SEMAPHORES?? Who has wired them?

Has anyone here wired up a set of semaphores that work? How did you do it? Is there anything special to know. I haven't tried it yet.

 

Are they VW? I would have diagrams if they are.

 

Signaling is for Pussies!!!

 

I think TrailerEd got some working on an Austin he had.

 

...i've always wondered how they worked.

i just read this..... http://www.mattsparts.com/resource/faq.htm

-marty

 

Guilty as charged. What's up gay boy?

 

hey kirk you might want to contact cfish50chevy. he mentioned he was working with them in this thread:

http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=2238791&posted=1#post2238791

 

Normally the problem with them is that they are corroded up and seized. Back in the 70's a lot of cars still on the road down here had them and I made good money buying up old ones and soaking them in a bucket of CRC and getting them freed up. From memory the wiring was relly straight forward.

 

NOT signaling is for ignorant assholes that don't give a shit about others on the road...

Steve

 

Not, if you live in the city.
In the "countryside" it's different. You can frolic for houres, without seeing another car
That sounded gay!!!

 

Notice lately theres one of these"words of wisdom" in every few posts ??
These are the super cool people who are so Anti- establishment that the don't care about getting rear ended,Yadayada!!
I think the last few where"the only good hippie is a dead hippie" & " Seatbelts are for pussies" So now you can see the originallity in all them!!They also help us who are saying to themselves"Should i signal or not" You Have your answer right here!!! Fuck no i'm not going to be a pussy!! I want to be cool & not give a helpful answer to a legitament question!!
Fuckin idiot!!!

JimV

 

semaphores are for masochists!

 

He's my best friend, and kidding.

 

If you hook them up to the hazard switch will the car take off?

A friend has them on his little Morris panel and he had people pulling on them at shows. Ruinned both of them.
Clark

 

Hes not my "best friend" & i wasn't kidding
JimV

 

I typed" for pussies" in search and got back 210 posts!!lol
jimv

 

Fire down there Jim, you know nothing about me

 

I'm not in a big hurry to sound like a dummy, but, WTF is a semaphore?

 

thanks groucho.i was gonna ask too.what are they?

 

Mechanical turn signals,a small arm sticks out the side of the car.
Used on early VW Beetles,and assorted English cars.

 

KIRK, With or without other directional signals? Are yours lighted?
Semaphores are mechanical arms that come out ouf the body to signal a direction change. Jay

 

AHHH. I had a 51 Austin Drag car with the remains of those on it. Didn't know they had some weirdo name. I thought they were merely, lanechangestickmeouterthingies

 

i dunno..but the ones on my brothers 54 OVAL work great



..i dont think there is alot to them honestly as far as wiring goes,,,...i think its all in the semaphore mechanism

 

why would you do that?

 

They are lighted. I will have one taillight. If I use the semaphores, they will be my only signals.

 

They look like this when activated. Well, this is one style. The ones I'm thinking of using are not VW and look different, they are from:

Martin 2 1/2 litre 1953 - 54, Austin A30, Austin Hire Car, A125 Limousine, Ambulance and Hearse 1952 - 56, A40, Sheerline, 25cwt Van and Ambulance 1948 - 55, A90 1951 - 52, Princess 1948 -50 and 1955. Citroen 15 1953 - 55, 23 1952 - 53. Daimler "Conquest" 1954 - 58, "Regency" 1953, One-O-Four 1956 - 59. Elva "Courier" 1959- 60, Humber "Hawk" 1946 - 48 and 1953 - 54, "Snipe" 1946, "Super Snipe" 1946 - 55, "Pullman" and "Imperial" 1948 - 49 and 1953 - 54. Jaguar 3 1/2 litre 1952 - 54, Jensen 4 litre 1952 - 54. Jowett "Javelin" 1948 - 54, "Jupiter" 1951 - 54, "Bradford" Van 1953 - 54. Lagonda 3 litre 1954 - 55. Lanchester All Models 1946 - 56. M.G. 1 1/4 litre 1947 - 53, "Magnette" 1954 - 59. Morgan All Models 1956 - 60. Morris "Minor (4 door), "Six" and "Oxford"1951 - 54, "Minor" and "Oxford" Traveller 1955 - 60, "Isis" 1956 - 58. Riley 1/12 and 2 1/2 litre 1953 - 57. Rover "60" 1954, "75" 1953 - 54.Singer All Models 1953 - 55. Standard 12 and 14 1946 - 48, "Vanguard" Saloon and Estate Car 1953 - 56. Sunbeam "Alpine 1953 - 54. Sunbeam-Talbot All Models 1948 - 54. Triumph "Mayflower" (late) 1953, "Renown" (late) 1954, "1800" Roadster 1946 - 48, "2000" Roadster 1949. Trojan 15/20 cwt (Diesel) 1954, 15/20 cwt Van 1954 - 57. Wolseley All Models 1951 - 59.......Will also fit the following, but to be 100% correct the "Staybrite" arm cover would have to be painted black...Austin 10 1945 - 47, 10 Van and 12 1946 -47, 16 1946 - 48, A30 (except 4 door)1956, A35 Van and "Countryman" 1957 - 60, A40 Sports 1951, A40 Van, "Countryman" and Pick-uo Truck 1948-56, A70 "Countryman" and Pick-up Truck 1952 - 54, Limousine, Ambulance and Hearse 1951 - 52. Commer 8cwt 1946 - 48, 1 1/4 and 1 1/2 ton Forward Control 1957 - 60. Hillman Minx 1940 - 48 and 1953 - 54. Jowett "Bradford" Van 1951 - 52 De luxe Van and 6 Light Utility 1951 - 52. Morris "Minor (2 door) 1952 - 60, 10 1946 - 48, "Oxford" and "Six" 1948 - 50, "Cowley" Van and Pick-up Truck 1950, Standard 8 and 10 1954, "Vanguard" Van and Pick-up Truck 1953 - 57. Trojan 15cwt 1946 - 54, Vauxhall "Velox" and "Wyvern" (late) 1953 - 54. Wolseley All Models 1949 - 50.

 

I think the English car semaphores are 12 volts,
the Beetles are 6 volts.

The English stuff should be easier to find,and cheaper.
Might be positive ground.

 

Kirk: I didn't know you had a VW.

 

Never have, never will. Well, I might take a free notchback.

 

The only time i heard that term before it was for an old railraod signal. I was begining to wonder if i was on the right board. Well that makes a lot more sense now.