Third brake light, Increased safety. |
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Third brake light, Increased safety. |
914Toy |
Apr 29 2020, 11:28 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 721 Joined: 12-November 17 From: Laguna beach Member No.: 21,596 Region Association: Southern California |
Reacting to the awful rear end collision reported this week here on World, I think a third brake light install is a low cost serious safety upgrade, Here is a question for SPOKE, how about suggesting or better, supplying a "blinking" relay(?) to wire in series with a third brake light power supply? Thus always, but only making the third brake light "blink' when the brake light is on via the brake pedal, to get the attention of these idiot texting drivers.
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Spoke |
Apr 30 2020, 10:50 AM
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Jerry Group: Members Posts: 6,992 Joined: 29-October 04 From: Allentown, PA Member No.: 3,031 Region Association: None |
Reacting to the awful rear end collision reported this week here on World, I think a third brake light install is a low cost serious safety upgrade, Here is a question for SPOKE, how about suggesting or better, supplying a "blinking" relay(?) to wire in series with a third brake light power supply? Thus always, but only making the third brake light "blink' when the brake light is on via the brake pedal, to get the attention of these idiot texting drivers. I totally agree with the importance of the 3rd brake light. If you don't have one you should be thinking about mounting one. Some guys have mounted the 3rd brake on the engine lid which is fine but I prefer to have the 3rd brake light as high as possible on the vehicle since the 914 sits so low. I've thought about doing something for the 3rd brake on the 914 but the issue is there is no existing fixture to be reused or repurposed. As well there are many off-the-shelf options for 3rd brake and LED fixtures and strips. Any solution will involve cutting, drilling, or taping and that's something I've stayed away from with my LED boards. About the front-end flashers when you hit the brakes, there are many standalone brake light flashers on the market; some for as little as $5. One thing I have thought about making is a pigtail with or without a flashing module that would help to wire a third brake light onto the roll hoop or engine lid. This is what I did with my 914. On my 914 I stole power from the driver side rear light bucket using a Y-spade connector. For ground I used a ring terminal and attached it to the ground stud behind the relay board. I ran the power and ground wires up the sail panel under the trim and over to the 3rd brake light. |
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