This page is part of my Custom Lighting Mod series of articles.
DISCLAIMER: If you choose to attempt any of these modifications, you assume all risks thereof. I just wanted to share my experiences here. Neither Agora Models, nor myself, are responsible for any damages that may occur.
Lighting Stage 57
Adding an LED to the Rear Wheel Arch Emergency Light
The steps to add this LED, remove the locating pin, and routing the wiring are the same as the ones in the previous Lighting Stage 54 page:
Mounting the Wheel Arch Cover
We are going to use the same hole we drilled back in Lighting Stage 54 for the wiring from this side of the truck as well:
Then, when it was time to mount the Wheel Arch Cover, I fed the new LED plug/wiring through the existing center hole of the Storage Compartment Frame:
Wiring
As with the left side, this LED was connected to the extra Micro Expansion Boards using the Slow Rate Multi-Effects Board:
Completed
These Wheel Arch Cover lights represent the last of the custom lighting I added to my FDNY Tower Ladder 9 fire truck. Once they were connected, I tested everything and was able to finally screw the Box Frame Roof Section down.
FINAL LIGHTING – Demonstrating the final result! (Coming Soon)