Can the semaphores be made to blink?

[mikeandkirsti]

Not having read all the above as it might have been discussed, but you can buy a semaphore bulb that blinks. Just swap the bulb and the light will blink when the semaphore is up. No wiring, no relais, nothing. Just a new bulb.

That would be my choice. I am however not in need of blinkers or any of the crap, I just use the semaphores as they came from the factory with no issues so far (34 years of driving with just sems).

[Bruce]

[JPB1]

[Markosz]

I have recently bought a 51 split. it have been sitting in a barn for a long time.
Yesterday we put some 6v power on the split, and my semaphore's popped out and starting to blink.. The semaphore's are not the correct ones for 51'' (ther for 53'''/55''

But i cant find out yet how i comes ther ''blinking''..

[ZENVWDRIVER]

... why would you want your semaphores to flash, or blink? i'd think, if you were that concerned with others knowing your exact plan, you'd just add a set of conventional direction, blinking lights. So, there would be no confusion -
- other drivers don't think to look anywhere special for your change in direction - they just expect that everyone plays the same game - advising others, what your intentions are.

In conjunction with using my non-blinking semaphores, I use hand signals, about 100 feet before my turn and that tells other drivers, 1. that I am driving an old car and 2. that I am stopping, turning left or turning right - hand signals are discussed in most learning driver manuals. So, others should realize your intentions - the old fashioned way.

My first cars were a 1946 Chrysler Windsor and 1948 Plymouth convertible Neither had conventional direction indicators and only one center stop light - hand signals were the rule - returning to basic courtesy is all the fun of owning a pre 1955 vehicle.
_________________
5/50, pastel green 11G - SOLD
8/50, gray 11A Beetle
6/52, pastel green 11C - SOLD
11/4/52, black Zwitter - SOLD to my little bro.
1954 Porsche, pre A, with VW 36 horse- SOLD
1/54, black 11C Beetle - TRADED
2/55 Iceland green Beetle, on a 1965 pan
3/55 113 Beetle, stratos silver
1955 Messerschmitt KR175 - SOLD, sadly
1960 single cab
1962 SO33, with SO 42 interior
9/63 Pacific blue, Ghia
'87 Toyota MR2
'02 WestFORDia E-150, GAVE TO OUR SON

All super-heroes, wear a MASK

[bluebeetle1968]

[Splitdog]

When I restored my '51 I added an extra wire in the rear harness and dual filament bulbholders. My semas, taillights, and indicator bulb flash together due to a trailer brake over ride device under the hood.
_________________
CH³NO²

Z = z² + C

Der Blitzkrieg Kafers

#notacallooker

[pastellgreen]

[rod_vw]

As 'bluebeetle1968' very correctly says above, driving an early car equipped only with semaphore indicators on British roads is a nightmare. He has the advantage over me in that his car is RHD, mine is LHD so even worse.

To try to alleviate the problem I have used LED bulbs all round EXCEPT the semaphores. It was my intention to fit the flashing LED festoon units shown by this supplier http://www.dynamoregulatorconversions.com/festoon-bulbs.php .
However when I came to fit them I found that although quite compatible with VW semaphores I could not get them in through the small bulb access hole on my late semaphores so I would have to dismantle them to install. Having brand new Semaphores I was reluctant to do this so retained the normal bulbs.

To augment the semaphores I have added LED flashing indicators on front and rear bumpers wired to work in unison with the semaphores (twin discretely fitted flasher relays one for Left one for Right). The lights are plug & socket connected and are easily removable to make the car look more correct if required. Unfortunately 'pastellgreen' these may not pass German TUV approval but will be OK for me to come to Bad Camberg in June.

For information all the other LED bulbs that I purchased from the above supplier are superb making all the lights on a 1946 Beetle compatible with normal driving. I have abandoned originality in the rear light having fitted dual filament bulb holders and wiring to provide for additional brake lights.
The headlights are very bright but the design of early lenses does not present a defined light pattern but accepting that antiquity the car is quite drive-able at night within the speeds available from a 25ps engine!

_________________
Rod,
Please visit http://www.historicvws.org.uk
https://www.facebook.com/historicvwclub/

1946 Beetle (Back on the road after over 50 years! Last major outing - Hessisch Oldendorf 2022)
2016 T6 Selfbuild Camper and a LWB MAN TGE in build.

[ZENVWDRIVER]