added center brake light
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:00 am
I have added additional brake lights to my car as the thought of a
teenager running his SUV into my fuel tank is not pleasant to ponder.
Adding a brake light to a positive ground car is the same as for a
neg ground car if you are using incandesent fixtures. I haven't
done the diode lights, but I assume you just mount them so they are
not grounded and then run your brake wire to the original grounded
mounting point and the original contact point or wire gets grounded.
That is simple enough, but on mine I wanted brake lights and turn
signals to share the same filament. You can do that by just putting
a diode in the line... go to Radio Shack and get the big fat ones
they sell in a 4 pack (only a couple of dollars). I can't remember
the size, but I assume if you pick one which will handle 1 or 2 amps
you are ok. You need the diodes so that your turn signals will not
act like 4-way emergency flashers and do both brake lights.
Clear as mud?
Terry TC2285
--- In mg-tabc@yahoogroups.com, "John Patterson"
wrote:
light on my luggage rack. I have> BlankHi TC Fans > I'm interested in installing a third center mounted brake
negative ground cars. Have any of> looked at these small LED strips/lights but they are listed for
disconnected for shows, etc. Any> you mounted a third center mounted light like this? It could be
> recommendations would be greatly appreciated. > Thanks in advance > John Patterson, Frankfort, Michigan, TC 7025 > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]