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by **darkwolf** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:07 pm

I've read on the DBA site that the Aus cop cars get DBA brake pads. I'm not saying that the NZ ones are the same as the Aus ones (most things aren't) but you could easily make the assumption that they are.

Also, there is a taxi in Hamilton that used to be a cop car. Apparently the other undercover cop cars often flash at him to say hi, before they realise it's no longer a cop car. Could be utter bollocks but would be interesting to know.

As well as, I have heard (it is a friend of a friend deal but) that they do get a certain amount of a work over before being handed over to the police. But from memory it isn't anything to soak your trousers over.

by **AceSniper** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:17 pm

yea know of a owner of a ex cop car he gets the flash/wave/IgnoredSpeeding

by **Mr Revhead** » Sun Dec 09, 2007 10:52 pm

Mr Revhead wrote:re the thread linked above....

skip to the last post:

http://forums.toyspeed.org.nz/viewtopic.php?t=59248&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=60

by **RedMist** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:44 am

AceSniper wrote:yea know of a owner of a ex cop car he gets the flash/wave/IgnoredSpeeding

Seems unlikely considering these days marked police cars dont get flashed / waved or ignored speeding.

by **AceSniper** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:36 pm

RedMist wrote:
AceSniper wrote:yea know of a owner of a ex cop car he gets the flash/wave/IgnoredSpeeding

Seems unlikely considering these days marked police cars dont get flashed / waved or ignored speeding.

this was last year and was happening.... was a ford with the "cop" grill, dont know about now tho

by **Boosted_162** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 5:45 pm

neo wrote:You'd possibly get done for impersonating an officer.

But if they werent actually working lights, just say some cardboard cutouts with cellophane, could they still get you? Only the undercover lights obviously, not the marked cars with lights on the roof :lol:

by **postfach** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:01 pm

Boosted_162 wrote:
neo wrote:You'd possibly get done for impersonating an officer.

But if they werent actually working lights, just say some cardboard cutouts with cellophane, could they still get you? Only the undercover lights obviously, not the marked cars with lights on the roof

Yes, they could still get you, because you're trying to make it look like there are lights there, which is still impersonating. It's like walking down the street in a police uniform, but not saying "hi, I'm a cop"

by **high_lux** » Mon Dec 10, 2007 6:40 pm

we have servied some police cars in the past and they were mostly all lease cars, from what i saw they were stock standard apart from the lights,radios and a few small other bits. All parts replaced had to be "genuine" holden parts.And they do get the crap thrashed out of them This VY wagon we saw would get a new set of front brake rotors about every 15-20,000km

by **touge rolla** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 8:24 pm

You can see they're lower, and have either cross drilled or slotted rotors (can't remember which) And it's obviously going to differ between Civilian/Patrol/Highway/Detective/Dog Handler police cars. There's a smashed ex-police car at the wrecker on Gasson St for those in CHCH to nosy at.

by **ollieboy** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:08 pm

People didn't seem to be reading the thread Mr. Revhead linked to so I will post up the original email.

by **fangsport** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:17 pm

[quote="ollieboy"]People didn't seem to be reading the thread Mr. Revhead linked to so I will post up the original email.

waste of time posting that up Ollie. there are too many posters on here who consider them to be a 'Standard' car, without taking the chance to even read the build plate and realise the options are different to an average sold-by-a-dealer car.

by **Infinite** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 8:47 am

We store cars for one of NZ's largest holden wreckers, hes had about 10 cop cars in the last 3 years basicly the only mod they have is one shity wireing job and upgraded suspention.

edit: all the ones i have seen were lease aswell.... never seen one with a secound battery tho?, he has a dog handlers wagon atm

still has the cage in it and all.. evan scored a set of lights :p as they forgot to take them out of the boot LOL! i managed to get a heap of NZP logo's/stickers to they look good on my jet black mazda 323 hehe

Website · by **Bling** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 9:54 am

Infinite wrote: i managed to get a heap of NZP logo's/stickers to they look good on my jet black mazda 323 hehe

pics?

by **Prymal** » Fri Dec 28, 2007 10:52 pm

92GTApex wrote:usual standard upgrades used to be fe2 suspension (holdens "handling pack") and upgraded pads, other than that not a lot...

Logan

you sir , get a gold star ..

fe2 suspension , some dodgy slighlty wider steel rims , and a chipped ecu for a little extra poke .. and some uprated pads

lots of pretty lights , sometimes a dog or two , and space to put doughnuts during a pursuit

by **Infinite** » Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:18 am

BZG|Bling wrote:
Infinite wrote: i managed to get a heap of NZP logo's/stickers to they look good on my jet black mazda 323 hehe

pics?

haha will get a pic today maybe >_<,,,

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