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Genericly
29-12-2007, 09:27 AM
I did a search on this forum, and if I missed it feel free to link me!

What I'm looking for is a little more handholding, I've chopped off the rear fairing where the bungee clips (and rear brake lights) were. I had removed the rear fender about a month after buying the bike and had a little fabrication going on to keep license plate mounted to.


But this isn't the problem, after buying two led's, some wire, and some eletrical tape, a pocket kife, back at home and about thirty minutes later I discovered my rear break light accepted a three prong (i also had a two prong which i can't remember for the life of me what it whent to - I never reattached my blinkers so maybe that's it?) plug that gave consistent power (if memory serves breaks are two filaments, with a 7v consistent and a 12v peak when applying pressure to the breaks) Now here comes my question! Is there a way to wire up a momentary switch so that when I press the breaks it lights up and otherwise gives no regular signal, or something along those lines?

Thanks! And if this has been adressed in a former thread sorry for the repost!

Back to work. =(

*EDIT* and in an afterthought, is there something I can mount LED's too, to make say a cluster of three to four?

Genericly
29-12-2007, 05:55 PM
Well I've figured out what I need as far as mounting them goes - but not how to make it only give power when I apply the breaks and leave it otherwise off.

Raw Parts.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/Thiel/S7300116.jpg

LED's slapped into the nuts!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/Thiel/S7300123.jpg

Where they'll go when I wake up in the morning and get more!
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v325/Thiel/LED12-29-07.jpg

Some JB Weld for the trial run, if that works I'll arc weld it together or something, since that's all I know how to do.

Still though, if anyone wants to enlighten me on how to give the clusters power when I apply the breaks with the three prong plug I'd appreciate it! (Or the two plug? - or anything, =X come on!)

Cruisecontrol
29-12-2007, 06:39 PM
There will be three wires going to your original tail light.

Earth
Tail light
Brake light

Don't connect the tail light wire.

Jockney Rebel
29-12-2007, 10:31 PM
gene ive got a led strip [it was an aux stop tail from a truck ]i used on the honda it may be of use to u its fully sealed and bright and certified if u look at the pics of my build ull see it

Jockney Rebel
29-12-2007, 10:33 PM
how about a angel eye type tail light ive made a few from 12mm plastic bar and led s