How to NOT "upgrade" your Edge

[ChargerLighting]

Not complaining here - just sharing pics of an older J-tube Edge bar I took apart. I got the bar free from our site founder (thanks John! ) & this is NOT any of his doing.


Other people's "modifications" sometimes scare me:


nmedge1.JPG[/attachment:23h4ndv4]Here's a wiring disaster....


nmedge4.JPG[/attachment:23h4ndv4]Broken parts were UPS's fault, but, how the hell do you get tree parts & what appears to be a peach pit INSIDE a lightbar?


nmedge6.JPG[/attachment:23h4ndv4]Ground wires all over everywhere & in a common ground color... :roll:


nmedge3.JPG[/attachment:23h4ndv4]Yup. Someone hacked in 1156 bulbs in place of standard Edge halogen modules. & no, a few of them were not even straight. The plastic modules were held to the other plastic stuff with drywall screws...of course...


nmedge5.JPG[/attachment:23h4ndv4]& how did they get the 1156's to work? Simple. Just cut off the connectors & whip out the soldering iron!


Needless to say, the bar is stripped down to almost nothing - haven't taken the rest of the corners out yet. & it will be an updated & better working 52" bar when I'm done with it.

 

[kinnelonfire75]

That would actually make a very good repair project. I guess the original user is lucky the bar did not catch fire while he was using it.

 

[fedsig7]

Wow... :?

 

[ChargerLighting]

I'm surprised somebody kept the "hot" & "ground" yellow wires straight...


If it were a 48" bar I'd put it in the pile for some other day, but 52's aren't so easy to find.


Plans so far are:


4, 6, or 8 strobes - haven't decided


EB6 or SL6 PS's...haven't decided


New / like new lenses & endcaps (leaning towards amber for ebaying)


New cable


Combo reflectors (re-lampable linear corners/ twistlock / twistlock)...not my favorite, but, my only matching set.

 

[shues]

Is the silver colored can flasher in visible in the first picture a 537 by any chance?

 

[ChargerLighting]

Yes sir it is! (& the black one is a tridon).

Is the silver colored can flasher in visible in the first picture a 537 by any chance?

 

[triton911bj]

Upgrade FAIL

 

[shues]

There are some people on this board who are looking for those old style 537 flashers.

 

[JohnMarcson]

This is an edge I gave him for free when he stopped by... I knew it was messed up.... hence the free... but that's worse than I thought.


When are we going to discuss the cool stuff you got? lol

 

[ChargerLighting]

LOL ok, ok, the Tomar 925 is pretty badass! Even the all sweep mini Intensity is pretty cool. But those weren't hacked in any way. This Edge I knew was hacked; just didn't think it was this bad either, but, oh well! I don't mind fixing stuff at ALL.

This is an edge I gave him for free when he stopped by... I knew it was messed up.... hence the free... but that's worse than I thought.


When are we going to discuss the cool stuff you got? lol

Haven't checked out the 537 yet; I think I have a few floating around.

 

[ChargerLighting]

Well...I said I would fix the bar & I did.


Power supply was replaced & a second one added (has a 4 head Whelen & a Whelen 2X6).


J-tube assemblies & bulb holders etc were all replaced with combo housings.


Currently has 8 strobes (4 linear, 4 helix), 2 front flashers & 2 rear w/Tridon flasher.


Mounting feet were added, about 15 ft. of new heavy duty cable.


New front/rear amber lenses (9M style) along with 9M style endcaps....black centers are used.


I think it turned out OK!


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[TritonBoulder47]

Very nice...

 

[TCO]

good job

 

[03crownvic]

Mike, do you still have the used pair of Edge 9M amber endcaps you got off the board a couple of months ago? If so, please PM me a price for both if you want to sell them.

 

[ChargerLighting]

I actually just used them today to finish up a mini-Edge I'll be selling soon...

Mike, do you still have the used pair of Edge 9M amber endcaps you got off the board a couple of months ago? If so, please PM me a price for both if you want to sell them.

 

[03crownvic]

OK thanks. Guess I'm still looking for a pair, although I could live with clear instead of amber....

 

[LED138]

Looks great on the outside! Im sure the inside looks just as good this time around!


-Steve

 

[deputychief301]

Christ sake Mike, looks like a goofy fucker from Brighton, MI put it together for a demo


for the Michigan state police to look at for their future vehicles :roll:


Jim Rogers


Northern Lights/Sirens


Pods are the Future :mrgreen: