kclark Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 (edited) What have you seen that work well for temporary turn signals. Maybe something that I can put in the back window and clip on the front somewhere. I would like to be able to take them off when needed to look more original. This would be for a 6volt '29 Dictator Edited October 19, 2017 by kclark (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 https://www.vintageautogarage.com/Complete-Universal-LED-Turn-Signal-Kit-p/a5007ledk.htm http://www.turnswitch.com/Turnsignal.htm http://turnsignalsforclassics.com/ http://ronsmachineshop.com/Hidden_Turn_Signal_Kits.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kclark Posted October 19, 2017 Author Share Posted October 19, 2017 I'm interested in the turnsignalsforclassics.com as it seems you can use the cowl lights. But no information. any idea how to get information from the company? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nvonada Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Arm out the window is your best bet. Totally original! Your best improvement for safety is bright brake lights. Most on these old cars are horrible. Nathan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninman Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) 4 hours ago, nvonada said: Arm out the window is your best bet. Totally original! Your best improvement for safety is bright brake lights. Most on these old cars are horrible. Nathan That is the method I have been using, also avoiding busy roads or driving at night. Edited October 20, 2017 by keninman (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 (edited) I use the waving arm too. But it doesn't work to turn to the left (we are RHD) and I would rather have both hands on the wheel in today's traffic! I am following this topic with interest - thank you for raising the topic. I am sure I have seen some wiring diagrams in the search this topic started me on, for just what you ask. I have thought about using the cowl lights too, but I suspect in today's rush rush rush mob of drivers, they wouldn't see them and wouldn't know what it meant if they did. Edited October 20, 2017 by Spinneyhill (see edit history) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starlightcoupe Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 11 hours ago, nvonada said: Arm out the window is your best bet. Totally original! Your best improvement for safety is bright brake lights. Most on these old cars are horrible. Nathan Nowadays, most drivers under 50 years old will simply assume you are drying your nail polish. Hand signals seem to no longer be taught, either to drivers or bicyclists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 10 hours ago, Spinneyhill said: I use the waving arm too. But it doesn't work to turn to the left (we are RHD) and I would rather have both hands on the wheel in today's traffic! I am following this topic with interest - thank you for raising the topic. How did/do hand signals work in New Zealand? In the USA its arm up for right turn, and arm straight out for left (this is with left hand drive and right hand traffic). Is this in a car that has the steering wheel on the wrong side for New Zealand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 2 hours ago, Bloo said: How did/do hand signals work in New Zealand? Straight out (to the right of course) = turning right. Out and bent straight up (90o) at elbow, palm forwards = stopping. Never learnt a left turn signal, but my wife tells me in UK they used an out and down for turning left. I generally try to point over the roof but who knows if they get it. Our old cars are "all" RHD, although more recent imports from North America are left hook and generally not converted. My Stude comes from South Bend and the Dodge from Windsor, Ontario. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloo Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 (edited) I read about the UK signals somewhere, but only remembered that they were different than USA. Out and down in USA is slowing/stopping. I guess you don't need that one if you have brakelights. I have used it in brass cars! Edited October 21, 2017 by Bloo (see edit history) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninman Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 I don't think I would need any turn or hand signals in New Zealand. At $5.67 (US) per gallon for petrol and since my car gets less than 10 US miles to the gallon, I would just have to leave it parked and see if I could afford to wash and polish it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 3 hours ago, keninman said: I don't think I would need any turn or hand signals in New Zealand. At $5.67 (US) per gallon for petrol and since my car gets less than 10 US miles to the gallon, I would just have to leave it parked and see if I could afford to wash and polish it. Price rises don't deter people for long and only a small portion of the pop. worry about economy. The Dodge does 10 mpg (UK gallon) and only has a small tank so the range is only about 100 miles. I considered going on the Dodge Brothers Centenary tour from Cape Reinga to Bluff (the length of NZ) a couple of years ago, but it would have cost $2000+ for fuel alone. Remember we would be doing it both ways, to the start and back from the end. Have a look at the price of fuel in UK if you think ours is pricey. Petrol is taxed at the pump, diesel is not. Diesel has historically been for heavy traffic so they pay Road User Charges, which are related to the weight of the vehicle (pavement wear is proportional to axle weight to the power of four). 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinneyhill Posted October 21, 2017 Share Posted October 21, 2017 Oh dear, Christine says in UK the slowing down signal was a straight arm going up and down and the left turn is the hand on a straight arm making a circle. LOL. How following drivers are supposed to different a circle from up-down motion defeats me. I was wrong about the drooping arm meaning left - it just meant you were dropping the butt or your chewing gum. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keninman Posted October 22, 2017 Share Posted October 22, 2017 Our gas prices in Indiana leaped to over $2.50 a US (gallon = 3.79 liters) yesterday. Perhaps because we have had a couple of oil rigs blow up in the last week. It had been hanging around $2.20 - $2.35. At the worst of the financial crisis it never got to $4 per gallon. I myself worry as electric vehicles keep progressing that it will one day be as hard to find gasoline here as it was in the very early twentieth century. What then will we burn in our antiques? At least Indiana is corn country, I guess I can make distill some ethanol or convert my buggy to LNG. As for hand signals, they still teach them in Indiana because so many cyclists use them. (p.s. not bicyclists, Harley Davidson and Indian riders) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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