Strobe light Kit
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From: Corpus Christi
Strobe light Kit Does anyone have a video of strobes on a 98+ Camaro. I have seen several people with the kit and it looks pretty good. Also, where is a good place to buy the kit without breaking the bank?
Mike
Mike
http://www.strobesnmore.com/
good stuff here. I have a set from my previous ride that I've been wanting to install in my Z
good stuff here. I have a set from my previous ride that I've been wanting to install in my Z
Hmm I've been thinking about the idea of adding these for the 'cruize nights' come summer. A vette at super chevy had them and it looked pretty sweet coming down the street. He has the whelen kit.
Originally Posted by stoleit
a buddy of mine has them on his z06. police strobes (white only), hooked up to his alarm and to something else so he can just turn them on whenever he wants. it was really cool.
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From: Hous10
Originally Posted by Tudds
Are you crazy? Of course its illegal. I have a kit but never installed it
Google search for "Texas statues" and you'll find the letter of the law one this.
In layman's terms, it breaks down to:
Only police, fire, ems can run BLUE or RED strobes.
Anyone can have strobes of any other color and use them anyway they like on private property. Anyone can turn said strobes on while parked on public property.
TECHNICALLY you can run those strobes while moving (i.e. tow trucks certainly run white and yellow's while moving on a regular basis), but there's a huge chance the officer will not know the letter of the law on this and you'll be ticketed heavily and have to debate it in court, or could possibly be arrested.
I had a the Whelen CSP690 6strobe hide-a-way strobes on my 2001 Sierra in the front DRL's, and in the rear back-up and amber turn signals. Loved the kit, heck of a lot of fun, envy of a lot of people.
Now I've got the '02 Tahoe Z71 and plan on putting in two Whelen CSP690's this summer.
If anyone has questions about installation feel free to shoot me an email: matt727 [at] houston [dot] rr [dot] com. I did the complete installation on my own last time and plan on doing it again. It's not too bad, although a knowledge of electronics is key.
-matt
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From: Hous10
If anybody's interested, I know a guy who's trying to get rid of some and I can check how many/what price they'd be. Last I heard what he had left were the Whelen CSP690 power packs, with 6 stobe tubes, 6 bulbs, and all the wiring.
Post back and let me know if you're interested.
-Matt
Post back and let me know if you're interested.
-Matt
Originally Posted by pushtheextreme
If anybody's interested, I know a guy who's trying to get rid of some and I can check how many/what price they'd be. Last I heard what he had left were the Whelen CSP690 power packs, with 6 stobe tubes, 6 bulbs, and all the wiring.
Post back and let me know if you're interested.
-Matt
Post back and let me know if you're interested.
-Matt
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From: Hous10
Originally Posted by armkneez8
How much shipped to Los Angeles, CA. 90280? What color by the way?
The strobe bulbs all come in white. A friend installed colored bulbs on his F250 and said they were more expensive and not worth it - aparently the color didn't show up very well.
With white bulbs, if you have them in headlights/backup lights the bulb itself (when turned offf) is almost impossible to see since they blend in so well with the housing. Also, when they are in amber turn signals or brake lights, they flash as red or yellow as a lightbar. In fact, according to the guy who had the colored bulbs, a white bulb in a red brakelight was MUCH more bright red and than a red bulb in a clear light.
Also, huge legalities involved in getting red or blue bulbs, and outside of those I don't know what other colors you would want.
-Matt
Originally Posted by armkneez8
hEY DDELALLATA, WHAT STROBE KIT DID U GET FOR UR CAR ON STROBESNMORE.COM?
Its a SuperPak kit that supports 6 heads but only comes with four bulbs and 4 20 foot wires. They have it on sale for 199.99 and I also got a rotary switch. I payed about 240 dlls for everything. It's in my garage right now. A kid at school offered me 125 dlls but he offered to pay me in payments. If someone here agrees to PayPal me the 125 dlls plus shipping charges I'd sell it.
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From: Hous10
Originally Posted by ddelallata
Its a SuperPak kit that supports 6 heads but only comes with four bulbs and 4 20 foot wires. They have it on sale for 199.99 and I also got a rotary switch. I payed about 240 dlls for everything. It's in my garage right now. A kid at school offered me 125 dlls but he offered to pay me in payments. If someone here agrees to PayPal me the 125 dlls plus shipping charges I'd sell it.
Although you can plug in 6 heads, the industry standard for lighting is that each bulb is made to receive 15watts of energy - hence 4bulbs it comes with X 15watts/bulb = 60watts - what the unit is designed for.
If you really want to flash 6 strobe heads, and don't want them to be dim, then you should use a 90watt pack.
I'm guessing whoever sold you the power supply conveinently forgot to tell you that.
Last thought, because I know someone's goign to reply to this: note that I say the power pack CAN flash 6strobe bulbs, it's just it won't be very bright, as only 10watts will be allocated to each bulb, and frankly, that's only 2/3 the power of the industry standard or any strobes you'll see other people running. This is a very noticeable difference.
-Matt
pushtheextreme, you are correct. I do have 2- 15 ft wires and 2-20 ft wires though. I had to buy longer wires to reach the taillights in my old pickup. Thanks for the headsup.
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From: Hous10
Originally Posted by ddelallata
pushtheextreme, you are correct. I do have 2- 15 ft wires and 2-20 ft wires though. I had to buy longer wires to reach the taillights in my old pickup. Thanks for the headsup.
-Matt