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updraught

01-20-2019 05:39 AM

LED tail light coverup

From Speedway. Haven't tried it.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/the-t...t-protip/29035

burner31

01-20-2019 10:22 AM

Re: LED tail light coverup

Interesting...

Badpuppy

01-20-2019 02:17 PM

Re: LED tail light coverup

Good idea. Bugs me too when I see those. But if I decide to upgrade my old heaters I think I'll go with the direct replacements (BA15S base LEDs) behind the glass lens though.

woofa.express

01-21-2019 04:24 AM

Re: LED tail light coverup

I asked our local A dealer about led tail lights and he suggested I use a pulsating red light just like cyclists use. I thought that was a good idea.

Y-Blockhead

01-21-2019 12:22 PM

Re: LED tail light coverup

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Originally Posted by updraught (Post 1718043)

From Speedway. Haven't tried it.

https://www.speedwaymotors.com/the-t...t-protip/29035

Too bad they didn't show us a 'before' and 'after' of the LED lighted so we could see the results.

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Originally Posted by woofa.express (Post 1718424)

I asked our local A dealer about led tail lights and he suggested I use a pulsating red light just like cyclists use. I thought that was a good idea.

Woofa, I have a pulsator on my 'third' brake light. It flashes ~5 times then stays solid. The module is adjustable for how fast it flashes. Th light has RED LEDs inside.

Club members following me say it definitely gets your attention!

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4908/...ca31bd75_z.jpg

https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4820/...b58ea23c1b.jpg

burner31

01-21-2019 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by woofa.express (Post 1718424)

I asked our local A dealer about led tail lights and he suggested I use a pulsating red light just like cyclists use. I thought that was a good idea.

My Son is on his way to get one now.

30 Closed Cab PU

01-21-2019 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by burner31 (Post 1718638)

My Son is on his way to get one now.

Consider getting two, if one runs out of juice you still have one that works. Recommended is getting ones with replaceable batteries, or spending a little more with rechargeable batteries that can be charged with a computer USB port.

Or just by the cheapest ones you can find, replace them as needed and throw the discharged one away.

updraught

01-21-2019 11:41 PM

Re: LED tail light coverup

Some of those bike tail lights are very directional. That is they are almost like a laser beam.
Aimed at the following driver they are quite annoying even when not flashing.

The ones we use, I think, came from Katmandu (an outdoors shop here). The battery lasts for yonks.
I lent mine to a guy with a disability scooter and never got it back, so it must have worked.

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