{"id":1030,"date":"2024-06-09T19:27:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-09T19:27:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/?p=1030"},"modified":"2024-06-15T03:41:24","modified_gmt":"2024-06-15T03:41:24","slug":"adding-hazard-lights-to-the-baja-bug","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/index.php\/2024\/06\/09\/adding-hazard-lights-to-the-baja-bug\/","title":{"rendered":"Adding Hazard Lights to the Baja Bug"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 66 and prior VW beetle did not come with emergency flashers\/hazard lights. This was apparent when it broke down on me the other day.  I went down a rabbit hole of options and went for Baja Deaign Rock Lights because they are low power LEDs and they include a curved mount that would fit on my roof rack. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4334-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1031\" style=\"width:837px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4334-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4334-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4334-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4334-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4334-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4335-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1032\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4335-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4335-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4335-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4335-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4335-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Because I swapped from the Hella to the KC lights on the roof I had an empty port on my roof connector box. I just had to remember how I wired it up.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4203-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1033\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4203-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4203-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4203-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4203-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4203-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ok the next step was a lot of soldering, when that was done I attached it to the rack and it all worked. Because I am using the Spod I can run them in steady as dust lights, flash or strobe. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091322-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091322-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091322-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091322-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091322-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091322-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4352-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1035\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4352-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4352-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4352-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4352-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4352-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091303-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091303-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091303-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091303-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091303-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091303-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091308-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091308-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091308-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091308-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091308-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/P6091308-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4350-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1038\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4350-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4350-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4350-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4350-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_4350-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7800-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1043\" srcset=\"https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7800-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7800-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7800-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7800-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/robonza.com\/beetle\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/IMG_7800-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 66 and prior VW beetle did not come with emergency flashers\/hazard lights. 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