SavageWahine wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:
have seen photos of that style frame after a year the red plastic fades..but they ARE inexpensive>>i used led mounting bolt for the plate tyed into brake ckt was playing with it this morning when a cloud covered up the eclipse..works/looks great..also have two small pin sized running led lights mounted to the lic bracket (love dbl stick tape)should of pointed then up a bit to wake up the cager on the phone behind me!!next mod lazers!!!

youzguyz wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:

Don't they sell those little connection gadgets with the teeth, so you can clamp it on an existing wire and draw energy from it without having to splice it open etc.
Could those be used do connect the piezo buzzer?

SavageWahine wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:


Yep.. Radioshack has them:
Snap Connector

Wallymart should carry something like it too.  Usually in the automotive section.
Handy things to have around, but I haven't needed them yet.  I have just put the bare wire from whatever into a current connector, then closed it up again.

And if you do consider using those "scotchlock" connectors, please consider using a "self-fusing" tape to keep out water and to hold everything from shifting.
That kind of tape is fantastic for all kinds of things.
We used to call it "million dollar tape" on the ship I worked on (seismic).. stuff ain't cheap!.  But it sure grabs to itself and seals up nice!
Here's a couple links for the curious:
Pricey!

Nice description

mark_k wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:08:


I don't know what a "VisiStop strip" is, but if just some LEDs in a strip, then.. yes.
I used a couple of 5 LED strips (see above) and wired them in parallel with the front turn signals using the connectors inside the headlight bucket.
As far as where to put them.. experiment and don't mount permanent or pretty until you are happy with the visibility.
One other thing to keep in mind.  SOME states have a hissy if you have red turn signal indicators visible from the front of the vehicle.  If you have amber ones instead, no problem.

You guys are overthinking this...

Pull the flasher. Go to NAPA. Ask for an audible flasher relay with the same style blades. They make them for big rigs.
-WD

WD wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

I'll check into this!
How hard is it to remove the flasher??

Added 2 12V Piezo electric buzzers in the turne signal circuit. First I spliced into the turn signal indicator lights at the connector. To release the connector from the plastic part, you use a small jewelers standard screwdriver to depress the little spring tab that locks it in, then you can remove it from the block and solder a small jumper wire in place, do this with the black and the green wires.



I chose to complete the circuit by grounding in the mounting screw from the coil and mount the buzzers in place with a spot of clear silicone.



You cannot feed both circuits into a common buzzer or they backfeed the other circuit and look like hazard flashers. You could use a single buzzer unit if you used diodes just before the buzzer to prevent backfeed, but two buzzers were cheaper than 1 buzzer and 2 diodes.

Evaluation:
Works well at lower speeds, but when accelerating away from a turn, they are somewhat hard to hear. I think either a louder buzzer - I am looking at ones from Allied Electronics, or I am also going to try a pair of 12V LED bars I got from Walliworld that are bendable and would attach to the edges of my windscreen. They should flash just like the cluster lights.