Art & Inspiration Do you have your Christmas lights on yet?

You mean you're supposed to take them down?

 

Uhhh, good point. I installed mine with a toggle switch in case the "coppers" disapprove. Lights? What lights, officer?

 

From what I can see, that's a really nice truck. Looks like you post something about once a year ( ! ) So, Man of Few Words, how about more pics of your truck?

 

Here are some random pics! Thanks.

 

Great looking truck, I like the "39" style headlights who makes them? Bob

 

Sweet truck....Merry Christmas!

 

Mine are up!

 

Nice lights and Truck (what a sleeper)!

 

Some people really get into the season.

 

just imagine how many people got in a better mood when they see you driving..

Nice to see that effort, and see somebody not afraid to stick some tape on their hotrod for smiles.
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The LED headlights were a pain, but waaaay brighter than the halogens they replaced. I used Bob Drake glass lenses, (clear in the center- no flutes), Drake stainless rims with stock 1940 buckets. The problem is not the light diameter of 7", it is the depth. LEDs have deep aluminum cooling fins on back. The plug is huge so I cut the bucket hole bigger to fit it through. AND the LEDs need a huge anti-flicker adapter plugged in line with the wiring.
I used the usual stainless headlight retainer bezels (with 3 tabs for screws) but installed them backwards. With the thick '38 lenses, the lightbulb can easily hit the glass. No room for adjusting screws. So I just glued the stainless rim to the light from the back and screwed it directly to the '40 bucket. I shim the 3 tabs for adjustability.
These lights will vaporize people in front of you. But, how do you also have turning indicator blinkers? I simply ran those wires to the 55 watt halogen fog lights. (In the South, they are called Frog Lights, for froggin') The art deco lights are on Ebay - supposed to be Harley Davidson fog lights. Turn signals installed too close to the headlights cannot be seen at night.
"Man of few words?" Yeah, right.

 

You East Coast folks stay up too late!

 

Oopsie!

 

Got our Christmas wreath hanging in the tree. HRP

 

Too much power is just about right.

 

The lights make the people light up. The truck just about emptied out a store last night. I use 303 Protectant on the paint, so the masking tape barely sticks to it. Over 40mph it starts peeling off. Maybe I will use JBWeld next year.

 

Thanks for the headlight info, but morally I could never own a vehicle that has them. I have no desire to be "That Guy" driving behind me, I always pull over and let them blind someone else. Bob

 

Sorry, I was a bit unclear. Once I tweak the aiming of the headlights, they will work great, like the new cars, with a light pattern that is low to the ground. The lights will not be glaring to oncoming cars and the light is white, not annoying blue.
But for greater safety in my old cars, I wire my hot rods with a microswitch so that I can flash the high beams instead of honking. It is way safer and more considerate.

 

Merry Christmas!

 

You are leading by example. Excellent!

 

Happy Holidays!

 

California Article 7 say's we can't.

 

Article 5150 says do not use Christmas lights while driving. Get there, turn them on.

 

We don't do Xmas but in Hannuka,I welded a menorah to the floor on my DD but I cant drive past 10MPH because the fucking candles keep blowin off.
Sorry moses.

 

That is why the Lord invented LEDs, bro. And you won't burn up when you get a fuel leak.

 

I saw a guy with a taxidermy deer head on his truck grill. It had a red nose, too.
There's way too many of those felt antlers clipped on the rain gutters.
Those are way past getting smiles or nudges anymore.

 

Move... to out here.. pics less than a few hours ago.


I went to road test my heater & defroster fix on the 32, and was going to get car lights like post one has...but I got sidetracked before I got to a town Christmas Festival that I looked forward to for week..

^^^ I love this pic...a tiny little Hot Rod girl driving ^^^ Tons of kids have been in the car this year..


^^ waiting for Santa to light the tree at the Church...

.^^^ Old Fashioned New England charm & community spirits ^^^ I'm living the "hotrod" life to the fullest. YES, the heater & defroster worked great (and the vacuum wipers too)


Hopefully more members will keep adding to DaMayors cool thread here this Holiday season..

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