The Ford Barn

updraught · 01-20-2019, 05:39 AM

From Speedway. Haven't tried it.

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

burner31 · 01-20-2019, 10:22 AM

Interesting...

Badpuppy · 01-20-2019, 02:17 PM

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

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

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Originally Posted by updraught

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

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!

burner31 · 01-21-2019, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by woofa.express

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

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

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.

01-20-2019, 05:39 AM	#1
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 2,142	LED tail light coverup From Speedway. Haven't tried it. https://www.speedwaymotors.com/the-t...t-protip/29035

01-20-2019, 10:22 AM	#2
burner31 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Shawnee, Ok Posts: 3,479	Re: LED tail light coverup Interesting... __________________ Keith Shawnee OK '31 SW 160-B

01-20-2019, 02:17 PM	#3
Badpuppy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Guthrie, OK Posts: 1,247	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.

01-21-2019, 04:24 AM	#4
woofa.express Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Tocumwal, NSW, Australia Posts: 1,817	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. __________________ I know many things, But I don't know everything, Sometimes I forget things. And there are times when I have a long memory.

01-21-2019, 11:41 PM	#8
updraught Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Australia Posts: 2,142	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.