Amber grille strobes
#1
Amber grille strobes
Looking to put some amber or amber/white strobes in my grille and wiring to an upfitter switch. Just for some more visibility if I'm backing my trailer from the road into a jobsite or if there is a roadside emergency. Maybe 4 lights with 3 or 4 LEDs in each.
So far the search isn't turning up a good combination of fairly good quality and fair price. Bad reviews for lower priced sets and I don't want to spend too much money for the limited use. I'm not a firefighter or EMS responder.
I figured if there were a pattern controller I'd just mount it under hood so as not to clutter up the interior and I'd simply switch the lights on/off with one of the 4 available and so far unused upfitter switches.
Has anyone done something like this?
I'm considering these Alpena models because I can grab them at a local Advance Auto. http://www.shopatlow.com/Alpena-Twin...-dd-76444.html
So far the search isn't turning up a good combination of fairly good quality and fair price. Bad reviews for lower priced sets and I don't want to spend too much money for the limited use. I'm not a firefighter or EMS responder.
I figured if there were a pattern controller I'd just mount it under hood so as not to clutter up the interior and I'd simply switch the lights on/off with one of the 4 available and so far unused upfitter switches.
Has anyone done something like this?
I'm considering these Alpena models because I can grab them at a local Advance Auto. http://www.shopatlow.com/Alpena-Twin...-dd-76444.html
#2
Went ahead and bought Alpena 77234 amber and Alpena 70770 white. Will attempt to run them off the same controller so that the patterns are the same. The plan is to power them from one of the upfitter switches. I've seen the body builder diagrams online for the switches, but may need to figure out how to power them off an "always hot" source instead of having the key on.
Alpena 77234
Alpena 70770
Alpena 77234
Alpena 70770
#5
Grille removal is a breeze on these trucks. I found a video on either YouTube or 1A Auto, I can't recall which. Not crazy about drilling a new truck so I used heavy duty double sided tape on the lights.
I also taped the controller next to the coolant reservoir. I'll most likely only be using the one pattern and the controller automatically defaults to the last pattern used.
#7
Both amber and white strobes are new. Bought and installed the same day. Spliced them both into the same controller so that they have the same pattern. Ran them off the 10 amp upfitter switch because the paperwork with the lights claims that each set only needs 1 amp.
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thank you for the update.
YES the blunt wires.. as my screen name states..
when looking at this Ford last year.. at dealership.. seen all the cut wires under dashboard .. I had Major issues with this truck.. then looked at a second one.. same thing..
so I figured it was factory.... not a cut-up wire artist..
YES the blunt wires.. as my screen name states..
when looking at this Ford last year.. at dealership.. seen all the cut wires under dashboard .. I had Major issues with this truck.. then looked at a second one.. same thing..
so I figured it was factory.... not a cut-up wire artist..
#9
thank you for the update.
YES the blunt wires.. as my screen name states..
when looking at this Ford last year.. at dealership.. seen all the cut wires under dashboard .. I had Major issues with this truck.. then looked at a second one.. same thing..
so I figured it was factory.... not a cut-up wire artist..
YES the blunt wires.. as my screen name states..
when looking at this Ford last year.. at dealership.. seen all the cut wires under dashboard .. I had Major issues with this truck.. then looked at a second one.. same thing..
so I figured it was factory.... not a cut-up wire artist..
There are also 4 differently colored blunt cuts that start at the upfitter switch and terminate under the steering column. One of those is what I had to connect to one of the 4 that run through the firewall to get power to my light controller.
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