posted 06-17-2002 09:24 AM                  

Just wanted to clarify. They only flash when applying the brakes. and you can set the number of flashes. Mine is set at 10. the light stay steady after the desired flashes.

posted 06-17-2002 10:30 AM                  

When you did the changes, did you fix the typos? (... lights gets..., and contruction). Just helpin' out.

Tarzan

posted 06-17-2002 12:29 PM                  

quote:

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Originally posted by Alex:
These are the same people trying to ban cell phone use while driving.

Alex

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Sounds like a good idea to me!

Mike

posted 06-17-2002 12:54 PM                  

The truth is that Chilren in automobiles and distracted parents cause more accidents than those on cell phones. If your motivation is to reduce accidents does it "sound" like a good idea to ban Children from riding in automobiles?

And Mike did you know more than 50,000 people are killed every year in autombiles...If we just banned the use of automobiles think of all the lives you would save.

Enough said.

Alex

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2001 Orange Plymouth Kat

posted 06-17-2002 01:16 PM                  

I found that flashing people not lights attracts the biggest attention

Sorry, but I was disappointed... WAAAAAAYYYYyyyyy too much hype... First of all I absolutely hate people who tap their breaks like that... Especially when I am a safe distance behind them... It is just too obnoxious and makes it look like the owner of the Prowler does not know how to drive or is scared to... Sell it to a Vette owner I can get the same result (if I really wanted to) with a pair of winged tipped Adolfo's or even in my bare feet at no cost at all!!! I would only tap the breaks like that in a panic stop situation... Doing this every time you tap the breaks may cause the accident for people behind you or they might just ignore your break lights all together, especially in traffic where you will be riding your breaks... I would...
In high school, I had a Cobra radar detector that would bark out "Be Careful, Slow Down - Slow Down..." that unit shortly found itself in someone else's car after wanting to throw it out the window...
Besides... Flashing lights may cause epileptic fits in certain people... Sorry Sassy... I don't use the break pedal much anyway...

I do have a question though... Does the flashing light cause a surge in other electronics in the car such as the tail-lights??? You may find that it will burn out bulbs too much or even interfere with the CD/radio in the car causing a buzzing or hum over the speakers...

posted 06-17-2002 03:43 PM                  

Nice work though. But sorry Sassy it's not for me.

posted 06-17-2002 05:16 PM                  

Most regulations in refrence to flashing red lights refer to forward facing red lights, a flashing break light more than likely will not cause any vehicle violations.

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posted 06-17-2002 05:26 PM                  

I wouldn't try it in California.

posted 06-17-2002 06:35 PM                  

"deviation from a manufacture safety equipment.....dadaad,
including removal of ....bumpers....is against DOT regulations."

Oh well. I have a PT Cruiser dealer that wants all of them.

posted 08-10-2002 12:30 PM                  

First of all, I've recently noticed, the entire Metro Phx busline uses a flashing red light in their third brake light design. If this was illegal, then the bus manufacturer wouldn't be doing it. A bus is not an emergency vehicle, so that rules out that theory. I'll agree with most, that flashing red lights are illegal, but used as a braking-safety third light, must not be considered illegal. I doubt that the major bus manufacturer would install such a unit on their product if it is illegal.

Second, I would say that SM was asking too much of a retail price for the unit. Considering the small electronics involved, I would have thought that $39 to $49 would have been more in line. I'm not saying I should have any say so in what a person charges for their products, that is what the American free market system is all about. Just stating what I'm looking at and what I think it is worth or should sell for before the buying public will become interested.

posted 08-10-2002 02:46 PM                  

She sold all the one she had made to PT owners and had several people say that they have diverted accidents. She was trying to get the price down quite a bit, but the special 3M connectors needed to make it a plug N go are expensive.

She may have more made in the future and she said if she does she will send Alley Cat one free.

posted 08-10-2002 07:37 PM                  

Tell your mom "Hello" from me and if she has any more manufactured, tell here to let me know, I want 3 of them.

Thanks,
Steve

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Steve and Debbie Thomas
2002 Candy Red Prowler
2001 Orange Prowler
2001 Silver Prowler
2002 Yellow ZO6 Vette
2002 35th Anniversary Camaro SS Convertible
2002 Silver Ford Lightning
2002 Graphite Viper GTS
2003 Orange H2 Hummer

posted 08-10-2002 09:01 PM                  

If you are lurking Linda hope you are doing OK.

posted 08-11-2002 08:44 AM                  

Mom says she will be back. She still loves everyone here and reads the post all the time.

As far as the clear side marker, the company she is dealing with is changing hands by December this year. I think she said they will consider smaller orders. Believe me, mom really wants clear markers bad. Really bad.

Back soon

Ryan "Kidrock"

posted 08-11-2002 11:39 AM                  

Can you or your Mom find out why Z-Graphics web page no longer works? Any word on X-Graphics ghost flames for anything other than silver?

Thanks. Hope Sassy is doing well.