Turn Signals in Front (or Back) You decide

Big John said:
steve s has a better idea... or at least mount trailer lites on the bumper arms so more likely to be seen.....front and rear....
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It's not just front and rear that I worry about driving a black car at night. I'm paranoid about side visibility too--people nowadays are expecting side illumination.

I've got the turnsignals in my cowl lights, but added the motorcycle lights on bumper for side visibility too. The rear trailer lights don't look as bad as you might think, and I love the sidelight feature. But, if someone would modify the teacups to have a sidelight, I'd switch in a heartbeat.
 
HELP! I've asked before, but folks seem to ignore me??
Suggestions, please, for my early '29 coupe, From Mac's, I bought those little tiny rectangular chrome lights with a stud & nut mounting. Where to mount them? I thought about on the "A" post barely above the center hinge. I think there is a cavity inside the post for the mounting stud & probably room to run the wire totally hidden. If they looked too conspicuous, I could paint the chrome shell with body color. They would look perfect under my headlights, but I WILL NOT drill a hole in perfect nickel plated headlights. I want to put them where the wires will be hidden. Anyone with a '28 or a '29, look at your car & give me some ideas, PLEASE! I also thought about removing one of the screws that hold the visor on drill it out & replace it with the mounting stud, it could be seen well, but I think it would look "DORKY!" Bill W.
 
Tom Cavallaro said:
I'm trying this again... I put turn signals on the coupe, the ones that go between the rails on the bumpers. Amber in the front and red in the back. I had to put them on when while test driving the car I had a young female pass me while making a left turn...left arm straight out with a double yellow line. .better idea than waiting for the crash
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Tom,
The danger with hand signals:eek: is that today's drivers are only checkin' to see if you are holding out your one arthritic finger that won't BEND!:mad: Fortunately, for me, I only have 1 pinkie that won't straighten out!:( Bill W.
 
Modern drivers are all in a hurry and pay no attention to *anything* except texting and makeup. We can't keep up with traffic well, and can't accelerate well, and all the highways are crammed with idiots. No matter what you do you are taking a chance. I changed out my stock taillites for the LED ones that fit in the same teacup. I have a large red-orange "slow moving vehicle" triangle on the back of my trunk. I have turn signals in the cowl lites but realistically the front is not the issue...it is assumed that as an antique car driver you are gonna be good and sure that left hand turn is gonna be safe from on-coming traffic before you make it; the rear is where you need all the visibility you can get. And this is all gonna get worse as the highways continue to get more crowded. And a seat belt in an A is a joke. A reporter asked me on a tour, "Is it safe", and I replied H*LL no, but I am not gonna let that stop me from touring.
 
Another good side visibility device I
Have is simple stick on red refecters going on the side of my bed you can see me from a mile away. Works for me and my old beat up work truck of an A lol.
 
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