Quickstep80
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Last edited: 6 months after purchase with a final evaluation (Aug. 14, 2013)
Just as promised, here’s a review about my Abrams Taurus 24'' tri-color minibar.
I’ve ordered the bar from NYC Fleet Safety (NYpolicelights.com) on Jan 15, 2013; it arrived on Feb 13.
After powering it up, I found out that there were some strange things going on. Trouble hunting finally revealed a detached cable in the connector between control panel and bar causing a slack joint which I was able to fix easily.
Today morning I did a quick test with the bar which I also documented with my camorder, just to give you some brief impression about the light itself, both in- and outdoors. Sorry for the snowflakes blurring the vision at the end of the clip.
After six months "in the field"...
...I am pretty disappointed. Despite the light output is quite decent, I had to face...
Considering what a lightbar should be designed for, this is simply not acceptable; all the more because my vehicle is mostly parked in a garage and climatic/weather conditions were surely not what I call extremes.
I have notified the dealer about all those malfunctions and want to point out that he immediately refunded all my money - shipping and PayPal transaction costs included. Since there are about 4230 miles and an ocean between us, he might as well just ignore my case. This is what I call outstanding customer service. People can make mistakes, technical products can fail - as long as there's a solution, it's not the end of the world. So I've had truly not the best experience with the "Taurus", but at least things went loss-free.
Overview:
Retailer: NYpolicelights.com
Retail Price: $ 429.99
Paid: $ 499.99 including “quick color switch” extra function as described
Brand, Model: Abrams Taurus Mini Light Bar
Product Code: MLX-56TC
Just as promised, here’s a review about my Abrams Taurus 24'' tri-color minibar.
I’ve ordered the bar from NYC Fleet Safety (NYpolicelights.com) on Jan 15, 2013; it arrived on Feb 13.
After powering it up, I found out that there were some strange things going on. Trouble hunting finally revealed a detached cable in the connector between control panel and bar causing a slack joint which I was able to fix easily.
Today morning I did a quick test with the bar which I also documented with my camorder, just to give you some brief impression about the light itself, both in- and outdoors. Sorry for the snowflakes blurring the vision at the end of the clip.
After six months "in the field"...
...I am pretty disappointed. Despite the light output is quite decent, I had to face...
- almost all screws (the pods are fixed with) to rust,
- three connector pins to go loose which I had to resolder,
- severe malfunction after the bar got wet in rain - moisture ingress always made some pods burn steadily (even when the bar was off)
Considering what a lightbar should be designed for, this is simply not acceptable; all the more because my vehicle is mostly parked in a garage and climatic/weather conditions were surely not what I call extremes.
I have notified the dealer about all those malfunctions and want to point out that he immediately refunded all my money - shipping and PayPal transaction costs included. Since there are about 4230 miles and an ocean between us, he might as well just ignore my case. This is what I call outstanding customer service. People can make mistakes, technical products can fail - as long as there's a solution, it's not the end of the world. So I've had truly not the best experience with the "Taurus", but at least things went loss-free.
Overview:
Retailer: NYpolicelights.com
Retail Price: $ 429.99
Paid: $ 499.99 including “quick color switch” extra function as described
Brand, Model: Abrams Taurus Mini Light Bar
Product Code: MLX-56TC
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