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10-27-2015, 01:53 PM | #1 |
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Electricity 101: 3rd Brake Light
I've been watching ebay for vintage brake lights, thinking about adding one as a 3rd brake light to my coupe, which has a 6 volt system. But many of the lights for sale are 12 volt.
Knowing very little about the miracle of electricity , I wonder whether these 12 volts lights can be made to work with my 6 volt system . Does anyone know of a detailed description for boneheads like me of how to convert a 12 volt light to a 6 volt light? Mike in Oregon |
10-27-2015, 02:31 PM | #2 |
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Re: Electricity 101: 3rd Brake Light
if the 3rd brakelight is using a standard light bulb just put the 6v equivalent bulb in its place.
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Re: Electricity 101: 3rd Brake Light
If it is an LED, you will have to get it in 6-volt from the get-go.
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Re: Electricity 101: 3rd Brake Light
I just used a repo 6v tea cup tail light and mounted it above the spare tire. All I did was splice it into the wiring harness and it works great.
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Re: Electricity 101: 3rd Brake Light
Looks good. The pic is from the Roundup a few years back in Pleasanton. In case you were wondering.
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Re: Electricity 101: 3rd Brake Light
Thanks guys. The lights I'm looking at have the standard incandescent bulb, not LED's. So, you're saying all I need is a 6 volt bulb (and maybe a replacement socket if the 6 volt bulb doesn't fit the existing socket). No need to change out the wire pigtail to the light? I think I can handle that.
BTW, Mike: that's a nice set up! Mike in OR |
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Re: Electricity 101: 3rd Brake Light
If it has the typical round socket, you should be able to get a 6-volt bulb easy enough. Once you get the bulb out there should be a number on it that will cross to the same bulb only 6-volt.
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Re: Electricity 101: 3rd Brake Light
I did the same thing, but I used an LED tail light.
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