Car Warning Lights

Make Your Vehicle Emergency Ready With Beacon Flashlights

Vehicular beacons are flashing or rotating lights affixed on top of a car. They are used to alert pedestrians and motorists to give way for emergency vehicles. A variety of warning beacons for rapid response vehicles in various colours are available on eBay.

The right colour of warning beacons for vehicles will depend on your needs. Flashing beacons come in various colours, each used to convey a different message to road users. The common colours used in warning beacons for vehicles are:

• Orange: An orange beacon for cars is used to announce the presence of a vehicle. The vehicles that use LED orange beacons include towing and pilot cars escorting an oversize load.
• Red: Flashing red lights are often fitted to the ambulance, fire, and police vehicles. They use them to alert motorists of their presence when the vehicles are stationary.
• Blue lights: Often used in escort vehicles and together with red lights on an emergency light bar.

Installing emergency lights is often a straightforward process. Determine the mounting location, size, and power-type (plug-in or wired) of your LED orange beacons, and then route your wires. For the plug-in cigarette lighter LED orange flashing lights, route the cord around the dashboard or windscreen so it does not obstruct your view. If it is an internal power unit, you should run the wires through the window, bonnet, or dashboard to avoid potential electric shock and unsightly wires. However, each emergency flashlight may have a slightly different procedure, so refer to the manufacturer's instructions.

Various types of emergency lights for vehicles are available on eBay. They include:

• LED flashing lights for vehicles: Light-emitting diodes are small, power-efficient, long-lasting, and can be seen easily in the daytime and at great distances. LED flashing beacon lights use a clear, colourless dome as this colour is an intrinsic part of the light-emitting diodes themselves. LED orange flashing lights can be thin or flat.
• Strobe Lights: These are warning beacons for vehicles used based on strobes similar to flash photography. They put out a brief but bright flash due to their xenon flash lamps and improve visibility.
• Rotating lights: They are revolving lights that contain a single, stationary lamp or bulb that creates rotating beams of light. These parts of the warning beacons are covered by a plastic dome.
• Steady burning light: They are coloured lights used to show the presence of emergency vehicles.
• Directional lights: These are emergency lights used to warn other road users of an emergency situation. They are suitable for all vehicles.