LED third brake light for under $10.

[old timer]

Dont know if this has been covered , if it has , one of the moderators can delete this . I picked up a $7. LED truck side light at CAP ( Consumer Auto Parts here in NE ) Same size as the reflector that's in the grab rail and the holes even line up . You need to drill a small hole for the positive wire . Use a small length of wire for a ground between the LEDs ground strap and the bolt into the grab rail . The positive wire goes to the Yellow wire from the brake light , the Blue taillight wire is for the taillight ( running light ) itself , the Yellow is the brake light .

I've seen third brake lights on Ebay going for $60. or more and if that's your choice then have at it , for the thrifty ( re: cheap ) among us this is a pretty nifty little upgrade that will take you about 15 minutes to do .

 

[m-cman]

I did the same mod on my two Maxes. One I wired to be a brake light and the other I wired as a running light. Very easy and cheap. Can get regular or LED bulbs.

 

[allisontech]

Cool mod and cheap too! Looks great

 

[maxcruiser]

Working on the same mod - but will hopefully have the running light and brake light working with the same LED light.


Should have the schematic of what parts are needed to make it happen soon.

Mike

 

[RaWarrior]

Cheap is how I roll, might have to look into this.

 

[tugla]

nice job man, was just looking for something like this for my bike. now gotta find one like that. thanks for the tip.