Let me see your tail section with lights

I whipped this one up a while back...
I dont exactly know what Im gonna do with it..
Started off as an old 40s Delta bicycle light:
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Then I put in the internals/harness from an old cb550 brake light:
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Then I put on a set of turns that I got cheap at the PAris swapmeet this summer:
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works awesome... but I still dont know what Im gonna do with it.. so it sits in the parts box for some future project perhaps...
Running light:
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Brake light:
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Vintage 40's Delta Bicycle light converted to a brake/stop light
 
MotorbikeBruno said:
Mines not quite finished but here was a quick mock-up. Its a 1982 KZ550
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Details? I assume it's LEDs, but how'd you work it? Strips? Individual? More pics!
 
Sorry about that!! It's an LED light bar, flexible molded clear, but shines Red. I'm going to put a daytime running light in the middle space (under the LED one in that big open space) and then use that top one that is super bright for the brake light. It comes already setup for a 12V system, and after the 5th or so LED can be cut. So they can be cut shorter (but whatever you cutoff is of course trash now). I just joined this site and am very happy to be here. I will probably start my own build thread when I get some time.
 

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Bruno, that looks perfect! I want to do something like that but I want it to bend in a U shape horizontally. Can those strips do that? If so, where did you get them?
 
they work awesome you can run a resister on one line to dull it down a bit, then jump that wiht a brake line they have 12 v resisters built in so you will be fine they are like 10 bucks on ebay
 
Ya they can move quite a bit in either direction. Should do exactly what you want. I got some like this one from ebay. I originally wanted to make some amber ones into turn signals by wrapping them around the front forks...but then I remembered that Minnesota doesn't require blinkers...I'm good with hand signals!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2x24cm-Car-amber-24-LED-NEON-Flexible-PVC-Strip-Lights-/270684690335?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item3f0610979f

The auction is 4.99 shipping, and I won it for 1 cent...and you get two of them. Pretty slick. I figured it was cheap enough just to try them.

Bruno
 
Ah, thanks Bruno. And good info Joe! Guys, this is exactly what I was looking for - found my taillight!
 
JRK5892 said:
they work awesome you can run a resister on one line to dull it down a bit, then jump that wiht a brake line they have 12 v resisters built in so you will be fine they are like 10 bucks on ebay
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Hey Joe, I'm an LED retard...searched a little for a 12v resistor but don't really know what I should be looking for. Could you give any examples?
 
yes sir... i did this on my buddys Race sled, you can see the LED's installed in the snow flap
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as i was building it.... here the resister is run though to dim the lights
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for the brake light it is by passed allowing the LED's to get brighter
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Ah, thanks gents. Joe, how many ohms should I be looking for in a resistor? Specifically, how many in the one you showed...that looks about perfect.
 
Ringo said:
Ah, thanks gents. Joe, how many ohms should I be looking for in a resistor? Specifically, how many in the one you showed...that looks about perfect.
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yeah i'd like to know too!
 
Joe, did a little digging around for people that have done similar mods. The closest I found was a guy using a 220 ohm, 1/4 watt resistor for the running lights. Does that sound about right?
 
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