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Bitsa
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I just got myself an 1999 au xr8 ex police car. Does anyone know what mods have been done to these cars by the police?
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For starters, check your compliance plate under the hood and if its got "OPT20" on it, expect the following:
Stiffer suspension (think it may be a little bit lower than your normal XR too, cant remember) Interior light on/off switch (it doesnt just come on with the doors like normal ones) Few extra wires etc for equipment that would have been in there when it was in service Not speed limited to 180, but no engine mods either so dont be thinking its a rocket! More accurate speedo - 2km/hr increments as opposed to 5 like the normal ones There are other things that I can't think of, but thats the nuts and bolts of it....
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Those would have been factory mods yeah? He wants to know what mods the police made to them... gotta be some donuts in there somewhere...
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No mods at all, apart from the range listed by Austin. Of course, people will tell you they are chipped, and they run bigger brakes, and have better engine internals, yaddah, yaddah. truth is, they are just like any other XR8 except for the bits requested by police to run lights etc.
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Bigger Alternator (to run the lights whilst idleing)
Edit: Well, not run, but stop the battery going flat actually. |
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You hear some funny stories if you know some coppers...particularly if they involve a divvy van with a crook in the back too and they take the road with the speed humps lol |
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Police Cars had heavier Rated Steel Rims aswell ... Hardened Springs in Divisional Vans to cope wiht the Weight of the Cage (Cell) ..
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Just in case what you have said is "true" for the Forte models etc, where is your proof of these claims? The steel rims have no different weight rating to the steel rims found under the hub caps of any Forte. At least, not the spare I had in mine (which I think is still in the shed, actually)
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only other thing that i found cool about the ex-cop cars is being able to adjust ur speedo up and down 10km. i've put mine so it reads a couple of k's faster to maybe save me some points.......
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Only thing missing i can think of is the PBR Brake upgrade, instead of the std brakes that about it.
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Bitsa
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Hey, thanks guys. Yep that's what I was looking for. The interior light had me wondering why it didn't work with the doors!!
No engine mods huh... I may have to fix that. How do you adjust the speedo?
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Bitsa
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Oh yeah it has opt 20 on the id plate!
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Cobravan ...... well .... are there pics?
I have a 98 AU XR8 ex vic pol ..... yes, has the stiffer suspension, yes, the interior light is correct, speed limited .... nope ![]() There is a mob here in Vic that are a police historical group that can find out info on your particular car, such as was it a regular patrol car, a highway patrol, marked or unmarked ... etc etc ... For the record, I have OPT 20, there are 2 small screw holed on the right hand front windscreen pilar, there is also a mark under the passengers airbag from something having been fitted there at some point. Look at the wires to your headlights and tail lights ... they really do a dodgy job there. When you pull the back seats forward, I have to sets of 2 holes from where the flashing internal lights were fitted (yes, mine was a sneaky undercover car) I have also found 2 additional holes on the drivers side under the bonnet near the bonnet strutt. There is also another set of holes in the front of the battery tray ..... also has a dark tint that would otherwise be considered too dark ;) Brakes ..... now I cannot be sure of the upgrade .. but I tell ya what, I am going out to have alook now .... lmao. Did the coppers flog these cars ....... absolutely they did, they are after all only human ..... and get all gooey over V8 Fords ... lmao
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Speedo will display on your dash... Next to that is a number (eg.) -2. Means it is set to -2 %
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any one with a decent scan tool can fix the interior light it is just a setting in the BEM
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Its on the dash to the left of the steering wheel, and cuts all power to all interior lights including boot. So they can open the doors, boot etc without any light coming on.
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AFAIK the police cars came with the interior light door switches disabled and had a switch to turn it on manually this setting is in the BEM and can be changed
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Sorry to be off topic. I guess the x-cop cars have all theses features switched on or off straight out. Tristan
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Bitsa
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Here are some pics. I know it was a marked car by the paint. The removal of the stickers has damaged the clear coat. So far I have not found any holes but I have only had the car 2 days.. I will have a good look this weekend.
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Bitsa
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Sounds interesting, do you have any details on this historical group? I would expect no less from an ex cop car to be well floged!! I am no different, so I can't throw stones. There is something about getting into a car built to go fast and handle well with a nice exhaust note that makes me want to race every where i go..... Does this wear off after a while? (My last car was a df ltd slug)
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I just bought a 2006 xr8 x police car from nsw police force , what mods can I look for on this car , did the xr8 come out with a transmission cooler , a long thin 1 goes across the front behind the bottom grille part , or is that a power steering cooler ? Just want to know as if transmission cooler dont need to worry about ****ty heat exchanger failing and destroying the 6 speed auto
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Mate section you need the B series to post it there .
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