Adding safety strobe functionality to Lightning?

[Avocadodude]

Has anyone added strobe functionality to their Lightning? I may wind up just adding extra safety lights, but wanted to see if anyone has tried anything with existing lights.

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[mikeyb]

2-years later, sorry from another Fallbrook guy, I just added a GREAT kit! About $380 including fast shipping. Took 27.5 min to install including fighting with the Ford trim. Great flashing all around (see my poor video). Can use dimmer handle to activate/deactivate. Bad news, Lightning is new, so I got the module without the software update, no notice it needed the update, poor flashing in the 3 modes. Great tech support to find out how to (easily) update adding a 4th flash mode just for the Lightning.

 

[Avocadodude]

2-years later, sorry from another Fallbrook guy, I just added a GREAT kit! About $380 including fast shipping. Took 27.5 min to install including fighting with the Ford trim. Great flashing all around (see my poor video). Can use dimmer handle to activate/deactivate. Bad news, Lightning is new, so I got the module without the software update, no notice it needed the update, poor flashing in the 3 modes. Great tech support to find out how to (easily) update adding a 4th flash mode just for the Lightning.

What kit is it?

 

[mikeyb]

That was dumb of me!

https://ultrabrightlightz.com/produ...flasher?rq=yr_2023~mk_ford~md_f-150-lightning

 

[Avocadodude]

That was dumb of me!

https://ultrabrightlightz.com/produ...flasher?rq=yr_2023~mk_ford~md_f-150-lightning

Not at all. Appreciate you sharing.

 

[Azgunguy]

2-years later, sorry from another Fallbrook guy, I just added a GREAT kit! About $380 including fast shipping. Took 27.5 min to install including fighting with the Ford trim. Great flashing all around (see my poor video). Can use dimmer handle to activate/deactivate. Bad news, Lightning is new, so I got the module without the software update, no notice it needed the update, poor flashing in the 3 modes. Great tech support to find out how to (easily) update adding a 4th flash mode just for the Lightning.

So do all the lights flash? Im trying to figure out what’s flashing and what’s just the LEDs messing with the cameras frame rate. But it looks great!

 

[mikeyb]

All lights were off when I activated the strobe system. So anything you see on was energized by the strobe system.
Yes, some light appear to be flickering in the video, such as brake lights, they really are flashing not flickering.

 

[Henryw]

2-years later, sorry from another Fallbrook guy, I just added a GREAT kit! About $380 including fast shipping. Took 27.5 min to install including fighting with the Ford trim. Great flashing all around (see my poor video). Can use dimmer handle to activate/deactivate. Bad news, Lightning is new, so I got the module without the software update, no notice it needed the update, poor flashing in the 3 modes. Great tech support to find out how to (easily) update adding a 4th flash mode just for the Lightning.

I’ve been curious about this kit myself. Thanks for posting! Have you had any issues after installing the kit?

 

[Runaway Tractor]

I want something like this too, but I am very picky. Also very much don't want to piss off the state police. I messaged to ask if their kit could be configured to only flash specific lights that I want to flash and the answer was unfortunately no, it is all or nothing with that system. There's some other similar products that use individual modules for specific lights. Just haven't had time to get into then yet.

 

[Ish]

I installed green/amber LEDs on the front windshield and green/amber and red/amber on the rear glass plus an amber safety director. Don’t need them frequently but I am out on projects or scenes occasionally and any additional flashing lights do help.

All within the cab and went with a system that can be hard wired or run through the 12v cig outlets. Not a ton of room behind the rear headrests to work with but it works.

 

[mikeyb]

I’ve been curious about this kit myself. Thanks for posting! Have you had any issues after installing the kit?

None. Works great. I didn't use the switch, I stuck with the headlight lever to activate/deactivate.

 

[Firn]

Iirc with a simple forscan change and grounding one wire you can get the headlights (and maybe taillights) to flash.

Look up forscan wigwag

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