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Third (Lower) Brake Light

I wanted it to be a bit more obvious to any cagers behind me when I'm braking - especially now I replaced the bulbs with LED bulbs - so I decided to add a bit more light to the bike. I thought about helmet lights but I already have added quite a bit of reflective stuff to it and they basically look pretty pants and usually cost a lot of money. I decided that adding something permanent to the bike would be a lot less hassle.

I bought an LED strip from ebay that cost about £8 inc postage. I glued this to the bottom of the number plate and made a hole for the wire just to the left of the LEDs. I ran the wire up behind the place and soldered it into the brake light connection. It looks really good at night but not as noticeable in the daylight. Pics below:-

From a bit of a distance:-


Close up:-


Lit up in the daylight:-


Not lit up in the dark:-


Lit up in the dark:-