Hood Mounted Turn Signals For 2016

90GTFIVO · Aug 25, 2014

I was with a friend of mine at Bristol this weekend and he works close with the lighting dept for the new mustang. He said for 2016 they are going to add LEDs around the 2 scoops in the hood that face back towards the driver. They will be hood mounted turn signals similar to some older muscle cars from the past. Said they will be dimmed compared to the other (main) signal lights and the lens will be smoked so they won't be very noticeable until you turn on your signal.

I think this is a pretty cool add-on feature to the new stang.

Jmeo · Aug 25, 2014

90GTFIVO said:
I was with a friend of mine at Bristol this weekend and he works close with the lighting dept for the new mustang. He said for 2016 they are going to add LEDs around the 2 scoops in the hood that face back towards the driver. They will be hood mounted turn signals similar to some older muscle cars from the past. Said they will be dimmed compared to the other (main) signal lights and the lens will be smoked so they won't be very noticeable until you turn on your signal.

I think this is a pretty cool add-on feature to the new stang.

Hot dam!!! This was one of my favorite features of my 1967 mustang and is the first thing I thought of when I saw the vents on this car. I sure hope they will be a direct fit on the 2015's

84Ttop · Aug 25, 2014

Jmeo said:
Hot dam!!! This was one of my favorite features of my 1967 mustang and is the first thing I thought of when I saw the vents on this car. I sure hope they will be a direct fit on the 2015's

That would be awesome to see something like this retrofit the '15. I'll be looking for this as well as it sounds really cool.

85rkyboby · Aug 25, 2014

So they would be facing the driver or the road? Sorry not up on the old school muscle.

Jmeo · Aug 25, 2014

85rkyboby said:
So they would be facing the driver or the road? Sorry not up on the old school muscle.

The ones on the 67 & 68 mustang faced the driver. And I believe by the op's description these will to.

85rkyboby · Aug 25, 2014

Jmeo said:
The ones on the 67 & 68 mustang faced the driver. And I believe by the op's description these will to.

Nice ! I have never seen that before. I just pulled up a Bing image and that looks pretty cool. I'd like to make this work with a cowl hood on mine.

90GTFIVO · Aug 26, 2014

Jmeo said:
The ones on the 67 & 68 mustang faced the driver. And I believe by the op's description these will to.

Yes, they will face the driver. The two scoops in the hood face the driver and the signals will basically outline the perimeter of the air inlets.

90GTFIVO · Aug 26, 2014

Just got a little more info from my buddy. They will only be on the GT. He also said they should fit the 2015, so you might be able to get them from the dealer once they're released.

I have another friend in the same industry, who's involved with the new head lamps. I'm trying to have him ship me a spare set he has laying around. I'll figure out something to do with them. I was thinking mounting them recessed into my drywall in my garage and wiring them up so they turn on by using some sort of switch!

Jmeo · Aug 26, 2014

90GTFIVO said:
Just got a little more info from my buddy. They will only be on the GT. He also said they should fit the 2015, so you might be able to get them from the dealer once they're released.

I have another friend in the same industry, who's involved with the new head lamps. I'm trying to have him ship me a spare set he has laying around. I'll figure out something to do with them. I was thinking mounting them recessed into my drywall in my garage and wiring them up so they turn on by using some sort of switch!

Awesome that's what I was hoping for since I ordered a GT.

These headlights, are you talking a new design for 2016 or the same ones on 2015? I know the F150 went with LED and was just curious if the mustang would to

90GTFIVO · Aug 26, 2014

Jmeo said:
These headlights, are you talking a new design for 2016 or the same ones on 2015? I know the F150 went with LED and was just curious if the mustang would to

He's just working closely with the headlights for 2015. Didn't mention anything for future models.

Noobz347 · Aug 26, 2014

Perhaps this blinker mod will help remind old people WTF they were going when they started this effin turn!

84Ttop · Aug 26, 2014

Noobz347 said:
Perhaps this blinker mod will help remind old people WTF they were going when they started this effin turn!

Actually laughed out loud on this one

90GTFIVO · Aug 29, 2014

Jmeo said:
I know the F150 went with LED and was just curious if the mustang would to

Daytime driving lights will be LED, but low and high beams are HID.

IIGood · Sep 3, 2014

Noobz347 said:
Perhaps this blinker mod will help remind old people WTF they were going when they started this effin turn!

This might be a fairly useless option since a majority of drivers don't even know what a turn signal is, at least around here anyway.

Noobz347 · Sep 3, 2014

IIGood said:
This might be a fairly useless option since a majority of drivers don't even know what a turn signal is, at least around here anyway.

It's a visual cue that you turn on when you start the car that indicates that the vehicle is operational until shut down. It should remain in the "activated position" until such time as you are stationary in a legally marked spot designated for unoccupied vehicles.

I asked the blue hairs at the home down the street. They insist that is has nothing to do with indicating direction since they've got no where to be in the first place and often figure out destination only AFTER they've merged into traffic.

GT-03 · Jul 4, 2015

Back in the 60's, I seem to remember that such was to confirm to the driver that their turn signals were working (the bulb was not burned out).

justinakajuice · Jul 15, 2015

That has always been a personal favorite classic Mustang feature of mine. Glad to see it hit this century.

NJBob · Jul 16, 2015

90GTFIVO said:
I was with a friend of mine at Bristol this weekend and he works close with the lighting dept for the new mustang. He said for 2016 they are going to add LEDs around the 2 scoops in the hood that face back towards the driver. They will be hood mounted turn signals similar to some older muscle cars from the past. Said they will be dimmed compared to the other (main) signal lights and the lens will be smoked so they won't be very noticeable until you turn on your signal.

I think this is a pretty cool add-on feature to the new stang.

The only thing I would want to know is - Does it cover up the venting from the engine compartment?

dhcolesj · Jul 16, 2015

GT-03 said:
Back in the 60's, I seem to remember that such was to confirm to the driver that their turn signals were working (the bulb was not burned out).

I remember those, I think that went well into the 70's or later as well. If you turned your blinker on to one side or the other and the light was solid instead of blinking, you probably had a bulb blown on that side. If the blinker did the same on the other side however, the turn signal flasher was probably faulty. (the thing that actually made a noise as it was turning on and off the lights making them blink). added that last part for those who've never worked on cars with one of those, since the sound is all simulated these days.

I remember those cars with the turn signal lights on the hood, I always wondered why they were way out there, when you had the lights on the dash doing the same thing. Then I saw how some people drove, never looking at the lights on their dash (warning or otherwise). DOH!

15GTrob · Sep 7, 2015

Soooo if it has them can we order them yet from ford?

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