POV lights First install
- Thread starter fire9508
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Im working on my setup one more time and this is the last time.
FRONT:
4- Strobes hideaways Turn and corner lights
4- Able 2 Sho-Me LA-X 4 LED Light 2 R/C 2 R/C Grille
2- SL-20 dash lights R/C both sides of RVM
Sides:
2- AWL T3s R Fenders
2- AWL T6s R Toolbox
2- 8 head lin6 sticks step lights
Rear:
4-Hideaway strobe Tail/ Reverse lights
2-Whelen Tir3s A Toolbox
2- AWL T6s R Toolbox
2- AWL T3s/LP bracket R LP
1- 8 head TIR4 stick RR/AAAA/RR Rear window
ROOF:
Whelen Edge 9004k
INSIDE:
Icom Radio
Custom control panel
FRONT:
4- Strobes hideaways Turn and corner lights
4- Able 2 Sho-Me LA-X 4 LED Light 2 R/C 2 R/C Grille
2- SL-20 dash lights R/C both sides of RVM
Sides:
2- AWL T3s R Fenders
2- AWL T6s R Toolbox
2- 8 head lin6 sticks step lights
Rear:
4-Hideaway strobe Tail/ Reverse lights
2-Whelen Tir3s A Toolbox
2- AWL T6s R Toolbox
2- AWL T3s/LP bracket R LP
1- 8 head TIR4 stick RR/AAAA/RR Rear window
ROOF:
Whelen Edge 9004k
INSIDE:
Icom Radio
Custom control panel
firefighter7017
Member
The only reason im runing that much to the rear is because Interstate. i dont know if im going to use the bar or not
fire9508 said:
This will be way too busy. A couple points:
-Split TIR4s suck, their footprint is too small to be effective.
-There is no need for visor lights with a lightbar
-The listed setup has too much clear too the front
-Swap the T3s for the T6s; the larger light is more useful for intersection warning
-An 8-head light stick on the step bars will look tacky IMO
-The HAWs, T6s and LP T3s is plenty to the rear.
I would use the money that would have been spent on the light sticks to upgrade the lightbar with some Freedom parts.
JohnMarcson
Administrator
fire9508 said:
You should care.... you wouldn't need additional 3 diode LEDs if the others were flashed at full foot print. You install looks ok, it's just busy and cluttered. Less is often more.
Im not using the edge,
i been thinking of doing T3s on the steps instead of sticks,
the only reason im doing so much is because in town and rural areas and Interstate.
i been thinking of doing T3s on the steps instead of sticks,
the only reason im doing so much is because in town and rural areas and Interstate.
This is the final install for the truck. I been planning for a month know and im done planning time to get to work.
Its going to have 360 lighting and alittle extra.
Front:
1- SL-20 R/C Dash light Above RVM
2- Star SVP 90 watt strobes Turn signals
4- T4s R/C surface mounts Grille
2- R led hideaways corner lights
Sides:
2- T3 R surface mounts fenders
4- T4 R surface mounts step lights
2- T4 R surface mounts toolbox
Rear:
4- Star SVP 90 watt strobes tail/reverse lights
2- T4 R surface mounts toolbox
2- Whelen A Tir3s toolbox
2- T3 R surface mount lights LP
Still looking for rear window lights
Controlled my Code 3 switch box
I com radio
Southern SVP Siren.
Tell me what you think and give me ideas for rear window and intersection lights.
Its going to have 360 lighting and alittle extra.
Front:
1- SL-20 R/C Dash light Above RVM
2- Star SVP 90 watt strobes Turn signals
4- T4s R/C surface mounts Grille
2- R led hideaways corner lights
Sides:
2- T3 R surface mounts fenders
4- T4 R surface mounts step lights
2- T4 R surface mounts toolbox
Rear:
4- Star SVP 90 watt strobes tail/reverse lights
2- T4 R surface mounts toolbox
2- Whelen A Tir3s toolbox
2- T3 R surface mount lights LP
Still looking for rear window lights
Controlled my Code 3 switch box
I com radio
Southern SVP Siren.
Tell me what you think and give me ideas for rear window and intersection lights.
I think it all looks real nice! although I think some halogen rotators would make it look better. Maybe put one on the dash and move some of the grille lights around to the side?
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I updated the rear alittle 2 Sho-me micro lites and 2 sticks still working on sides and front. rotater thought about adding my old code3 dash lazer.
Okay this setup will change a lot I'm going redo my whole setup inside an out adding and takin aways stiff.
WhelenCollector007
Member
I do a Complete Make over on my truck. I replaced all the lights accept the Hideaways.
FRONT
4- Whelen LIN6 (RED) Grille
2- Sound off Hideaway Strobes Turnsignals
1- Whelen Slim Lighter (RED) DASH
2- Federal Siganl Viper EXT (RED) Above RVM
REAR
2- Sound off Hideaway strobes
2- Whelen TIR3s (RED) Window
Items Still needing to be added
2- Feniex T4s in rear LP
And side lights.
FRONT
4- Whelen LIN6 (RED) Grille
2- Sound off Hideaway Strobes Turnsignals
1- Whelen Slim Lighter (RED) DASH
2- Federal Siganl Viper EXT (RED) Above RVM
REAR
2- Sound off Hideaway strobes
2- Whelen TIR3s (RED) Window
Items Still needing to be added
2- Feniex T4s in rear LP
And side lights.
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Surgicalcric
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TritonBoulder47
Member
That's the only place I could put them. I'm going to be ordering after market housing that are clear to replace the amber.
Surgicalcric
Member
Just because ya have a light doesn't mean ya have to put it someplace (front amber strobes). And the small LEDs in the rear cab are barely visible.
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JPolston
Member
Went from a good rear to a weak rear. I would have left a couple on the toolbox, but that's just me.. Other than that.. Looks great to me.
Yea I know it's the only things I have at the moment I'm looking into getting some more for the back soon
Those Micro-Lites in the back on the toolbox and in the top of your rear window really weren't bad. They sync'ed and were set to a somewhat mild flash pattern, which is good. Not sure why you ditched those. But I definitely agree the amber turn signal housing strobes need to go, at least when you're responding to an emergency call. If not, you're going to look like some type of demented snow plow driver and no one is going to understand what to do when you come up behind them.
Eric1249
Member
The front is better except for the amber. The rear could use something across the top vs down the sides of the rear window.
I have been doing some changing I want to put LED Hideaways in the corner front lights to replace the amber strobes. The front is changed to. I have the 4 whelen LIN6 the same. But the slimlighter is above the RVM and that's it for the front. I'm looking at led Hideaways for my reverse lights and trying to figure something for the back window. Also side lights. But I am working on a vision for this truck
Sparky_911
Supporting Donor
The front grille looks like you took a page from Boulder's book.....digging it.
A tip...the human eye sees things more vertically than horizontally. So IMO the different levels (grille,dash,RVM) seem to work better. The point up front is to hit the driver in front of you right smack in their rearview mirror, out back you want to let people know "hey don't hit me!" if you are parked on a scene. As for the intersection/sides...lights 3-4 foot off the pavement hit most drivers in the eyes.
And when you say vision I assume you mean FedSig Vision not vision as in dream. If that is the case you could pick up a vector for much cheaper and modify it with the LEDs you took out if you still have them. Just my 2 cents.
Edit: 2-4 foot off the pavement for sides/intersection not 3.
A tip...the human eye sees things more vertically than horizontally. So IMO the different levels (grille,dash,RVM) seem to work better. The point up front is to hit the driver in front of you right smack in their rearview mirror, out back you want to let people know "hey don't hit me!" if you are parked on a scene. As for the intersection/sides...lights 3-4 foot off the pavement hit most drivers in the eyes.
And when you say vision I assume you mean FedSig Vision not vision as in dream. If that is the case you could pick up a vector for much cheaper and modify it with the LEDs you took out if you still have them. Just my 2 cents.
Edit: 2-4 foot off the pavement for sides/intersection not 3.
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Thanks. Yea I like the bigger lightheads in the grille. I have a fedsig vision with the controller and brain all I have to do is go pick it up From the guy giving it to me.
Sparky_911
Supporting Donor
Awesome! Hope it works for you. I had a bunch of those and some Vectors. The Visions were real touchy sometimes. I'm actually in the process of upfitting my Smart Vector with more LED's. If you need some ideas here's a thread with video of the different stages I've through so far.
And yeah, yeah its not a Ford....
And yeah, yeah its not a Ford....