High level brake lights
High level brake lights
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MadMacMcMad

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1,266 posts

270 months

Sunday 29th November 2020
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Any recommendations for a high level brake light mounted on a fia roll bar?
Cheers.

agatebox

93 posts

150 months

Sunday 29th November 2020
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Take a look at Car Builder Solutions, perfectly serviceable strip LEDs can be had for less than £20. Attach to the bottom side of the roll bar using silicon sealant.
If a recent car there will be the necessary spare loom connectors lurking drivers side cable tied to frame near bottom of fuel tank.

Edited by agatebox on Sunday 29th November 19:17

AndrewGP

2,068 posts

178 months

Sunday 29th November 2020
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agatebox said:
Take a look at Car Builder Solutions, perfectly serviceable strip LEDs can be had for less than £20. Attach to the bottom side of the roll bar using silicon sealant.
If a recent car there will be the necessary spare loom connectors lurking drivers side cable tied to frame near bottom of fuel tank.

Edited by agatebox on Sunday 29th November 19:17
Exactly what I did and works perfectly, I also ran a length of black electrical tape up the roll bar to hide the cable so it looks very neat and tidy.

Turn7

24,833 posts

237 months

Sunday 29th November 2020
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I have the 3d printed LED kit from Partridge Green Motorsport, looks and fit nice, but having seen a few others, I may also add a JAL or just plain old rainlight in the middle of the rollbar as well.

Murph7355

40,403 posts

272 months

Monday 30th November 2020
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As one of the tweaks in getting mine back on the road I'm considering getting something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tesfish-Black-Strip-Water...

Just straight LED self-adhesive strip with a black PCB backing.

BertBert

20,411 posts

227 months

Monday 30th November 2020
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Murph7355 said:
As one of the tweaks in getting mine back on the road I'm considering getting something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tesfish-Black-Strip-Water...

Just straight LED self-adhesive strip with a black PCB backing.
that's very interesting! 5A for 5M seemed a lot to me for LEDs, but I don't actually know much about the subject! Although I assume you are not going to use quite the whole 5m? biggrin

Murph7355

40,403 posts

272 months

Monday 30th November 2020
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BertBert said:
Murph7355 said:
As one of the tweaks in getting mine back on the road I'm considering getting something like this:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Tesfish-Black-Strip-Water...

Just straight LED self-adhesive strip with a black PCB backing.
that's very interesting! 5A for 5M seemed a lot to me for LEDs, but I don't actually know much about the subject! Although I assume you are not going to use quite the whole 5m? biggrin
Was just the first one I pulled up with a black PCB - wouldn't need RGB (though flashing blue would be amusing biggrin).

I'd just get some red LED tape which would be simpler to drive.

Bit more research required (evidently smile). But I'm not keen on bulky items.