Emergency Lights

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Thu May 12, 2016 9:08 pm

Does anyone have emergency lights mounted on a power wagon Laramie? And if so how did you mount them?
Thank you in advance

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FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Fri May 13, 2016 6:44 am

I do.

What type are you looking to mount?

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Fri May 13, 2016 7:10 am

FirerescuePW wrote:I do.

What type are you looking to mount?

Mostly an undercover look so 4 small heads like the whelen ions in the front and maybe two down the sides for intersections.

TwinStick · Post by **TwinStick** » Fri May 13, 2016 8:53 pm

I have a magnetic mount http://www.strobesnmore.com/Whelen-LP-S ... r-LED.html . I use it when doing extraction in the winter mostly, to help others see me & hopefully keep them from creaming me. I reduced it's effectiveness by 50% when i put the cap on the back, because it rises up 6" above the cab. I may or may not put something on my roof rack to stick it on.

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Fri May 13, 2016 9:13 pm

I have 4 TIR3s mounted on brackets behind my grille, strobes in the tail lights, a small dash LED, and a mag mount mini bar that my kids bought for Christmas one year.

Wow. Now that I see it in print, I'm a friggin wacker...

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Fri May 13, 2016 9:17 pm

TwinStick wrote:I have a magnetic mount http://www.strobesnmore.com/Whelen-LP-S ... r-LED.html . I use it when doing extraction in the winter mostly, to help others see me & hopefully keep them from creaming me. I reduced it's effectiveness by 50% when i put the cap on the back, because it rises up 6" above the cab. I may or may not put something on my roof rack to stick it on.

I wish I could but I could not put magnets on the paint.

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Fri May 13, 2016 9:24 pm

FirerescuePW wrote:I have 4 TIR3s mounted on brackets behind my grille, strobes in the tail lights, a small dash LED, and a mag mount mini bar that my kids bought for Christmas one year.

Wow. Now that I see it in print, I'm a friggin wacker...

You are no where near a whacker with just that. Are the lights behind the grille effective? I feel like there is a lot of grille to block lights on the Laramie. On each side of the winch fair lead is there enough room for a surface mount?

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Sat May 14, 2016 9:16 am

I have a 3G, so there isn't as much grille in the insert area to block them. I made the brackets, and the lights sit in a spot that works very well for forward warning.
If you put them on either side of the fairlead, you may interfere with access to the tow hooks.
I think 2sticks only puts his light up there when he needs it. I already had a little damage on the roof from an acorn storm (it happens), so I wasn't worried. It hasn't done anything horrible to the paint. Just a few marks that would buff out. Now that I have a cap, my son wants me to mount a bar in the rear window. I'm resisting. I don"t want any more. I just hope he doesn't buy one for my birthday.

RustyPW · Post by **RustyPW** » Sat May 14, 2016 5:05 pm

FirerescuePW wrote:I have 4 TIR3s mounted on brackets behind my grille, strobes in the tail lights, a small dash LED, and a mag mount mini bar that my kids bought for Christmas one year.

Wow. Now that I see it in print, I'm a friggin wacker...

You just noticed that? We all knew that for awhile.

Digger · Post by **Digger** » Sun May 15, 2016 1:26 am

Atomic led cab lights with wheelin hide always in the fog and reverse lights

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Sun May 15, 2016 9:32 am

I like these for intersection warning. They mount under the mirror and are visible 180°. They're made by SoundOff.

FirerescuePW · Post by **FirerescuePW** » Sun May 15, 2016 9:33 am

Stupid double post...

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Sun May 15, 2016 9:51 am

FirerescuePW wrote:

I like these for intersection warning. They mount under the mirror and are visible 180°. They're made by SoundOff.

I would love those my issue is drilling into my new trucks mirrors.

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:13 am

Okay I know its been a while since i have gotten a chance to reply on here but all of the lights have are now mounted and working. I have 6 lights, all Whelen and sync'ed up. Two mounted behind the grill, two mounted on the bumper and two mounted on to a plate welded on my white knuckle sliders. Pictures and videos are coming.

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:30 am

Here are the pictures:

Behind the grill are 2 whelen ion's in blue.

: Grill Lights

On the bumper are 2 whelen ion v series in blue.

: Bumper Lights

On the sliders are 2 whelen ion surface mounts.

: Step/Slider Lights

: Step/Slider Lights

Still working on the video.

TwinStick · Post by **TwinStick** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 10:51 am

nhfd21348 wrote:
TwinStick wrote:I have a magnetic mount http://www.strobesnmore.com/Whelen-LP-S ... r-LED.html . I use it when doing extraction in the winter mostly, to help others see me & hopefully keep them from creaming me. I reduced it's effectiveness by 50% when i put the cap on the back, because it rises up 6" above the cab. I may or may not put something on my roof rack to stick it on.
I wish I could but I could not put magnets on the paint.

I know this is a done deal already, but all ya gotta do is spray some contact cement on the bottom of magnets & some on some pieces of an old t-shirt & stick them on. Thats what I did. easy peasy, & no scratchy. MUCH easier than hard mounting & can be easily transfered to a different vehicle if need be. It still holds strong, even at 80 mph.

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 11:00 am

Here's the video of the final product. Hope you enjoy!!
Careful with the volume music on video is super loud, had to use it to cover conversation.

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jswider · Post by **jswider** » Mon Sep 05, 2016 9:51 pm

Nice. I need some of those for when I get called in for emergencies at the hospital

verdesardog · Post by **verdesardog** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:49 am

Unless you are LEO blue lights are illegal here in AZ. I am a search and rescue volunteer and we can't even have wig wags, let alone blue lights....

nhfd21348 · Post by **nhfd21348** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 11:34 am

verdesardog wrote:Unless you are LEO blue lights are illegal here in AZ. I am a search and rescue volunteer and we can't even have wig wags, let alone blue lights....

Our cops here are red and white in front blue is for fire fighters in front. Only Amber in the rear if you are not an LEO or chief or ambulance.

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TwinStick · Post by **TwinStick** » Tue Sep 06, 2016 9:17 pm

verdesardog wrote:Unless you are LEO blue lights are illegal here in AZ. I am a search and rescue volunteer and we can't even have wig wags, let alone blue lights....

Same here in NY except blue is for FFighters. Our Police have red, white & blue. They are now so G-damn bright, that the police lights actually cause accidents at night. We had a head on in the next county because of the super bright lights.

04Ram2500Hemi · Post by **04Ram2500Hemi** » Wed Sep 07, 2016 1:55 pm

nhfd21348 wrote:Here are the pictures:
Behind the grill are 2 whelen ion's in blue.
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On the bumper are 2 whelen ion v series in blue.
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On the sliders are 2 whelen ion surface mounts.
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Still working on the video.

I really like those step/slider lights. That's a good idea for when the mirror lights aren't enough and you're in a parking lot, or even more so out in the woods at camp.

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