Here are two bars I have built and am currently still modifying.
First up the 4 into 1
Started with a liberty frame pull from a junk pile at work. It had feet and the I/O, and was slightly beat up. None the less, it was free.
I did some swapping earlier and landed a mini patriot and I already had the Responder led. With some more swapping I picked up a set of tir6 ambers from another patriot. and landed the original lens set from the frame (Clear) and also bought a used set from a local upfitter for cheap (red). After some extensive cobbling together and rewiring I came up with this.
Corner strobes and 6 red CON3 500s up front and corners strobes and 2 amber tir6s out back. The CON3s were stupid bright behind clear lenses, the red lenses helped a little.
The Original plan for the bar was to eventually get 4 more amber tir6s in the rear and led corners and build it back to a liberty, then I got asked to do a radio install which would be paid in a lightbar, a TX DPS Freedom I once owned that I sold to this ambulance squad (which they never used in 4 years of owning it, just scavanged the t/a out of it.) Lightbar can be scene here
. Today I picked up my the bar. After 5 minutes of attempting to get it to light up I realized that most of the lights were unhooked I went ahead and tore the bar down to the bar frame getting rid of the HC I/O and wiring harness. I had already decided, I wanted to do something different, something trick. I had the I/O from the liberty that had the 2 wire T/A and the corner Cruise function niether of which I was using. After a long day of stripping 2 bars, extending wires, and ultimately transplanting the liberty heart into the freedom body I was complete. The bar was installed onto the Hoe.
As for the wiring, this is where it gets trick, at least in my eyes.
The corners where wired into the standard spots.
The rear has (6) 6 over 3 400s (red over depopulated amber)
The red were attached to the rear slot on the I/O which will also allow for T/A over ride. The Depopulated ambers were wired to the front slot of the I/O in reverse order from the red. Being there was a wire I originally added for the sync function I wanted to have red and amber alternate in with each other. Here is a quick paint drawing to help until I can get a video
The front 2 400s are hooked to a ULF44, Steady burn with an alternating override pattern.
The Freedom is done for now go to my Tahoe install thread for more on how the bar is wired up http://elightbars.org/forums/threads/2003-tahoe-fire-pov.38082/. I will post a video of the bar in action with all the features as soon as I am finished rewiring my switch panel. As for the Patriot/liberty, it will be getting reworked for a future install, and I will post more about that as it happens.
First up the 4 into 1
Started with a liberty frame pull from a junk pile at work. It had feet and the I/O, and was slightly beat up. None the less, it was free.
I did some swapping earlier and landed a mini patriot and I already had the Responder led. With some more swapping I picked up a set of tir6 ambers from another patriot. and landed the original lens set from the frame (Clear) and also bought a used set from a local upfitter for cheap (red). After some extensive cobbling together and rewiring I came up with this.
Corner strobes and 6 red CON3 500s up front and corners strobes and 2 amber tir6s out back. The CON3s were stupid bright behind clear lenses, the red lenses helped a little. The Original plan for the bar was to eventually get 4 more amber tir6s in the rear and led corners and build it back to a liberty, then I got asked to do a radio install which would be paid in a lightbar, a TX DPS Freedom I once owned that I sold to this ambulance squad (which they never used in 4 years of owning it, just scavanged the t/a out of it.) Lightbar can be scene here
As for the wiring, this is where it gets trick, at least in my eyes. The corners where wired into the standard spots.
The rear has (6) 6 over 3 400s (red over depopulated amber)
The red were attached to the rear slot on the I/O which will also allow for T/A over ride. The Depopulated ambers were wired to the front slot of the I/O in reverse order from the red. Being there was a wire I originally added for the sync function I wanted to have red and amber alternate in with each other. Here is a quick paint drawing to help until I can get a video
The front 2 400s are hooked to a ULF44, Steady burn with an alternating override pattern.
The Freedom is done for now go to my Tahoe install thread for more on how the bar is wired up http://elightbars.org/forums/threads/2003-tahoe-fire-pov.38082/. I will post a video of the bar in action with all the features as soon as I am finished rewiring my switch panel. As for the Patriot/liberty, it will be getting reworked for a future install, and I will post more about that as it happens.
