I mess with the local EOC doing weather reporting etc. Several of the 'spotters' have put some type of flashing lights on their vehicles, and they do work fine. One or two of them paid "HOW MUCH?!" for those flashing lights. Some are removable, some just hidden real good. I've thought about it several times but it always comes back to that "HOW MUCH?!" thingy. I got this thing about being cheap, you know?
Had to go by Auto Zone for something and just happened to walk down the lighting isle. (Flashing lights sort of fascinate me.) Saw this little LED "Quadra Strobe" by Pilot. Four LEDs, bright ones, variable flash rate and 'style'. I thought to myself, you know, that'd work real well with the LED light bar (brake/turn signals/BU light) on my truck. Wouldn't be that great for an emergency light thingy, but it @#$ sure didn't cost a 1/10th of the average going price either! Couple'a few more LEDs added to the four there and it would at least be noticeable. They're all white LEDs by the way. Who cares, I can tint them any color I want.
Mounted two to the rear on the top of a headache rack. Haven't figured out where to put the front ones yet. Unless they are 'on', you can't see them. Also figured that if I connected the rear ones through a DPDT switch, I could turn them into turn signals to the rear.
Not bad for $20 after taxes, huh? I'm so proud of my cheap self.
- 'Doc
This thing will be a warning flashing light, NOT an emergency light by any means. If you need something like that, then do it right, not like this.
Had to go by Auto Zone for something and just happened to walk down the lighting isle. (Flashing lights sort of fascinate me.) Saw this little LED "Quadra Strobe" by Pilot. Four LEDs, bright ones, variable flash rate and 'style'. I thought to myself, you know, that'd work real well with the LED light bar (brake/turn signals/BU light) on my truck. Wouldn't be that great for an emergency light thingy, but it @#$ sure didn't cost a 1/10th of the average going price either! Couple'a few more LEDs added to the four there and it would at least be noticeable. They're all white LEDs by the way. Who cares, I can tint them any color I want.
Mounted two to the rear on the top of a headache rack. Haven't figured out where to put the front ones yet. Unless they are 'on', you can't see them. Also figured that if I connected the rear ones through a DPDT switch, I could turn them into turn signals to the rear.
Not bad for $20 after taxes, huh? I'm so proud of my cheap self.
- 'Doc
This thing will be a warning flashing light, NOT an emergency light by any means. If you need something like that, then do it right, not like this.
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