DB26 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 (edited) Hello everyone, thanks to the fine members of this forum, I was able to purchase a set of SafeTurn turn signals from circa 1924. I just got them up and running last night and wanted to share a video. Forgive the hastily made content, I did his before sundown and had my father record while I tested them. I will come back at you with a better demonstration, as well as the switching mechanism on the steering column. Now, originally these were made to install under the front windshield visor, but I chose to modify it to fit above the rear bumper. I didn’t want to drill holes in my visor. Edited March 12, 2019 by DB26 (see edit history) 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
franklinman Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Wow, that's really nice. Good job! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I assume they are the LED versions...😁 Nice work, they look awesome. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ply33 Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 I want that for my car! Somebody needs to reproduce those! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vintageben Posted March 12, 2019 Share Posted March 12, 2019 Yep so jealous right now they are fantastic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 A friend of mine has those on his DB bread truck.... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattml430 Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 They are awesome I love them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C Carl Posted March 13, 2019 Share Posted March 13, 2019 (edited) Here are mine. I have found that the electrical contacts can be degraded and need cleaning from time to time. Also would be a good idea to equip with brighter, and maybe flashing lights. When on the rear, not visible from front, and vice-versa. These do come up for sale occasionally. There were quite a few new ones in storage in Portland Oregon for some reason. A couple years ago, 5 or 6 surfaced in Portland and started selling rather quickly for around $1500. Should I see if any are still available? - Carl P.S. My first set was new in box from a swap meet South of Seattle almost 30 years ago. I had been looking for attractive, period correct turn signals for the rear of the '24. I paid either $200, or $250, can't remember. The other set, mounted as intended, came off the windshield of a 1931 Chrysler CD8 roadster. Looked snake ugly, and the first thing my friend did after buying the car 5 years ago was to remove and sell them to me. $500. A high end restorer in the Los Angeles area had never seen these. Very impressed, he was interested in reproducing them. I just don't know whether this would pencil out. How much demand at $250 ? $500 ? $1500 ? They certainly are cool as can be, real crowd pleasers every time, but..................................... ? - CC Edited March 13, 2019 by C Carl Add P.S. (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted March 18, 2019 Author Share Posted March 18, 2019 Thanks for all the enthusiastic replies everyone! Lovely to see them on other vehicles as well as that Dodge! Here is a little more in depth video of the signals at action. I didn’t mention the electrical connections, I forgot. But I can add that info in another video very soon. And as a side note, the left side turn signals don’t work as well as the right, I believe the seals on this side are a little more worn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maok Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I'm a cyclist, please don't knock me over when you go past me on the road with those signals....lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keiser31 Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 4 minutes ago, maok said: I'm a cyclist, please don't knock me over when you go past me on the road with those signals....lol Looks like they do not extend past the fenders/mudguards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DB26 Posted August 1, 2021 Author Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) 2 Years later.... I moved the turn signals to the front. I just didn’t like the clutter and all the vacuum line needed to run to the rear. The new wires and vacuum lines run out of the cab through the cowl lights. The cowl lights are now non functioning dummies and I didn’t have to drill any holes in the body. I’ll try to take some close up shots of the wires and vacuum lines soon. To get the vacuum through the small holes of the cowl mounting bolts, I used very thin hobby brass tubing and epoxied them in place. The vacuum line is slipped on to these connections with one set of connections on the inside of the car and the other set outside the car inside the cowl light. These then exit out the back of the cowl lights and run up the windshield channel with clips for a clean install. Edited August 1, 2021 by DB26 (see edit history) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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