Just thought I would let you all in on an appearance item I did. I went to pep Boys and bought two strobe lights{12.99 each} They say they are for underbody or interior lights but I put them behind my main billet grill. I put one on either end of the grill on the inside. I wired mine into the headlights but you can wire them into anywhere. They come with an on/off swithch but i opted to bypass that so they come on whenever the headlights are turned on. Some of you 4 wheel guys might say that it is too low rider like but my truck is a four wheel drive and it gives it a nice little touch that most people dont have. Let me know if you do this to your truck and hw it comes out. Next step is to put one behind the bumper grill. Will let everyone know.

 

And this is legal where you live?? You couldnt make it out of the neighborhood here with something like that without gettin a ticket.

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2001 Supercrew, white/silver Lariat, gray leather capt. chairs, 5.4L, Expedition console, wood dash, cobra hood, billet grill, Ford chrome tube steps, Line-X liner, Magnaflow cat-back dual exhaust w/stainless tips, k/n filter, http://hometown.aol.com/washyourcar/supercrew.html

 

well, I thought of the legality of it and decided that even if it is illegal here in arizona they probably wouldn't do anything about it as they usually dont bother with stuff like that. I have lights like that on my 57 chevy too and I have never had a problem. Knock on wood. Will let you know if i get stopped.

 

Turtle,

Just to make you aware, those strobes are illegal on the street in all 50 states. The strobes are for Law enforcement and emergency vehicles only. You can use them in a parking lot, but if you have them on the street, the fine is basically impersonating an emergency vehicle, which in many states is a felony. Would hate for this to happen. And speking as someone who has been an officer for a few years, it only takes ONE rookie looking for something to do for the night to make yours go really bad.

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2001 SCrew XLT 5.4L
4x4 Offroad Pkg
Oxford White
17" wheels
K&N Filter
Rhinoliner
6-disc changer

 

a lot of people my age hate cops
but they never bother me so i dont really care
but rookies **** me off
they all think they are bad at first and nitpick on little crap
like my brother has certain parts on his mustang that are barely legal and rookies always pull him over saying it is illegal
which it is not
and it always gets thrown out

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1999 F-150 Supercab Styleside Lariat 5.4L V8 3.55LS gears
Tan Leather Seats Front/Back
Captain Chairs in front
Tan Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
Remote Entry
Signal Mirrors

Navigator Front End
Factory 2tone Red on top of Gold
Metallic Flake Ghost Flames in the gold
18inch Wheels
Lowered 2/3
Rhino Bedliner
Euro "Atezza" Tail Lights

Stock CD player
Rockford Fosgate Punch 250a Amplifier
2 RF Punch DXL 8inch Subwoofers
2 Kenwood Midranges (in the front doors)

K&N "Drop In" Filter
Flowmasters

Within the next Month: Superchip, 3/4 drop (already got the money just need to order them)

By my 17th birthday (March 23rd): White Face Guages, HOPEFULLY A SUPERCHARGER PACKAGE

Some Quick Photos
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Things That Have Gone Wrong So Far:
Burnt Anti-Freeze Smell
The Anti-Freeze seems to leaking but the fluid level hasn't gone done any
This has Caused a Coil to go out
The passenger side Door-Lock went out
The driver side Door-Lock went out
Muth Signal Mirrors Reflective Backing Cracked All To Hell

Fixed under warranty: Coil, Passenger Side Door-Lock
Will be Fixed under warranty: Driver Side Door-Lock, Muth Signal Mirrors
(Wonder what the Ford House will say when I show up with a Lincoln Truck for warranty work)

Can't FInd The Anti-Freeze Leak (?)
Tried putting in AlumniSeal and hasn't got hot enough to see if it still has the
Burnt Anit-Freeze Smell

 

Pyro,

Did you havr much difficulty swapping out the front end of your truck? By the way, Sharp looking truck!

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'98 EB Expy 4x4
5.4L 3.73 LS
Trail.Tow & Skidplate Pkg.

DA MODS....

** Custom Fab. 4" Cold Air Enclosure
** Pro-M 80mm MAF w/Filter & SC cal.(Enclosed)
** WMS Velocity Tube
** 75mm Edelbrock/BBK TB
** Hand Ported TB/Intake Elbow
** Magnason/Eaton M90 Supercharger
** Mobil 1 Synthetic Filter & Oil
** Autometer Boost Gauge w/ A-pillar mounted pod
** Cust. Prog. Superchip
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** Stage 8 Locking Header Bolts
** "PROWLER" Tran's Oil Cooler w/ 10" Spal Cooling Fan
** Gibson Sweptside Catback
** IPD Rear Anti-Swaybar
** Bilstein Shocks
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** PIAA 520 Foglights
** Clear Corner Lens
** Stull Billet Grill and Bumper Insert
** Ford Molded Mud Guards
** Ford Hood Guard
** "EXPEDITION" Receiver Cover

COMING UP NEXT, IN THE FUTURE....

** Brembo Crossed Drilled Brake Kit
** 18" Wheels, due to Brembos
** F1 Cobra style hood

"Its Sooo Big...Its Gotta to be Blown!"

 

Is it still illegal if you can not see the actual strobe coming out? What I mean is that you can see blinks of light but you can not see the actual bulb. It just lights up the inside of the grill kind of like if you looked out the window during a lightning storm and didnt see the actual lightining bolt just a flash of light?

 

As far as I know, all flashing lights, red lights, blue lights, or yellow/amber lights are illegal where I live...which is usually in all 50-states too. They suggest police, fire, rescue, amublance, or tow truck according to state and federal laws. I have a few friends that are law enforcement officers. I was thinking about installing some on my truck in the lights. We have a local raceway that has a street legal pace-car, and it has them. They only come on with switches though. I asked them about putting these on my truck, and they said "Don't let one of us see them!" So, I would rewire them to only come on when you hit a switch or something. That way if you happen to see a cop or something, you can turn them off fast. Just an idea.

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--Lariat4WD--

2000 Ford F-150 Extended Cab Flareside 4x4 Lariat
5.4L;auto;3.55LS;Black/Silver;ORP;remote keyless;floor-shift 4wd;Class 3
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Pending
2 Polk Audio EX10 10" subs under rear seat; Get Your custom box now!
Sony XM754HX amp
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you said tow vehicle right?
well i dont know about you but i got a dolly and do some towing
lol
if they pull you over just say it is a tow vehicle


stretch the law as far as you can


oh and so many people asked how to do that swap i decided to give the details and put them on a site
so just keep your eyes open

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1999 F-150 Supercab Styleside Lariat 5.4L V8 3.55LS gears
Tan Leather Seats Front/Back
Captain Chairs in front
Tan Leather Wrapped Steering Wheel
Remote Entry
Signal Mirrors

Navigator Front End
Factory 2tone Red on top of Gold
Metallic Flake Ghost Flames in the gold
18inch Wheels
Lowered 2/3
Rhino Bedliner
Euro "Atezza" Tail Lights

Stock CD player
Rockford Fosgate Punch 250a Amplifier
2 RF Punch DXL 8inch Subwoofers
2 Kenwood Midranges (in the front doors)

K&N "Drop In" Filter
Flowmasters

Within the next Month: Superchip, 3/4 drop (already got the money just need to order them)

By my 17th birthday (March 23rd): White Face Guages, HOPEFULLY A SUPERCHARGER PACKAGE

Some Quick Photos
www.geocities.com/thepyromaniackid

Things That Have Gone Wrong So Far:
Burnt Anti-Freeze Smell
The Anti-Freeze seems to leaking but the fluid level hasn't gone done any
This has Caused a Coil to go out
The passenger side Door-Lock went out
The driver side Door-Lock went out
Muth Signal Mirrors Reflective Backing Cracked All To Hell

Fixed under warranty: Coil, Passenger Side Door-Lock
Will be Fixed under warranty: Driver Side Door-Lock, Muth Signal Mirrors
(Wonder what the Ford House will say when I show up with a Lincoln Truck for warranty work)

Can't FInd The Anti-Freeze Leak (?)
Tried putting in AlumniSeal and hasn't got hot enough to see if it still has the
Burnt Anit-Freeze Smell

 

Are you crazy they are only legal on emergency vehicles in all 50 states and on some trucks that work in construction zones along the highway for warning traffic of work site hazzards in the zone but more power to you if you can get away with it.

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2000 F150 XLT Reg. cab
4.6 Triton Engine
4x2 3.55 rear end gear
sliding rear window
automatic keyless entry
white styleside short box

 

Despite the "legal" issues, they don't last forever. Wiring them to be on with the h-lights will certainly "wear" them out sooner than normal. Maybe that will keep you from getting a citation. They are cool though... have fun!

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Y2K Oxford White XLT S.C., V6, Auto, FoMoCo Mud Flaps, Lund Bugflector, Tinted windows, Auxillary BU lights, 2x55W DRL, UNGO Keyless entry, FoMoCo/Duraliner bedliner

 

Pyro no offense or nothing but one day you are probably gonna get caught and they will throw the book at ya. I've been on the wrong side of the DOT before and it ain't fun. He even let me off easy. If it was me Turtle I would put those strobes on a switch. Where I work we have red lights on the tow trucks and we have to have a license to run them. If the DOT catchs you using them when not working (i.e. trying to turn a light or get through traffic, etc.) it is a $5000 fine.

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1997 F-150 Lariat
Ext Cab Short Box
4x4 Off Road Package
3.55 Gears
265/75 R16 Uniroyal Laredo M/Ts

My 2 cents worth

If you're gonna stroke it, POWERSTROKE IT!!!

 

Im with Dave..I too have been in public service for 15 + years, And it seems to me that the younger adults (see, i didnt call ya kids) do bring on a lot themselves. I cannot believe the lack of respect that is out there in the world anymore. There seems to be a lot of "above the law" or "it wont happen to me" attitudes in the world anymore But believe it or not, most laws are for the publics safety for one reason or another, whether you agree with it or not. What would society be like if EVERYONE just decided to do whatever they wanted? Ok, i've rambled and gotten way off the subject.. 99.99% of the Police and Fire people are out there for you and your protection and will do whatever it takes to make sure you have a safe and happy life, even when the public doesnt care much for us.. Funny how it works that way

im sure Dave will agree with me, It sucks to have to call parents at 3am for any reason, but thats yet another subject.

whew.. hope we're off our soap boxes..

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2001 Supercrew, white/silver Lariat,

• gray leather capt. chairs,
• 5.4L,
• Expedition console,
• Truck Master Designs front air dam w/lights
• window tint
• wood dash,
• cobra hood,
• billet grill,
• Ford chrome tube steps,
• Line-X liner,
• Magnaflow cat-back dual exhaust w/stainless tips,
• k/n filter,
• Audiovox flip down TV
• V-Tech tail light covers and front marker covers
• Ventvisors
• Astro fiberglass tonneau

http://hometown.aol.com/washyourcar/supercrew.html one50npump@aol.com

 

They are illegal. VERY ILLEGAl. They carry a minimum $250 fine with them. If I were you I would make it so that you can turn them off and on.

 

Okay now it's time for a firefighter/EMT to add to this list. Not going to tell you that they are illegal, cause I think it had been said enough here, but add my two cents.

As my name states I am a Chief, a young Chief at that....23, but still a Chief. I have strobes on my truck, two behind the grill, two on a dash light, two in the brake lights, two in the fogs, and two in the corner lights. Now that's a lot of strobage. According to NJ laws....not sure how it is anywhere else anything with more then a certain candle power is illegal. So technically a lot of the stuff that is sold out there is not legal. But since I am a Volunteer I did have to register with the state DOT and get a permit. I have the strobes on a toggle switch.

So speaking from a point of Emergency Services, they are only legal if registered, and can only be used enroute to and emergency.