Normspeed Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 I made up a center tail/stop light from swap meet parts and today I think I'l tackle the install. The challenge is getting the center stoplight filaments to work without also completing the circuit to the other side when a turn signal is on. I got a little black box from JC Whitney, it's 12 volt, let's see how it works with 6 and Pos ground. Any suggestions appreciated. The new light and bracket should lay pretty close to the deck when the old bracket comes off. Those 39 Furd lights look great but not all that bright, especially mounted on a slant and powered by the mighty 6V. Norm's Coupe has made me paranoid about posting my license plate number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Lustig Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 I've been able to make out your license plate number anyway and I'm sending the black helicopters over shortly. Hope you have your tinfoil hat on! Teardrop is looking good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspeed Posted August 25, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 Brad, they'll never track me down, I'll be in my xray-proof amphibious doghouse/bunker. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmt47p-15 Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 That looks like it was born there! What would a LED light bulb do with 6v system? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg g Posted August 25, 2007 Report Share Posted August 25, 2007 most store bought led are ground sensitive, set up for negative ground. You can wire them for pos ground if you're electrically savy. Most LED are voltage dumb and will light from 3 to 18 volts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspeed Posted August 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Well I got it mounted real nice, and it's wired so it's a nice bright tail light but no brake light. Being seen at night is a big concern with this little rig. What with the lights, reflective CA tag and red arrows made from DOT tape, it's a bit more visible now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Belvedere Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Who is the old timer between the hot chicks in the pic on the licsense plate???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspeed Posted August 26, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 I'm fine-tuning my license plate masking technique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_amos Posted August 26, 2007 Report Share Posted August 26, 2007 Norm, To get just the stop lamp to operate you will need to pick up the feed directly from the stop lamp switch. Since you have turn signals you have to remember that the stop lamps double as turn signal lamps. So, to avoid the turn signals from activating the lamp you will need to pick it up at the switch and add one more wire to the mix at the trailer hook up. Pretty easy to do... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm's Coupe Posted August 27, 2007 Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 most store bought led are ground sensitive, set up for negative ground. You can wire them for pos ground if you're electrically savy. Most LED are voltage dumb and will light from 3 to 18 volts. It's easy to wire an LED for 6V positive ground. That's how we did the extra stop and turn signal lights we made for my coupe. Here's the wiring diagram to do it with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Normspeed Posted August 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2007 Norm, To get just the stop lamp to operate you will need to pick up the feed directly from the stop lamp switch. Since you have turn signals you have to remember that the stop lamps double as turn signal lamps. So, to avoid the turn signals from activating the lamp you will need to pick it up at the switch and add one more wire to the mix at the trailer hook up. Pretty easy to do... I get it, I didn't try that way. Well, it's all buttoned back up for now, I'll fight that battle another day. Toughest part of working on the trailer light wiring is you have to remove the sheet steel inner hatch liner, I counted 30 machine screws, 20 are little skinny brass screws washers and nuts. Postwar surplus I'm sure. The new center light makes a great license plate light too. Before this, I used the LED license plate screws. Nice but 12 volt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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