Roof Rack Light Bar (Pics)

My latest mod to my Explorer.

All lit up

 

[Turdle]

So the mouse killer makes the lights blue?










Jk
It looks very unique--but isn't any color other than white or amber in front illegal?

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

yeah i'm wondering about the legality too, do you have any pics of it in the day time?

 

[Exploderpilot]

oooh that's cool.....how did you run the power?

 

[Turdle]

Geez--
I was looking at the blue lights and completely ignored the bar lights as mentioned in the title--

that is way up there--in fact , don't they make a real bright white led that could be used as a spot light up there? Or a few of them?

hmmm

 

[MustangP51]

The Blue lights are wig-wags, and are operated separately then the running lights. I can only use them while on airport grounds. The stock marker lights have also been swapped out with LEDs

I ran the power down the roof rack track and into the weather stripping on the rear hatch.

Ill get a daytime pic tomorrow

 

[Exploderpilot]

cool. i have a big roof rack for the chevy, and i wanna put lights on it....

 

[jimbo74]

what are the blue lights for @ the airport? i work at a huge international airport and have never seen blue except for the local sheriffs we have running around

 

[MustangP51]

Its not a commercial airport, And I use them if Im doing a FOD check on one of the runways.
There nothing official, I just have them to make the truck more visible.

What airport do you work at? Whats your position?

 

[jimbo74]

im a material handler for fedex @ the oakland metro airport in CA. i load and unload planes on the ramp

 

[Charlie]

That looks sweet, but it's got to be illegal. Offroad use though, you are good to go!

 

[Paraphoe]

The all lit up picture looks excellent. Nice work!

 

[storlied]

You Mouse Killer!

 

[MustangP51]

You Mouse Killer!

HaHa... the pellet gun is just out of view, just as effective as the decon, but requires more patients lol.

 

[MustangAndy]

1. Cool mod. Looks like a cop cruiser at first glance. Would look great if you're out on a trail at night.

2. Nice stang fellow owner

3. Mice- Magnum trap, some peanut butter, and a single Cherrio. Gets them every time.

 

[DeRocha]

Nice job.. they look really bright.. Are you going to add a right up of what parts you used and how you ran wires so others may give it a go?

 

[MustangP51]

Sure, Ill get some pictures of how I ran the wiring. As for parts I just used 8 5mm amber LEDs, with the resistors already soldered on, and heat shrink wrapped. I held them in place with some clear silicone. I used a 4 wire phone line, to run power since LEDs don't draw any real amount of power.

 

[shortstack]

whers the pics

 

[MustangP51]

 

[shortstack]

did you buy pre wired leds? did you use any type of sealant/adhesive when you pushed the led through the hole?