How many Ex-Police Impala Owners are out there? (9C1/9C3)

Just curious how many of them are around so far, where they came from and where you are. Perhaps even getting a meet of ex-police car owners?

Me >

2000 Impala 9C3, Michigan, Patrol car used in southern Michigan (In a odd DNR sort of dark green)

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All pictures obviously marked Impalaxx.jpg is my beaut.

I would just like to tell you......you suck, I want a police package impala, all the lights and flashers and "cop" shit plugs right into those instead of having to wire them in yourself......you suck.

Havn't bothered plugging any stuff in yet ;) I am no wiring expert, but I am bound to do so eventually. Anyone know where I might find some Spotlights?, the car HAD them on each side, but they had removed them, wire connectors are still in place everywhere, just pulled them...

I love the reactions I get while driving around also :D

here is everything you will ever need.....

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Thanks for the site. I also now have pictures of my said Impala.

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I pick mine up today. I bought a 2001 9C1. I wanted the 9C1 because of all the heavy duty packages. I needed a strong reliable car I can drive everyday so I can put less miles and stress on my other car. I only want to drive my other car for a maximum of four months a year. I have a 1995 Camaro Z28 convertible in PERFECT condition. Thats how I want to keep it.
Mike :evillol:

2000 Chevy Impala 9C1 Ex NYPD Car.......Many Electrical problems........

i bought my 9c1 impala new from the dealer in Nov 2001. They had 20-25 brand new after the county cancelled their order.Mine is black w/ blue interior.

yea my 2000 is a base model but i put the center caps, spotlight and push bumper on the way, 10% tinted windows, and antennas. Looks badass will post pics when i get my camera to work. To bad my head gasket blew i have fun scaring the hell outta people on the highway :).

yea my 2000 is a base model but i put the center caps, spotlight, push bumper, 15% or 20% tinted windows(cant remember), and antennas. Looks badass will post pics when i get my camera to work. To bad my head gasket blew i have fun scaring the hell outta people on the highway :).

I hear that =D, how much did all those little goodies cost you? Minus center caps. I have the holes and whatnot for all those items, just lack the items themselves.

i bought my 9c1 impala new from the dealer in Nov 2001. They had 20-25 brand new after the county cancelled their order.Mine is black w/ blue interior.

I envy your luck in getting that color. Green is a good enough color for now... (Paint will need redone eventually, starting to come off plastic area's)

something like 450 total i got a lot of stuff cheap on ebay :)

anyone know where I could find the police rims for the impalas. ive tried ebay and cant find them.

anyone know where I could find the police rims for the impalas. ive tried ebay and cant find them.

The Black wheels themselves are not hard to locate, its the centercaps that you need. Take a base Impala's wheels minus hubcaps, clean them up and you have your black steel rims. The Centercaps are what are difficult to find, and i've seen them on Ebay or you can order them direct from a Chevy dealer I believe.

something like 450 total i got a lot of stuff cheap on ebay :)

Yeah, Ebay is good for some of that, never have found Attena's or the Pushbar though... I'd also like the backseat cage just for the final touch ;)

actually, well, I dont know about where you live, but by me, there different. the rims arent normal stock rims and they dont have those mornal cut outs in them. they are more of a solid rim with less open cut out area in them and then of course the caps. other wise I would just go out and get steel rims. ill try to get a picture of the kind i see around by me if I can.

here

http://files.automotiveforums.com/gallery/watermark.php?file=/500/83900police_rim.JPG

well, I suppose it doesnt matter that much if I get those rims. but should those caps on the cop cars work on any steel rim, I think they would, I dont nkow exactly how they go on there, so if anyone does know how those caps go on or any info on them that would be great.

Well my impala is a 2000 Base model, and i wanted to cop it out, so i took the hubcaps off along with the wheel. I brought it into my house and drilled some holes into the stock steel rim with an electric drill. If u notice with the police center caps there are 5 lug nut holes and 3 smaller holes. The smaller holes are for screws which are what holds the caps on the rim. Just buy the caps take the tires off and drill some holes where the screws would normally be. Very simple, in all u will drill about 12 holes 3 per tire, just make sure u us the right size drill bit or u just wasted an hour and money for the caps. I bought my caps off ebay for like 30 bucks with the 5 lugs 12 screws and shipping. Hope that helped.

thanks helped a lot actually so since you have dont this, I have two more questions for you. one, it looks to me that the lug nuts go on after the poilce caps, so would the lugs themselves hold on the caps? and two, did you just have to drill normal holes or did you also have to tap them with the right thread? I have a tap and die set but I doubt it has the right size if I have to do that. thanks for all the help.

lol when i got the center caps i was like hell yea! untill i saw the three samll holes for the screws and i was like shit! So i jacked my car up took one tire off at a time took a regular electric drill(think i t was a black and decker) got a stell drill bit can't remember what size and started to drill the holes. The lugs themselves don't hole the caps on unfortunately and i just drilled normal holes. The screws will work their way into the rim. I haven't had a prob with em fallin off so GL.

just curious, where did you pick yours up and for how much

Got a set of 4 with 20 Lugs and 12 Screws for $30 shipping included. I was pretty lucky nobody must have wanted em that week :)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43961&item=7939506160&rd=1 This is a ridiculous amount but they are the only 9c1 caps for 2000 and up out on e-bay right now. U just gotta be patient and wait for a good deal. I know it sucks :/

the funny thing is is that ive bid on those exact items.

well screw that lets see some pictures with all that shit. but I must say that looks quite nice. oh and by the way, I went and got some new oem gm steel wheels for the rims and I go to drill those holes to hold on the center caps and to my surprise, the rims already had holes in them where they needed to be and with the correct thread. but who ever made those rims forgot to thread two holes one on two different rims, so now I jsut have to tap the right thread in and just like new. when I get a chance ill try to get some pictures.

i sold my digital camera for some much needed money bout a month ago these were pics that i had hiding on my comp. when i get another i'll post em

Just wanted to let you know that I recently purchased a 2002 Impala 9C1 from the O.P.P. here in Ontario, Canada. It is a dark green with tan interior and was used as an unmarked stealth vehicle. Pretty sweet ride and handles like a dream.

Just wanted to let you know that I recently purchased a 2002 Impala 9C1 from the O.P.P. here in Ontario, Canada. It is a dark green with tan interior and was used as an unmarked stealth vehicle. Pretty sweet ride and handles like a dream.

Sup Green 9C1 Buddy :biggrin:

I'm also a proud owner of the 9C1, Mine is a year 2000 White, with 4 function siren. And thats all you really need hahaha. Well a push bumper couldn't hurt to have. -- Canada, Ontario Rep.

'91 9C1

It's a Caprice though, not an Impala.... Big 'ol beluga whale with the V-8 and rear wheel push. I'd like to get a small 9C1 Impy for the wife (well, for me too;))

Where abouts in Ontario, guys? East, west, south? It'd be cool to get a bunch of 9C1's old and new in one parking lot and watch people rubber-neck to see what's going on :)

'91 9C1

It's a Caprice though, not an Impala.... Big 'ol beluga whale with the V-8 and rear wheel push. I'd like to get a small 9C1 Impy for the wife (well, for me too;))

Where abouts in Ontario, guys? East, west, south? It'd be cool to get a bunch of 9C1's old and new in one parking lot and watch people rubber-neck to see what's going on :)


Caprices are nice... I still wish they had made the Impala at least RWD. *sigh* Michigan borders Ontario, does that count? :icon16:

Well, they're toying with a 5.3L V-8 for '06..... maybe rwd is on the way.

Michigan is a little far for me. I'm in east Ontario... I guess AF is as good a parking lot as any:)

Hey it was just a thought... Gotta keep this thread rolling... I'm surprised how many Ex-PD's are showing up though. After all i've only seen 3 other Impala's as it in my area.

I have a favor to ask of anyone with an ex-police new impala ('00 and up). can someone pop there hood and look in front of there radiator and see if they see two or three smaller "radiators" they should look similar, possibly two on the passenger side then one on the driver side, mounted in front of the coolant radiator. I just want to know if the 9c1 and 9c3 came with these or if they were options that the department could add.

I have a favor to ask of anyone with an ex-police new impala ('00 and up). can someone pop there hood and look in front of there radiator and see if they see two or three smaller "radiators" they should look similar, possibly two on the passenger side then one on the driver side, mounted in front of the coolant radiator. I just want to know if the 9c1 and 9c3 came with these or if they were options that the department could add.

1 smaller radiator, its the tranny cooler I believe. It came with the police pkg from factory. Standard option from my knowledge.

well there can be three I just didnt nkow how many were standard. theres a tranny cooler, oil cooler and power steering cooler. I want to go to the dealership and see if they have the tranny cooler so I can put one on my car. and since it comes standard the dealership should have it.

well there can be three I just didnt nkow how many were standard. theres a tranny cooler, oil cooler and power steering cooler. I want to go to the dealership and see if they have the tranny cooler so I can put one on my car. and since it comes standard the dealership should have it.


Yeah, the standard one is the tranny cooler, because Police cars drive like hell, or are made to.

Update on my car, After the transmission replacement at 160,000 miles, *my* repair bill for this car has totaled up to $3,600 roughly. ($2,500 just being the transmission though)

Car should be good to go for quite awhile minus brake pads within the next 10k miles.

A few questions:

What's all special in that "police packaged" Imp?

What's a pushbar bumper?

Are they ungovernered?

well a couple things are different with the police package. heavy duty parts like tranny,radiator,sway bars, basically stronger parts. that and slightly different wiring and extras. and a "pushbar bumper" or push bumper, have you noticed on police in your area that have an "extra" black bumper in front of there front bumper. and yes the speed limiter is removed.

whats top speed of 9c1?

well a couple things are different with the police package. heavy duty parts like tranny,radiator,sway bars, basically stronger parts. that and slightly different wiring and extras. and a "pushbar bumper" or push bumper, have you noticed on police in your area that have an "extra" black bumper in front of there front bumper. and yes the speed limiter is removed.

Heavy Duty Transmission, Heavy Duty Radiator, Transmission Cooler, Stiffened Suspension all around, springs, sways etc. Higher output Alternator, and special wiring harnesses to help with adding in the police equipment. Loads of options as well, from litrally dozens of color choices. Interior choices (non-carpet black matte floor for example). Car is also *tuned* to best use the power it has.

And to correct you bigrod, the speed limiter is not removed, just increased. Top speed is 124 MPH as is. GM catalog for the 9C1 will even tell you that ;) Only slightly more than a stock Impala of 115 MPH.

'Pushbar' bigrod explained right. People give it all sorts of names, technically I think its listed as a brush guard.

Have any Impala ex-police owners out there even seen or heard of a RPO L67 option (supercharger) on governmental/police pre-2004? Supposedly it was available to any law enforcement/police department willing to spend the money on one.

I've searched government auctions and haven't had any luck. It would be a great sleeper.

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3.4 SC pulley, Hi-Flow CAT, u-bend delete, 180 TS, TB spacer
ET: 14.3 @ 96 mph

The regualar impala rims on the civilian models with the hubcaps are the same as the police package impala rims. The only difference is that the civilian rims don't have the three bolt holes for the center caps. You are going to have to do this on your own. The best way to do it is tap the holes so you can thread them into the rim. if you drill a hole and use nuts on the back, your going to run into a problem with the nut and the end of the bolt being to long because of the brake rotor and your tire won't go on evenly. Also when you drill the holes you have to make sure you are even all the way around because if you are not...the center cap is going to be a little off and you are going to get wheel vibration and you can't balance it out because you have to take the center cap off to balance the tire.....just a little heads up....

mike

Do the upgrades to the Imps increase there toruqe and HP?

Also what's the difference between 9c1 and 9c3 and what do they stand for?

Have any Impala ex-police owners out there even seen or heard of a RPO L67 option (supercharger) on governmental/police pre-2004? Supposedly it was available to any law enforcement/police department willing to spend the money on one.

I've searched government auctions and haven't had any luck. It would be a great sleeper.

http://www.photodump.com/direct/coolrex/gtp558.jpg
Thrasher CAI, DHP v1.0 ECU, Granatelli CAI Tuneable MAF,
3.4 SC pulley, Hi-Flow CAT, u-bend delete, 180 TS, TB spacer
ET: 14.3 @ 96 mph

Police Departments are cheap, there is no reason for one to spend the extra $ on such on option for %99 of the police departments. If they wanted the extra power for pursuit, they would likely just make use of the Crown Vic, which has a higher top end to begin with.

Simply put, I have not heard/seen such a car built. :)

Do the upgrades to the Imps increase there toruqe and HP?

Also what's the difference between 9c1 and 9c3 and what do they stand for?

9C1 / 9C3 don't really stand for anything to my knowledge, just what they choose to use for the option Package.

9C1 / 9C3 Mechanically are identical. Interior choices and exterior choices are what vary with them. 9C1 being the type most departments would buy to paint, decal, light-bar and whatnot. 9C3's is the package option for a department that would want Undercover cars, or occasional state governments buy for general use, such as detective vehicles.

Only department off the top of my head I can think of that i've seen use both is CHP. They have marked Impala's and ones that look just like any other Impala on the road. Great for tagging speeders I imagine.

Police Departments are cheap, there is no reason for one to spend the extra $ on such on option for %99 of the police departments. If they wanted the extra power for pursuit, they would likely just make use of the Crown Vic, which has a higher top end to begin with.

Simply put, I have not heard/seen such a car built. :)


The Police Interceptor Crown Vic appears to a good automobile compared to the Impalas they use which are very few in our area. Everyone I've talked to has never personally seen a L67 2000-2003 Impala but GM did offer the RPO. Probably no takers.

Our Police department and Sheriff's department took it a step higher. They use pursuit Mustang GTs and Camaro Z28s. They were purchased and maintained with seizures of drug money and not by the taxpayer.

The Police Interceptor Crown Vic appears to a good automobile compared to the Impalas they use which are very few in our area. Everyone I've talked to has never personally seen a L67 2000-2003 Impala but GM did offer the RPO. Probably no takers.

Our Police department and Sheriff's department took it a step higher. They use pursuit Mustang GTs and Camaro Z28s. They were purchased and maintained with seizures of drug money and not by the taxpayer.

Mustang GT's and Camaro's are not useful for hauling anyone to be arrested, which is their only downfall to police use, sure they can go fast, but not that many people succesfully outrun the standard cruisers.

I have seen L67 Impala's before the SS came out, but never a police packaged one. Just to clarify.

Mustang GT's and Camaro's are not useful for hauling anyone to be arrested, which is their only downfall to police use, sure they can go fast, but not that many people succesfully outrun the standard cruisers.

I have seen L67 Impala's before the SS came out, but never a police packaged one. Just to clarify.


Of course, the local law enforcement here has a full fleet of Crown Vics. The pony cars are used for traffic and hi-speed pursuit which happens every day in my neck of the woods (West Texas). I beg to differ on outrunning standard cruisers..... that easy, its the radio thats hard to outrun.

I'll keep on looking for a police L67 Impala. May get lucky one day. I like collecting L67 equipped GMs no matter what model and that includes the Impala.

http://www.photodump.com/direct/coolrex/gtp558.jpg
Thrasher CAI, DHP v1.0 ECU, Granatelli CAI Tuneable MAF,
3.4 SC pulley, Hi-Flow CAT, u-bend delete, 180 TS, TB spacer
ET: 14.3 @ 96 mph

Of course, the local law enforcement here has a full fleet of Crown Vics. The pony cars are used for traffic and hi-speed pursuit which happens every day in my neck of the woods (West Texas). I beg to differ on outrunning standard cruisers..... that easy, its the radio thats hard to outrun.

I'll keep on looking for a police L67 Impala. May get lucky one day. I like collecting L67 equipped GMs no matter what model and that includes the Impala.


It would be nice to know if you do find one. If my engine ever goes, I intend on putting in the latest version of the supercharged 3800. I'm far to stubborn to just give up on a car unless the frame is shot.

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http://kmfdr.net/kmfdr/dth/Impala012.jpg

Just the right weather conditions permitted me to notice this ontop of my car the other day, I thought it was neat.

I read the speed limiter was raised to 124 MPH. Where was it prior?

around 105

whats it say on top of your car?something over 5

well just looking at it, it probably doesnt actually say anything. the 5 is the car number, and at the end the last two letters are PD as in police department, so the first letters are probably city initials, like NYFD(new york fire department) but it is interesting since there are four letters before the PD.

well just looking at it, it probably doesnt actually say anything. the 5 is the car number, and at the end the last two letters are PD as in police department, so the first letters are probably city initials, like NYFD(new york fire department) but it is interesting since there are four letters before the PD.

B.S.O.T.P.D.

Berrien Springs Oronoko Township Police Department

Mouthful for sure. Same letters are right above the tail lights as well.

It indeed was car '5'

Another fun fact, the car was a two-tone paint of the green with the bottom half being red. Someday, i'll go down to where it came from and see if they have any other Impala's on the force to get pics of, to see what the car would have looked like in full service.


Another note, Regular Impala's are limited to 115mph, Police ones 124mph. Mechanicle issues are what keep them limited at all, not that I know the reasons off the top of my head.

personally I cant give too much recongnition to that figure, my limiter as well as my best friends kicks us down at between 105 and 110, with us giving a little le-way on the needle, so I cant say 115, usually I would say when I needle hits 108 it kicks me down to 95 or so.

where can i get PD parts, aside from lights etc....i mean pushbars, center caps etc....?

personally I cant give too much recongnition to that figure, my limiter as well as my best friends kicks us down at between 105 and 110, with us giving a little le-way on the needle, so I cant say 115, usually I would say when I needle hits 108 it kicks me down to 95 or so.

The factory 'stats' say 115, I assume the speedometer might be off at reading the right speed. I know the LS will read just a bit over 110 mark and then you feel the limiter kick in. The Cruiser I only hit the limiter once trying to keep up with a Corvette making good time :grinyes:

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