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LEM · 12-06-2024, 11:22 PM

I added a Jeep spare tire brake light to my 1928 roadster for added safety at night. Mounted it on the backside of the spare tire mounting bracket. Tapped a 5/16 -18 1/2 inch deep hole in the head of the mounting stud as shown in the pictures.
Allso needed to attached a 6 V to 12 V converter to the backside of the brake light because the light is a 12 V and my car is still 6 V.

Big hammer · 12-06-2024, 11:41 PM

Well that’s nice and bright !

Ayers1 · 12-07-2024, 07:56 AM

That should get people's attention! Good idea!

Speccie · 12-07-2024, 08:21 AM

What a great idea. Thanks.

petew · 12-07-2024, 08:55 AM

Genius

katy · 12-07-2024, 10:30 AM

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Thanks for that, I've never seen nor heard of those "Jeep spare tire brake light" that you show.

Fullraceflathead · 12-07-2024, 10:56 AM

That's a very nice setup!!!

fried okra · 12-08-2024, 11:38 AM

Very clever!!

1928Mik · 12-08-2024, 03:59 PM

I may try that. I had someone tell me my passenger side brake & running lights weren't working!

LEM · 12-08-2024, 06:46 PM

Thanks for all the compliments, but I do not think it’s brilliance on my part, but I do know that it’s much cheaper than doing it the Model A vendors way.

The step-up converter at Amazon is only $12.99 and the brake light at Amazon is only $19.52. If you are going to install a right hand body or fender arrangement it will cost you about $80 from a vendor. Plus you will have to do some drilling into your car body
or fender, which I did not want to do.

If you do decide to incorporate this idea purchase a light that has only one row of lights. A wider light ring will be obstructed by the wheel hub.

Another nice thing about this arrangement is that the light is not noticeable until the brake is applied.

12-06-2024, 11:41 PM	#2
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,432	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light Well that’s nice and bright ! __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

12-07-2024, 07:56 AM	#3
Ayers1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2021 Location: Waynesboro Va. Posts: 509	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light That should get people's attention! Good idea!

12-07-2024, 08:21 AM	#4
Speccie Junior Member Join Date: May 2023 Location: Florida Posts: 2	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light What a great idea. Thanks.

12-07-2024, 08:55 AM	#5
petew Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Mebane, NC Posts: 215	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light Genius

12-07-2024, 10:30 AM	#6
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,716	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for that, I've never seen nor heard of those "Jeep spare tire brake light" that you show. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!

12-07-2024, 10:56 AM	#7
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light That's a very nice setup!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

12-08-2024, 11:38 AM	#8
fried okra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Daniel Island,SouthCarolina/Knoxville, Tennessee/Sanibel Island,Florida Posts: 354	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light Very clever!!

12-08-2024, 03:59 PM	#9
1928Mik Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: Zanesville Ohio USA Posts: 295	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light I may try that. I had someone tell me my passenger side brake & running lights weren't working! __________________ 1928 Niagara Blue Phaeton 1972 Olds 442 Convertible 455 5 speed Restomod 1976 MGB -Life's Too Short To Drive Boring Cars-

12-08-2024, 06:46 PM	#10
LEM Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Everett, Wa Posts: 94	Re: Jeep spare tire brake light Thanks for all the compliments, but I do not think it’s brilliance on my part, but I do know that it’s much cheaper than doing it the Model A vendors way. The step-up converter at Amazon is only $12.99 and the brake light at Amazon is only $19.52. If you are going to install a right hand body or fender arrangement it will cost you about $80 from a vendor. Plus you will have to do some drilling into your car body or fender, which I did not want to do. If you do decide to incorporate this idea purchase a light that has only one row of lights. A wider light ring will be obstructed by the wheel hub. Another nice thing about this arrangement is that the light is not noticeable until the brake is applied.