Did you know Radio Shack sells hot rod parts?

I've been looking around for some sort of small lamp to use for turn signal indicators on the dash of the Falcon I'm working on.

Today my wife came back from Radio Shack with these:



The package says they are 12 volts DC, 60 mA and fit 7/32" mounting hole.

The best part is they were only $3.00 for the pair!

The Radio Shack part number is 272-0334 if you're interested.

 

I have them in my Cutl***.

 

Got them in my convertibles dash. They're Greaatt! A little Tony the Tiger there!
Dom

 

They use to be good ,The 3 that were near me ,Arent in buisness anymore ,They got alot of cool stuff ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

sweet, thanks for the info

 

good idean nice and small

 

If your lucky they also carry led versions
Smaller green bulb with more chrome showing
The ones I found were12v also


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Do you know what other colors are available?

 

red

 

The Shack is great. You just have to be patient with their salespeople! peace

 

Yeah I've searched through those drawers there. I wouldn't dare ask a sales person anything.

Man that's a great pic!

 

Yep, just picked up some more PCB etchant solution for making br*** tags. (Thanks KIRK! for the tech article). Now if they would just stock the resist pens in my area.

 

They also have a 12v LED one with no bezel, are a 1/4" dia. and about 1/16" thick face, they come in green and red. I have used them several times, use the green for turn signals and red one for bright-lite indicator. You do not realy notice them on a gauge panel because of no bezel. They are under $3.00 ea. Have had some in my o/t '70 chevy shortwide for 6 yrs. without a problem.

 

yea just dont ask their employees questions! they dont know anything they just work there!

 

That's why they only cost $3/pr. If they had to hire somebody who actually knew something, sadly they'd be more like $10/pr. and people would complain how much they cost when you can get them off the internet from a robot site for less.

 

LEDs
http://www.radioshack.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2032297

Lamps
http://www.radioshack.com/family/index.jsp?categoryId=2032293

You can also find zener diodes for a couple bucks each so you can run your 6-volt gauges in a 12-volt system.

 

Don't those small *** wires make it hard to connect to anything? I had some Watson's turn signal indicators and they just broke from vibration on the 22 ga. wires.

 

We have an independent electronics place here that carries those 1/2" cl***ic style lamps with the gem-cut faceted domes in various colors. Same as the ones on my Dad's old Lionel train set stuff. Have those weird, tube shaped bulbs inside.
I bought some for my '29

 

Yeah, they have all kinds of that stuff, bulbs, diodes, resistors, etc... Most of it is cheap but I sometimes wonder how well it will hold up in a car enviroment. I think it is more for ****s who are doing science experiments and playing with robots.

 

Radio Shack and Hot Rods go way back...where else do you get small electronic parts on short notice. I hooked up an mp3 jack to a stock radio, all parts came from Radio Shack. Before you give a bunch of cash for fancy LED turn signal indicators, check Radio Shack, they've got leds in many sizes, shapes colors.

I like Radio Shack.

 

Coat your br*** with parafin wax and use a pen to remove the area you want to etch. Lots cheaper than a resist pen.

 

Cool! thanks for the tip. I'm finding sharpies work to some extent as well.

 

I am going to check into these. Thanks for the part number.....

 

yup radio shack has hot rod parts.. so does lowes.. ace, true value.. walmart, just some times they just don't know its a hot rod part..

 

I ve also used sharpie or any brand of the kind for years , most of them works and are cheap .

 

Here's another source for some random and unusual lighting and LEDs and other wierd **** that may or may not have some automotive applications.

http://www.sciplus.com/category.cfm/subsection/15

 

Truckstops are also a good source for cool lights and stuff. Those truckers like lights.

 

Ive run alotta stuff from radio shack,I also find stuff like this at larger truck stops taht carry chrome and bits for big truck .....lot of lights and LED stuff...........

 

and amber/yellow whatever ya call it

 

I always thought it was just me. I like radio shack but the employees never seemed to be a big help. I agree, you just have look through the drawers yourself. If it is in blister packs on the wall they seem to have a little more knowledge about their products.