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I purchased one of these ForceFlash brake light pulsers after seeing fiveodude's DIY thread HERE
My daily commute to and from work is a mixture of heavy traffic and short bursts of light traffic. The stopped sections of traffic can really sneak up on you so I look forward to the additional visibility the ForceFlash provides, especially during heavy braking.
I was surprised at how well constructed the ForceFlash is when it arrived. The casing of the unit itself is a nice sturdy aluminum, it uses factory plugs for seamless integration, and all wiring is tidy and loomed.
It took about ten minutes to install the unit, and there are easy to follow instructions provided at the provided website.
I did have a couple of issues upon install and Jason provided some of the best customer service I've experienced. My lights weren't functioning as they should and he spent a lot of time at night troubleshooting with me. Even going so far as to build a prototype unit as a troubleshooting test and sent it to me along with new LED bulbs to test. Luckily his unit was not the issue, it was the cheap LED tail lights I had purchased that were the culprit.
Below is a short video showing the ForceFlash in action. There isn't a lot of varied braking as it's a parking lot, but it's easy to see how awesome this is, with the variable pulses based on braking severity, and how it can really improve safety. There are also some pictures of the product that he puts out, showing construction and ease of use.
What is the ForceFlash?
It's a fully configurable G-Force activated brake light pulsing system that installs in 10 minutes. Unlike basic CHMSL pulsing devices, the ForceFlash pulses based on 3 levels of brake forces being applied: Normal, Medium, and Heavy. Being fully configurable, you can change the g-force sensitivity, number of pulses, rate of pulsing, lockout periods, or disable pulsing for any giving braking level.
Why use a ForceFlash? Safety is greatly enhanced, especially on vehicles that are low to the ground like Corvettes. G-Force braking systems are common in Europe on many exotics. BMW refers to it as Brake Force Display. When you are behind a vehicle with a ForceFlash system on the track, you will be able to instantly interpret the type of braking being applied. When you need to stop suddenly in traffic, drivers behind you will instantly know it!
I have populated the website with videos, installation guides, programming guides, FAQ's, and purchasing information. There are two models of the ForceFlash available. ForceFlash Basic and ForceFlash Advanced. Basic is a CHMSL only unit, Advanced is CHMSL+Inner tail lamps. If you have any questions, just let me know. All purchases are via PayPal through the sites shopping cart.
I was pulling out of the parking garage yesterday in a very congested area during rush hour. There was a newer BMW in front of me that pulled out and suddenly slammed his brakes, causing me to hit mine hard.
Today a guy who works in my building asked me if the Corvette was mine. When I said yes he told me that he was looking out at the road ahead of the BMW and that the flashing brake lights on my car are what grabbed his attention. He said he would have rear ended me.
Who knows if he really would have hit me if I didn't have the pulsing brake lights, but the fact that he mentioned that the flashing is what caught his attention makes it worth the cost to me.
Here's another short clip I recorded of the lights in action on the day I installed them. I think they are awesome.
Designer Imagines A Corvette That Looks More Like a Corvette Than the Corvette
Slideshow: A Jaguar designer's personal project imagines what a modern front-engined Corvette might look like if Chevrolet revisited the golden age of the Stingray.
ForceFlash - G-Force Enabled Dynamic Brake Light Solution
