Jdee Posted October 5, 2001 Share Posted October 5, 2001 Anyone know where to get a third brake light<BR>made for 6 Volts.... I could really use one.<BR>Maybe one with built in signals also.<BR>Thanks Jdee<BR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2001 Share Posted October 6, 2001 Take a 12V light and put a 6V bulb in it. ~ hvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdee Posted October 6, 2001 Author Share Posted October 6, 2001 I'd like to get one of those Fancy Led<BR>type lights, But Yeah I never thought about the regular set ups.<BR>Thx Jdee<P>I like to drive around town with my old ride!<BR>the kids love it more than the grown ups..<BR> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 6, 2001 Share Posted October 6, 2001 Nice looking Buick. You might be able to use an LED unit by carrying a 12v motorcycle battery in the trunk and drawing current for the unit from that. A gel cell would work too, and eliminate the possibility of leaks. With the amount of current you would use, you would probably only need to recharge it annually. ~ hvs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novaman Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 With the led using 12v he need an extra stoplight switch to activite it. But the idea of the 12v battery would work.<P>Swaping bulbs would be the way to go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 Thanks David. I forgot all about the stop light switch. That car probably has a simple 2 pole switch that screws onto the master cylinder. How would you run 2 different voltages off of that switch? Guess my idea wasn't as simple as I thought.<P>Another problem. If the LED unit had turn signals in it, how would you activate that without wiring it into the car's turn signal switch, and that would again lead to mixed voltages wouldn't it?<P>Go for the bulb exchange! ~ hvs<p>[ 10-07-2001: Message edited by: hvs ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fordee9r (Ron Springstead) Posted October 7, 2001 Share Posted October 7, 2001 If you want to use Howard's dual voltage idea, pick up a couple of 6 volt relays and wire them to your left and right turn signal/brake light and ground. Feed your 12 volts to the relay so that it is passed on to the third brake light/turn signal when either 6 volt light is activated.Most 4 terminal relays I've used come with a wiring diagram. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdee Posted October 7, 2001 Author Share Posted October 7, 2001 I guess I could use one of these batteries.<BR> <A HREF="http://www.antiqueautobattery.com/prod011.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.antiqueautobattery.com/prod011.htm</A><P>I'll have to check into it more..<P>Time fo me to start for Hershey, Its a long Ride from Florida LOL<P>Thanks for all the info Jdee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Rawling Posted October 25, 2001 Share Posted October 25, 2001 You can get brighter lights with some aluminum foil behind the bulb. Wrinkle it before you put it in. <P>Another idea would be one of the early 1950's back up lights with a red lens. They mounted on the bumper arm or the flat metal between the bumper and the trunk. Some of them even had STOP moulded in the glass but those seem to be pretty expensive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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