blink...blink...blink...TURN ASSHOLE!

[R U INJRD]

OK, it's not like I built a quarter panel from scratch or anything, but I did a little "customizing" today. Very little.

While I was sorting out the rats nest behind my dash panels (you'd be surprised how many wires you can just remove that do absolutely nothing, literally wires that just don't attach to anything on the other end), I decided it would be nice to finally put in some turn signal indicators. I put new gauges in last year and had my fair share of "Grandpa moments" where I would just drive along with my non-self-cancelling turn signals blinking away.

I went around looking for some indicator lights to put in the dash, but everything I found at the auto parts stores (not much) looked like it belonged in a 1940's tractor dash, and was expensive (like $6-$7 a light).

I happened to get gas at the Pilot truck stop, so I figured I'd take a look in trucker heaven and see what I could find. BINGO! Lighted license plate bolts, 4 for $10! Plus they're cone shaped and chrome. I think they look badass. They're bright enough that you can't miss them, either.

[hotroddwayne]

I put new gauges in last year and had my fair share of "Grandpa moments" where I would just drive along with my non-self-cancelling turn signals blinking away.

Nothing wrong with that Todd, it's called an "eventual left" around here!!!
The new indicator lights look great & serve the purpose well. BTW i like the pinstriped gauges alot, nice touch...

[Guest]

wow that's pretty awesome

[tonytheskin]

tight man, tight.

[Morella]

I hear you about those endless wires...you'll even find them in large aircraft that have been upgraded, and I'm ashamed that I can't say that I've never left one or two, in any type of transportation.

Those are awesome, and I love going to truck stops. Tony says that you have to hit all of them to find all of the cool stuff, because every one of them has a different selection. He brings me back DVDs, CDs, books and shit, all of which I ride his ass to bring me a receipt for, because as silly as it seems, they're tax deductible. I wouldn't be surprised if those mud flaps with naked women on them were deductible. He just spent $150 on the entire set of the "Get Smart" series at Best Buy, and I grabbed the receipt from the checker. I'm going to write them off of this year's taxes. He's taking them in the truck, so it's legal. Actually, when it comes to taxes, everything is legal until they say that it isn't, and most of the time, they don't even know. (I'll probably get audited for saying that, but they'll have to shoot me up with meth to keep me coherent long enough to do it)

I like the chromed Chrysler yellow fender indicator lights for my turn signals, because I've been known to leave my signal on, ignoring the instrument panel because the road and the traffic are out there where those lights are. Unfortunately, mine don't work, and I didn't use enough dropping resistor, so my cool LED ones behind my custom mirrored dash panel burned out, but what's life without shit to fix?

-denise