Good cheap tail light mod!

Chuckman49 · May 1, 2010

PAFirefighter11 said: ↑

Currently on backorder. I will post vids and photos later. Link here: 2 RED 7443 V-LEDS 7W HIGH POWER 20 LED BRAKE LIGHT BULBS 7440
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Will these work on a 6th gen too??

PAFirefighter11 · Jun 8, 2010

Chuckman49 said: ↑

Will these work on a 6th gen too??
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If the 6th Gen's use the same bulb type, those should work.

captmarc · Jun 28, 2010

FJWinNH said: ↑

I've been down this road myself, trying desperately to find an LED replacement "bulb" to fit in the rear of motorcycles. My main reason is for conspicuity and to be sure the cages behind me know I am braking. Especially since a motorcycle can stop in a shorter distance than a car. You want to give them the warning as soon as possible.

The goal was to modulate the brake lamps with a 3rd brake light flasher so that when the brakes are first applied they would strobe quickly and then go solid. You cannot do that with an incandescent bulb as it takes too long for the bulb filament to get hot enough to broadcast light. So what happens if you try and strobe the light is you just get a pulse width modulation effect that reduces the light output of the brake light during the "strobe". I do have one of tehse flashers installed currently on my Triumph Trophy, but with the flash rate set slower for the incandescent light bulbs. It is better than nothing, but not what I was after.

All of the replacement bulbs that I have tried, and seen direct comparisons of, do not have even as much total light output as the stock incandescent tail lamps. This can only be be confirmed by replacing one lamp and looking at the two light sources simultaneously. So I eventually gave up on that idea and purchased an auxiliary high power LED unit made by Whelen called their LIN3. These can be bought online for about $50 shipped.

I am using it as a 3rd brake light, in addition to the stock incandescent lamps. Being LED allows me to strobe it with the above linked 3rd brake flasher in a wide variety of patterns. The pattern I have settled on is 5 strobes and then solid with no "lockout". That way if I'm sitting at a light and see a car approaching from behind I can release and pull the brake lever to strobe the light at them as needed. Here's a short video of what the Whelen LIN3 looks like on the back of my FJR. Clicky for Video

The video capture rate doesn't allow you to see all of the strobe flashes. There are actually 5 flashes each time I pull the brake lever. And the light is actually even brighter if you are directly behind (as an approaching car would be). It is the most effective aux brake light tset-up that I've ever seen. Total cost was $70 for LIN3 and Flasher module.
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Hi Fred, could you tell us where you found the light and flasher module? is there a specific flasher module you like? Thanks!

Mastershake · Aug 31, 2010

VFRBenny, How much did you notch out or drill for the licencse plate light I was about to do this to mine this week as I just trimmed down the fender as well. I was thinking of cutting out like a 1x1 inch square and gluing a clear lens over the space. I took my reflector off and mounted my plate all the way up against the bottom of the tail light.

FJWinNH · Aug 31, 2010

captmarc said: ↑

Hi Fred, could you tell us where you found the light and flasher module? is there a specific flasher module you like? Thanks!
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Sorry, I missed your reply somehow.

I got my Whelen LED light module from NeedLights.com

I got the flasher module from 3rdBrakeFlasher.com

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