Title: my new high brakelight
Post by: Lennart Sorth on October 09, 2006, 09:26:00 pm
I wanted a high brakelight, to avoid people rear-ending me in the morning traffic, - but I also wanted it to be almost invisible when not used. I bought a LED type brakelight which, when liberated of its futuristic plastic cover, consisted of a single long piece of PCB with the LED's on. As a first prototype (possibly the one which will still be on the car in 5 years time :-) ) I fitted this PCB into a small plastic cable-rail, which I painted black.
This is no wider, than it can comfortably sit on the upper rubber-trim around the glass-separator between cabin and engine compartment, without being visible in the rearview mirror at all. It is
simply fitted using double-adhersive tape, - in two layers at the lower part, to get the angle right.
From outside, nothing can be seen, until you apply the brakes - where the LED's are in fact below the black area on the top of the rear hatch.
Small gallery here:
http://www.matrasport.dk/Cars/Murena/Conv/P1.9i-8v-ls/brklight/index.html
/Lennart
This is no wider, than it can comfortably sit on the upper rubber-trim around the glass-separator between cabin and engine compartment, without being visible in the rearview mirror at all. It is
simply fitted using double-adhersive tape, - in two layers at the lower part, to get the angle right.
From outside, nothing can be seen, until you apply the brakes - where the LED's are in fact below the black area on the top of the rear hatch.
Small gallery here:
http://www.matrasport.dk/Cars/Murena/Conv/P1.9i-8v-ls/brklight/index.html
/Lennart
Title: Re: my new high brakelight
Post by: Anders Dinsen on October 09, 2006, 11:15:07 pm
Flot, flot - så det var hvad du havde i tankerne i lørdags... ;)
(that's an internal!)
(that's an internal!)
Title: Re: my new high brakelight
Post by: KiJa on July 15, 2009, 09:38:07 pm
Hi Lennart
What a great ide, i made a copy, hope you don't mind.
I found a LED brake ligtht that don't need painting, as it was all red.
Kim
What a great ide, i made a copy, hope you don't mind.
I found a LED brake ligtht that don't need painting, as it was all red.
Kim
Title: Re: my new high brakelight
Post by: roy4matra on July 17, 2009, 01:52:29 pm
Hi Lennart
What a great idea, i made a copy, hope you don't mind.
I found a LED brake ligtht that don't need painting, as it was all red.
Kim
What a great idea, i made a copy, hope you don't mind.
I found a LED brake ligtht that don't need painting, as it was all red.
Kim
As this was originally one of my ideas, Lennart wont mind! :-)
How about giving everyone a link as to where they can obtain it, Kim? Thanks.
Roy
Title: Re: my new high brakelight
Post by: KiJa on July 17, 2009, 03:05:58 pm
Hi Roy
Thanks to you also for the great idea.
The shop is T.Hansen here in Denmark
http://www.thansen.dk
and direct to the breaklight.
http://www.thansen.dk/product.asp?c=2942927119&n=1199149608&pn=1215136544
Kim
Thanks to you also for the great idea.
The shop is T.Hansen here in Denmark
http://www.thansen.dk
and direct to the breaklight.
http://www.thansen.dk/product.asp?c=2942927119&n=1199149608&pn=1215136544
Kim
Title: Re: my new high brakelight
Post by: davidewanprice on July 17, 2009, 05:48:28 pm
Now lets see it fitted!
Title: Re: my new high brakelight
Post by: KiJa on July 17, 2009, 07:30:00 pm
Hi David
Here some pictures of the break ligt fitted.
Sorry about the quality of the pictures, but i just poped out from work, to take them.
Here some pictures of the break ligt fitted.
Sorry about the quality of the pictures, but i just poped out from work, to take them.
Title: Re: my new high brakelight
Post by: davidewanprice on July 17, 2009, 09:08:37 pm
Thats great, I have one to fit but its too big, this one looks very minimal. Looks to fit well without being visible in the rear veiw mirror. I may look in to one of these too. I'm in the process of making some rear light covers from aluminium with a smalll light to help illuminate the boot, i'll post pictures soon when they are done! Should look good though.
Title: Re: my new high brakelight
Post by: JV on July 18, 2009, 09:06:57 am
It is a nice small high brakelight.
I think it should also be possible to fit it in this way
(http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8286/ssl21854bfb5.jpg)
By janverdam (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/janverdam) at 2008-02-25
Jan
I think it should also be possible to fit it in this way
(http://img134.imageshack.us/img134/8286/ssl21854bfb5.jpg)
By janverdam (http://profile.imageshack.us/user/janverdam) at 2008-02-25
Jan
