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UTV's Off Road ( RZR, YXZ, Mini Buggy, Carts,etc.) => UTV Controls and Electrical => Topic started by: Carlriddle on August 31, 2009, 05:05:21 PM

Title: Brake lights??
Post by: Carlriddle on August 31, 2009, 05:05:21 PM: Alright, wanting to install a brake light, but cant find something I like. Thinking a single LED tube bout 12" long in the center of rear. Whats everyone using??
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: Lance-W on August 31, 2009, 05:11:51 PM: We used one from Kragen/O'reilly. It was inexpensive and it seems about the right size cosmetically.

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I can take a better picture if this isn't good enough.
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: fabr on August 31, 2009, 07:15:50 PM: Any auto store will have one that is grommet mounted about 2"x8" long with about 5 LED's in it. Standard truck/trailer item.
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: fabr on August 31, 2009, 07:18:32 PM: I have 2 like them with white LED's I'll be using for lights that don't blind people while running around the camp at night.
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: Boostinjdm on August 31, 2009, 09:39:27 PM: Quote from: Masterfabr on August 31, 2009, 07:15:50 PM
Any auto store will have one that is grommet mounted about 2"x8" long with about 5 LED's in it. Standard truck/trailer item.

The oval ones? Walmart $15.....

I might even have a CAD drawing of the hole they fit somewhere.
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: fabr on September 01, 2009, 06:06:07 AM: That be the ones. Post that cad up!
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: SPEC on September 01, 2009, 06:06:28 AM: 12" long?
I'd say a tail light off a sled fits that bill ;D
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: fabr on September 01, 2009, 06:08:10 AM: Yup but not as bright as the LED ones boost showed.
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: SPEC on September 01, 2009, 06:11:16 AM: They make led ones now for sleds...definately not as inexensive as the walmart ones tho ;D
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: Carlriddle on September 01, 2009, 07:25:57 AM: Thinking the 12" and just put 1 in middle. But I do like the Wally ones too. Guess I'll stop by and see. Was trying to find something to surface mount without building an enclosure. Looked at some 12" red neon tubes, that would add some bling. ;D
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: dsrace on September 30, 2009, 07:48:33 PM: I bought mine from chrome glow.
http://www.chromeglow.com/store.asp?pid=6746&catid=19650 (http://www.chromeglow.com/store.asp?pid=6746&catid=19650)

I bought the ones in the flexible tubes, 13" long for brake lights. they are bright and you can cut them down to what ever length you want. they attach with 3m double sided tape. I stuck them right to my hammered finish powder coat, they haven't loosed up yet. note once they touch the surface you can't pull them off with out ruining the tape!
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: Dunebound69 on September 30, 2009, 09:29:27 PM: LS requires a red rear light to go out at night. DS got caught on that one last trip.
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: Carlriddle on October 01, 2009, 06:49:54 AM: The LED one from Wally are hard to beat, quite bright too!
Title: Re: Brake lights??
Post by: dsrace on October 12, 2009, 10:48:20 PM: Quote from: Dunebound69 on September 30, 2009, 09:29:27 PM
LS requires a red rear light to go out at night. DS got caught on that one last trip.

the gal let me in on this trip but I don't think she wanted to stand out in the cold and check!! but yes for some strange reason all of a sudden they decided that they have to be red at night don't have to be brake lights just lights or at least a 3 led strip.