Question 1

Can it be installed safely into the dashboard?

Accepted Answer

I did with mine. I just drilled a small hole a little smaller than the size of the LED into the dashboard and pushed the LED thru it from behind.  Works great and very visible when turned on.

Question 2

What is the distance between the tip of the bulb to where the wire can bend 90 degrees? I am trying to install this in a fake button faceplate.

Accepted Answer

If you bend it carefully, you can bend the LED bulb "legs" right as the exit the bulb. I just measured it with calipers: The tip of the bulb to the bottom of the base is 8.5mm. The wires, after being bent, will add about 1.5mm, so total distance would be 10.5mm.

Note: the legs of the bulb are a soft metal that is not really meant to be bent. So consider this as a one way trip, i.e. bend them once, then don't bend them again or try to bend them back straight, otherwise they are likely to break.

If you want to play it safer, then don't bend the legs, and don't bend the little resistor that is hidden inside the heat shrink (you can see little bumps there). Start bending at the bottom of the heat shrink where the real wire starts. You won't have any breaking problems there at all. That distance is 25mm from the tip of the LED bulb.

Good luck with you install!

Question 3

Can you leave it on in a dummy alarm box,or does it need to be turned off.

Accepted Answer

Yeah, sure, you can leave it on 24 hours a day for 1.5 years if you want. It will just keep blinking and blinking. We also have another product that is a fake alarm security keypad that blinks for a full 2 years on one set of batteries.

Question 4

can I add an on/off toggle switch to this?

Accepted Answer

It already has an on/off switch. The switch is located in the black box; you can see it on the main product image. If you wanted to add another switch along the wire, that should be fairly easy to do.

ASIN	B0B4V4HP4P
Best Sellers Rank	#124,741 in Automotive ( See Top 100 in Automotive ) #249 in Antitheft Accessories
Brand	Blue Charm Beacons
Compatible Devices	Cars, Boats, Motorcycles
Customer Reviews	4.1 4.1 out of 5 stars (108)
Item Weight	27.22 g
Manufacturer	Blue Charm Beacons
Mfr Part Number	BCA-480
Model Number	BCA-480
Number of Items	1
UPC	793072539782

Blue Charm Fake Car Alarm, 1.5 Year Continuous Usage Battery Life, Red Blinking LED Light with 42" Long Wire, (2xAA Batteries not Included)

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