Suggested lighting for storm chasing vehicles

Assume the base vehicle is a full size SUV or Pickup. What lights would you suggest?

ahahahahaha! The Giant RGB fixture. I might see if I can't get a video or picture of it soon. Phil has posted it on here once before.

Losing quickly wrote:

ahahahahaha! The Giant RGB fixture. I might see if I can't get a video or picture of it soon. Phil has posted it on here once before.

I remember that thing. Was **** crazy lol. Super expensive if I remember. I shall begin the search.

Edit: Bingo
http://www.oznium.com/forum/topic12267

what exactly is it?....a multicolor spotlight?

Pretty much lol. Does any color and is bright as HELL! Cost you around 1300 though haha.

If you want some lighting under/inside it I would go with a Inferno V2. Unlimited expandability, virtually indestructible, and bright as hell.

Are you talking about glow lighting? Or like headlights, spot lights, fog lights and such?

hehehehe, wait to you see what we do with that fixture....

kornholio788 wrote:

Pretty much lol. Does any color and is bright as HELL! Cost you around 1300 though haha.

Holy Smokes thats bright.
This makes me want to try and fab one up myself!

Amber and white.



Maybe a little green mixed in somewhere

green and yellow would be sweet

kornholio788 wrote:

Are you talking about glow lighting? Or like headlights, spot lights, fog lights and such?

The latter
Funtional lighting....not nessicarily for asthetics.
Amber LED strobes are almost a must.

Whelen TIR series is a good way to go also the now LINZ6 seem to look pretty bright. Maybe an amber LED light bar like stated above. Dunno what your budget is though. But the TIR series is pretty affordable.

ryan71489 wrote:

Whelen TIR series is a good way to go also the now LINZ6 seem to look pretty bright. Maybe an amber LED light bar like stated above. Dunno what your budget is though. But the TIR series is pretty affordable.

My goal would be to keep all the LED strobes on the inside, or inside the grille. I'm trying to avoid a lightbar in case something has to be strapped on top of the vehicle.

Chasing storms are we?

SickWitIt wrote:

Chasing storms are we?

Thinking about it. I've been a stormaphile from a very young age. When I used to go to school at Baylor I was going to apply to be a NOAA spotter but decided against it after the first semester tuition emptied my bank account. I commute to Sam Houston State at the moment from spring and i'm getting some $$ together to have some fun.

that would be awesome! make sure you make some window guards so hail doesnt smash your windows!

Radioflyer wrote:

SickWitIt wrote: Chasing storms are we? Thinking about it. I've been a stormaphile from a very young age. When I used to go to school at Baylor I was going to apply to be a NOAA spotter but decided against it after the first semester tuition emptied my bank account. I commute to Sam Houston State at the moment from spring and i'm getting some $$ together to have some fun.

Major props to you. I can't imagine the adrenaline rush.

Perhaps Cold Cathodes and a music/flash interface

02cougarman wrote:

that would be awesome! make sure you make some window guards so hail doesnt smash your windows!

I agree, hail is not fun at all! Anyone hear about the crazy hail in Texas? They were bigger than softball. My car looked like...well I dont know but it wasnt pretty.

massie22790 wrote:

02cougarman wrote: that would be awesome! make sure you make some window guards so hail doesnt smash your windows! I agree, hail is not fun at all! Anyone hear about the crazy hail in Texas? They were bigger than softball. My car looked like...well I dont know but it wasnt pretty.

Bwa ha ha


of course this is a little extreme. I read about another guy who has a Sierra Denali chase vehicle. He built a rienforced steel mesh plate that covered the entire top of the vehicle.

^^ thats crazy..

I just happened to think about the TIV. You should build something like that.

I was watching Storm Chasers the other night and was not impressed at all with it. I know they have a lot of weight on that thing, but honestly it seems like they could do more to the motor.

personally, i'm thinking a silverado 3500 dually with a Banks custom twin turbo diesel would do the trick.

....that and powdercoat the "hull"

Radioflyer wrote:

personally, i'm thinking a silverado 3500 dually with a Banks custom twin turbo diesel would do the trick. ....that and powdercoat the "hull"

Go for it!!! I really want to see you do this. I can only imagine what you would do to it.