Highway Construction Emergency Lights

ColoradoSkiCountry · March 18, 2010

Whelen is the way to go. The cool thing about Whelen is that on the newer bars, you can mix and match things. For example, if you want to put in halogen flashers you can do that, or you can put in LED flashers on the bars. If you want to have strobes on the outer edges and LEDs on the inner sections, not a problem.

mato27 · March 19, 2010

We use the Whelen Vertex at work, these things are bright as hell and extremely easy to install. We pulled the bulbs in the cargo light, and replaced them with these (looks like a light bar on the back of the truck), and put these in all four corners.

Check ebay, here is a set that's ending soon.

ebay

Thurman · March 19, 2010

On late model, I'm thinking '05 and later, GM trucks and some SUV's the headlight and taillight casings have a "knock-out" plug molded into the plastice housing. This is specifically for mounting an additional lamp such as a strobe/flashing lamp. Most of the time a razor knife is all that is needed to remove this "knock-out" plug. David

takevin · March 20, 2010

Just picked up on ebay streetglow 4 led light strobe set with wireless remote, theyre pretty bright.

wild willy · March 22, 2010

Some of the best prices I could find are at www.lshlights.com- just saw a Whelen 90W stobe kit with 4 tubes for $200- I have used them to buy replacement parts with good results-

hockeypro1411 · March 22, 2010

After visiting 10-15 sites, can anyone that has installed one of these kits speak on what is a reasonable price.

I have seen $300 for hide-a-way strobes, and $600 for hide-a-way LED's (with four heads-2 front, 2 rear)

http://www.sirennet.com/90wstrobkitm.html Is what I have. For $200 you get a top of the line power supply, 4 cables, and 4 bulbs with the option to add 2 more if you want to later or whatever. I mounted my box right behind my seat (driver's side) and the supplied cables easily reached all 4 corners. I ran the front through the firewall and snaked them around to the front, and the backs went out through the cab vent. The strobes definitely make you much more visible at night and during the day. It took me a good 5 hours with a buddy to install these, but we took our sweet time and made everything look professional. I don't regret this kit one bit.

jblakeney · March 22, 2010

I do highway construction and I'm always pulling in and out of traffic.
Right now I have an amber rotating light on the roof, which works well, but I don't want to stop there.

I was thinking maybe four stobes in the grill and maybe something out the back window.

Before I going buying something, I was hoping for some ideas. (Light type and manufacturer, location, controls, cost ect.)

Any examples would be great.

I plan on driving this truck for a long time and want to do it right the first time.

These are sweeeeet. I have sold several sets of these strobes.... You cut a 1 inch hole in your OE lamp brake light and turn signal.... Snap these puppies in and man oh yeah...... Strobe City.... I sell them for about 490 bucks sometimes cheaper depends on how long you can wait (ie can I get them on my factory order)..... Kit has 4 strobes and 1 strobe module everything you need to hook it up....... Truck Lite 92845....

Jbo

hockeypro1411 · March 22, 2010

I do highway construction and I'm always pulling in and out of traffic.
Right now I have an amber rotating light on the roof, which works well, but I don't want to stop there.

I was thinking maybe four stobes in the grill and maybe something out the back window.

Before I going buying something, I was hoping for some ideas. (Light type and manufacturer, location, controls, cost ect.)

Any examples would be great.

I plan on driving this truck for a long time and want to do it right the first time.

These are sweeeeet. I have sold several sets of these strobes.... You cut a 1 inch hole in your OE lamp brake light and turn signal.... Snap these puppies in and man oh yeah...... Strobe City.... I sell them for about 490 bucks sometimes cheaper depends on how long you can wait (ie can I get them on my factory order)..... Kit has 4 strobes and 1 strobe module everything you need to hook it up....... Truck Lite 92845....

Jbo

I'm hoping thats $490 installed... I got the same kit for $200

jblakeney · March 22, 2010

I do highway construction and I'm always pulling in and out of traffic.
Right now I have an amber rotating light on the roof, which works well, but I don't want to stop there.

I was thinking maybe four stobes in the grill and maybe something out the back window.

Before I going buying something, I was hoping for some ideas. (Light type and manufacturer, location, controls, cost ect.)

Any examples would be great.

I plan on driving this truck for a long time and want to do it right the first time.

These are sweeeeet. I have sold several sets of these strobes.... You cut a 1 inch hole in your OE lamp brake light and turn signal.... Snap these puppies in and man oh yeah...... Strobe City.... I sell them for about 490 bucks sometimes cheaper depends on how long you can wait (ie can I get them on my factory order)..... Kit has 4 strobes and 1 strobe module everything you need to hook it up....... Truck Lite 92845....

Jbo

I'm hoping thats $490 installed... I got the same kit for $200

Where did you get that for 200 bucks..... That is way less than jobber net pricing????? Northern sells it for 299.99....

Jbo

peterarch · March 25, 2010

When it comes to emergency lighting whelend is the way to go. When applying to to hide aways in either your taillights, headlights, or foglights, strobes are the way to go. The led technology while is has advanced by leaps and bounds has not been perfected enough yet to be as effective as strobes are, plus they cost a boatload more. I have had both the whelen vertex led's in my 08 silverado and strobes. I installed the leds first and was not happy with the brightness. This is due to the fact that led's can only send light straight out from the diode, where as strobe bulbs send light out in all directions, utilizing every surface of the lense. For this reason i switched to strobes in both my fog lights and reverse lights on my silverado and have seen a drastic improvement. I use the strobe for responding to fire calls in my town and they do an excellent job of clearing traffic combined with the led lighting I also have on my truck. Ill get some pics up later

peterarch · March 25, 2010

also link to a good dealer that sells complete strobe kits for a reasonable price

http://www.strobesnmore.com/whelen-competi...be-systems.html

When selecting the size of strobe pack that you want keep this in mind, a 6 outlet 60 watt strobe pack will flash as bright as a 90 watt pack when only 4 of the strobes are connected, so if you only want 4 strobes and know you wont be putting any more in, just go for a 60 watt pack. But if you need 6 or are only putting 4 in and might add more in the future, make sure you select the 90 watt pack. IMO just get the 90 watt pack off the bat, only $35 more and it gives you the option for more strobes

MotoMedic · March 29, 2010

I've worked for several fire & ambulance companies in south Louisiana....

WHELEN are the best!

peterarch · March 31, 2010

For those interested heres the setup i got on my truck. Whelen Talon on the Dash, LIN4(no longer produced) in the grille, and hide aways in the fogs. My setup is a little different now but this worked great. Also got a 100 watt siren speaker in the grille.

flukehit · April 1, 2010

For those interested heres the setup i got on my truck. Whelen Talon on the Dash, LIN4(no longer produced) in the grille, and hide aways in the fogs. My setup is a little different now but this worked great. Also got a 100 watt siren speaker in the grille.

That's a nice set up.