tom.gabriele
Junior Member
My bike came with the Clear Alternatives integrated LED tail light, which I don't think is bright enough for braking and definitely not visible enough for turning. I also keep saddlebags on the bike 95% of the time, so I want to mount extra LEDs on the bags.
I plan to use the "Eagle Eye" style LEDs for this, because they seem to be bright and simple to mount. I bought these "9 watt" ones (which I measured to be 0.7 watts), but they are still surprisingly bright.
One thing I am not sure of is how to connect them. Since there is a different wire for brake light (yellow wire) and running light (blue wire), is it possible to use a single LED for both, or would I need some sort of relay for it? It would be ideal if it were just 5v for running, 12v for brake, but I don't think that's how it's set up.
Similarly for turn signal - I don't know whether I want to add a separate amber LED for turn, or use the same red LED as for running/brake. A separate LED would be simple (I already have an electronic flasher module), but is it possible to use the single LED for brake, running, and turn?
Thank you
I plan to use the "Eagle Eye" style LEDs for this, because they seem to be bright and simple to mount. I bought these "9 watt" ones (which I measured to be 0.7 watts), but they are still surprisingly bright.
One thing I am not sure of is how to connect them. Since there is a different wire for brake light (yellow wire) and running light (blue wire), is it possible to use a single LED for both, or would I need some sort of relay for it? It would be ideal if it were just 5v for running, 12v for brake, but I don't think that's how it's set up.
Similarly for turn signal - I don't know whether I want to add a separate amber LED for turn, or use the same red LED as for running/brake. A separate LED would be simple (I already have an electronic flasher module), but is it possible to use the single LED for brake, running, and turn?
Thank you
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