound up buying a 24VAC-12VDC converter and a 12VDC rotating light from dx.com. It's not perfect, but it does the job nicely enough!

Here's a video I took of the attract mode after I added another little modification underneath the cab :)

That CD spindle lid looks eerily close to the original though. Good thinking!