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    Someone, I think it was here on GSR, posted where to get LED's at a reasonable price, anyone remeber where, hopefully in Canada so the d**n duty doesn't kick in.
    I was looking at add on LED brake lights, the price they want for them is unreal so if I can find the LED's at a reasonable price I'm going to see if I can come up with something decent looking.....Mike

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    If you want LED, you must pay that high price to get one that is worth anything....

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      #3
      Originally posted by propflux01
      If you want LED, you must pay that high price to get one that is worth anything....
      ...but adding any kind of additional brake lamps has to help. I paid about $7 (my memory is fading) for a 12LED red lamp at Princess Auto. I know they have a store in Dartmouth. They ship cheaply ($4 plus .40 a pound). Web is www.princessauto.com

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        #4
        Depending on what you want to use it for you might find decent LED units on Ebay. For example, I picked up some GM LED third brake lights made for the tops of S-10 Blazers and minivans for less than $30 each, and they're VERY bright. My goal was to use one on top of my trunk as an additional brake light.

        I'm guessing that if I wanted to get fancy I could buy (or make) an electronic trigger that would run the light at two different brightness levels so that I could use it as an extra tail light in addition to using it as a brake light...

        Good Luck,
        Steve 8)

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          #5
          thanks all

          I'm going to try Princess Auto as they're only 10 minutes away, never even thought of them.
          As far as E-Bay goes, I looked there, seemed as if most of the ones O looked at the shipping was more than the LED, makes sense I guess considering the size. I'd still prefer to look at them first.
          I was thinking of looking for some sort of auto 3rd brake light but any I've looked at were a sealed unit. You couldn't modify them as the complete thing was potted and mounted on one pcb.....Mike

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            #6
            Re: thanks all

            Originally posted by mikemilburn
            I'm going to try Princess Auto as they're only 10 minutes away, never even thought of them.
            Consider bringing your motorcycle battery with you. You'll be able to check the relative brightness of the various units. Here is a link to a thread with photos wherein I described putting a Princess Auto LED panel on my wife's Kawasaki as an extra brake lamp: http://www.riderforums.com/showthrea...led+brake+lamp

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              #7
              thanks

              Had a look see at the pics, nice looking job...Mike

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                #8
                Hi guys,

                I've thought about replacing the innards of my tail light with LED's to do away with the whole bulb thing.

                This article came out in 2003 and outlines a few ways to do it, and hopefully the PCB's are still available.

                http://www.siliconchip.com.au/cms/A_30305/article.html

                Just a quick update - I didn't realise this site was subscription only! I have the original magazine around somewhere, but I'll try to find the PCB's or something online as well.
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                  #9
                  I bought something like this: http://www.ledtronics.com/ds/DB608/ from autozone, but I didnt like it. Fit right in my 1157 base just fine, but the tight cluster of LEDs made my tail light look like a cigarette from 20' back, unless you were looking right into it. I promptly replaced it with the ol' incandescent, because I think it makes the whole lens glow better.

                  Perhaps I should have gotten this one? http://www.ledtronics.com/ds/aut1157m/

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                    #10
                    LED'S

                    INSTALLED LED IN MY REAR RUNNING AND STOPLIGHT
                    1157 REPLACEMENT
                    IT ROTATES RIGHT THEN LEFT
                    WHEN BRAKE IS APPLIED IT PULSATES
                    COST ABOUT $23
                    GOT IT FROM DENNIS KIRK
                    ALSO OTHE TYPES OF UNITS ARE AVAILABLE AT MOST AUTO PARTS STORES

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                      #11
                      found some locally

                      Sometimes it's right under our noses, regular LED's .18 each, superbright .51 each, not even 10 minutes from home....Mike

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