Custom Lighting Kit
Pimp My Ride Part #6...
One of the keys to keeping a "Vintage" beater going like the bush-buggy is to have a ready supply of parts on site.
The S15 truck, Blazer & Jimmy are all within 3 (three) years of each other, and have interchangeable engines, drive trains, steering and front body parts.
Today I'm after the rear spoiler off the Blazer.
This is a solid 1/4" plate of aluminum with cast support hardware that originally formed the hinge for the rear window.
The swept back look and general shape and size will form the canvas upon which this weeks masterpiece will be painted.
I've been accumulating these goodies over the last 6 months as they appeared "On-Sale" at Princess Auto.
Amber Dome Flasher - $12
Steel & Rubber Floods $12 ea
Green & Blue Strobes $3 ea
Realistically All I needed was more floods for "Jacking" Deer out of season, but with the strobes and Amber Flasher I could pass for a Ministry of Natural Resources Truck.
Above to the left all the mounting hardware is drilled and mounted with 3/16th" #24 machines screws, and the actual lighting gear is installed to the right. As an aside the mounting posts from the spoiler were flipped 180 degrees to enhance the swept back look of the ensemble.
This rather poor image is of the underside of the light rack after it was completely wired.
A common ground is established off the base of the Amber flasher, while the floods are wired separately from the Flashing system as there will be occasions that I do need illumination but without all the fan-fare.
This is the best of 6 or 7 pictures I took in the hopes that I'd catch all elements lit.
Everything is working but the flashers are semi-random, and the amber flasher has a rotating mirror that was not being captured.
Given the common frame ground, the Floods and Flashers were wired through the roof to these 2 (two) miniature toggle switches.
The controls are mounted near the ceiling on the driver's side windshield column.
All (roof) holes were sealed with a liberal dose of silicone sealant.
The wire from the switches continues on down behind the interior panels beneath the dash to the fuse panel.
The feed has a 10Amp fuse in circuit should anything go awry. The end of the line is terminated with a male spade connector that snuggly fit into a free connector that was conveniently labeled "PWR".
Again the random flashing of the strobes and the whirling Amber light are never in sync, but this should give you an idea of what it's like.
So for now I'll be counting the days till deer season opens and the meat wagon will swing into action hauling venison from the far reaches of the farm, or possibly to even chase poachers off the property in style.
In closing, I have to advise that the addition of such strobe kits is frowned upon by the Ontario Highway Traffic Act.
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