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When I put a generic steering column in my Pantera, I came up with a turn signal and light controller. The first design I did uses an encoder in the steering column to cancel the turn. After that I worked with a solid state inertia circuit and got a system which cancels the turn signal using the inertia of the turn. I could not believe how well it works.

I have since filed patents for both.

Basically, if you set a 64oz soda on the dash and make a turn, if you are concerned about the soda falling or sliding, it will cancel the turn.

I put the test platform in a truck and plugged it into the cigaret lighter and drove it around to show how well it works on normal turns:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIkLtqMOnpo

The unit controls the turn signals and flashers. It has a unique mix to allow the turn signals and flashers to be used simultaneously. It works with standard bulbs or LED's.

There is also a reference wire for marker lights so you can use single bulb front turn/flash/marker lights. The front light in my car is a standard truck one wire LED marker light. It is the turn signal, flasher and marker light which is really cool:



I built the light bucket around a truck marker because they are easily replaceable. If you look around some make a good appearance in this sort of setting.

The signal is activated by a momentary switch which I placed on the dash:



More info here:

http://www.gasautosolutions.com/

The units may not be for cars where people do not want to make that much change to the wire harness or dash. It does allow for changing the steering column to some other options besides the passenger car column which came with the Pantera.

I put in a generic column then built the cover out of aluminum to fill in the dash detent:



Gary