I am thinking of converting an old edge 9000 into a led bar. has anyone done this ? any hints to do it anything would help. Can I use the strobe power supply to light the leds ? Or do I have to completely strip the bar down to just the metal housing? Any help would be great. Thank you every much.
Converting a edge 9000 into led help ?
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PJD642
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Strip the edge frame down completely, then get some plastic filler plates or make your own.
These plates would slide into the tracks in the edge bar where the corner strobes come out of .
Once you figure out the plate system, you stat to figure out where you want to mount your leds
and what kind of leds are you going to use. The stock leds come with a self contained flash
pattern, but you can also set those leds to a steady burn and add your own flasher, anything
from a led flasher to a halogen flasher can be used.As far as the wiring harness that came with
the bar, you can disreguard that harness and make your own if you;re only having leds in the bar.
Actually its really easy if you;re just going to insert leds. If you;re planning leaving the rest of
lights in the bar, continue using the main harness for your power hook up.
Your bar should already have the little black spacers that sit between the strobe reflector, this is
material or something to that thickness that is needed for your leds to be mounted to.
Jim Rogers
deputychief301
These plates would slide into the tracks in the edge bar where the corner strobes come out of .
Once you figure out the plate system, you stat to figure out where you want to mount your leds
and what kind of leds are you going to use. The stock leds come with a self contained flash
pattern, but you can also set those leds to a steady burn and add your own flasher, anything
from a led flasher to a halogen flasher can be used.As far as the wiring harness that came with
the bar, you can disreguard that harness and make your own if you;re only having leds in the bar.
Actually its really easy if you;re just going to insert leds. If you;re planning leaving the rest of
lights in the bar, continue using the main harness for your power hook up.
Your bar should already have the little black spacers that sit between the strobe reflector, this is
material or something to that thickness that is needed for your leds to be mounted to.
Jim Rogers
deputychief301
You could use these to install 700 series led's
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Clarence
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Clarence
Unless you want to drop some serious cash on LED corners, youi may want to go with a strobe/LED hyrbid. Keep the four corner strobes and make the rest of the bar LED. 400 series LEDs can be had for not a lot of money, especially of you get the GEN I lightheads. You can also use 700 series. You will need some of the plastic mounts that the Edge bars use for the strobes and halogen light heads. You may also need a flasher for the LEDs.
As for filler plates, go to Lowes and get a set of beige Levolor vetical blinds. They are about $11.00. If you cut the blinds down by about a quarter of an inch and then cut to the desired length it will slide right into an Edge frame. You can leave it beige or paint them black. You can also paint them in hammertone silver if you want them to look like aluminum, especially if you go with clear lenses.
If you get the bar down to just the four corner strobes and the rest as LEDs you can power the whole thing off of a cigaretter lighter. In fact, I get cigarette lighter cord by the spool at Radio Shack and use it for lightbar power cable all the time.
Depending on the number of heads and how fancy you want the bar to be, you can use a ULF44 flasher or one of the less expensive Sho Me models. If you get your hands on a cheap LED arrow stick, you can mount one of those inside the back of the frame between the corner strobes.
You can also cut some flat aluminum stock and screw it to the plastic light head mounts. Paint it black and then it gives you a nice flat surface for mounting all kinds of surface mount light heads; TIR3, TIR4, LIN6, Pimp Pods, etc.
You just have to get creative!
As for filler plates, go to Lowes and get a set of beige Levolor vetical blinds. They are about $11.00. If you cut the blinds down by about a quarter of an inch and then cut to the desired length it will slide right into an Edge frame. You can leave it beige or paint them black. You can also paint them in hammertone silver if you want them to look like aluminum, especially if you go with clear lenses.
If you get the bar down to just the four corner strobes and the rest as LEDs you can power the whole thing off of a cigaretter lighter. In fact, I get cigarette lighter cord by the spool at Radio Shack and use it for lightbar power cable all the time.
Depending on the number of heads and how fancy you want the bar to be, you can use a ULF44 flasher or one of the less expensive Sho Me models. If you get your hands on a cheap LED arrow stick, you can mount one of those inside the back of the frame between the corner strobes.
You can also cut some flat aluminum stock and screw it to the plastic light head mounts. Paint it black and then it gives you a nice flat surface for mounting all kinds of surface mount light heads; TIR3, TIR4, LIN6, Pimp Pods, etc.
You just have to get creative!
Thanks everyone has been helpful. It will be an on going project with money but ill keep everyone updated.
MX7000Guy
Member
He could use LEDs in the corners, it shouldn't be a problem they'd just have to be mounted at an angle like the strobe tubes. Behind colored optic filters, I'm not sure how much of a difference Linear lightheads would make over TIR, but if the corners were clear I'd use linear modules there.
Talk to LEDGUY here on the forums, or PIMP. I haven't used Pimp's lights, but everyone here vouches for them. I have several of LEDGuy's lights, and they're great. If you have money to burn, use Tomar LEDs.
Talk to LEDGUY here on the forums, or PIMP. I haven't used Pimp's lights, but everyone here vouches for them. I have several of LEDGuy's lights, and they're great. If you have money to burn, use Tomar LEDs.