LED Brake Lights

Heed · Post by **Heed** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 4:16 am

I have begun work on making my Pinz "D.O.T. - approved". Does anyone know of a source for 24v L.E.D. brake lights? They all seem to be for 12v.

krick3tt · Post by **krick3tt** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 8:55 am

I got mine locally at a place called LIGHTHOUSE. Try LIGHTBRITE.COM, XTREMEWHITE.COM, MANUFACTURERS.COM or just go to 'ASK JEEVES" and enter locations for LED lights in your area.
Run them in series with your OEM lights as they are really low drain and your electrical system may not recognise them. I also put them on my 404 MOG, really make a difference.
Morris, 73 710M

PinzEOD · Post by **PinzEOD** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 11:29 am

I got mine here:
http://www.buytruckstuff.com/product.as ... &p_gpID=54
I replaced the factory lights with 2 amber and 2 red. These are multi-volt so I also have them on my trailer.

You might check you local requirements about the factory lighting. I know in Nevada, the stock set-up is legal. I kept a copy of the statute in my glove box until I installed the LEDs. Undoubtedly, red for braking is much safer as far as driver recognition goes.

krick3tt · Post by **krick3tt** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 12:10 pm

When I answered the previous time it was for LED lights question.

I would highly recommend the taillight conversion for the pinz that actually changes the internals to have the red light become the stop light and the amber the turn signals.
Got my kit from Expedition Imports in CA. Look them up on the web, Scott is a real great guy to deal with. He will probably be in Europe now for the auctions but Alex can do a super job of getting you on the right track for the conversion. I am not an electrical wizzard and I did the switch over in an hour. Ask for an extra set of bulbs for spares, the kit comes with one set of bulbs.
Morris, 710M

Twin Pinzies · Post by **Twin Pinzies** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 1:36 pm

I just flipped my tail lights lenses over. In stock form, the brakes are orange and the blinkers are red. When the lenses are reversed, it makes the brakes RED and the blinkers ORANGE.
An easy fix that is cheaper (and looks better) than mounting some bulky Jeep style tail lights. Save your money for some led marker lights.

rollingpinz · Post by **rollingpinz** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:53 pm

Hello

I have considered flipping the lens, but the reflector has rivets that secure it to the lense. I can remove them, but what do I do to re-attach the reflector to the lense?

Eric P

David Dunn · Post by **David Dunn** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:01 pm

Though the original post is on LEDs, but it has gone to converting the brakelamps to red ... All that is needed is a dual filiment brakelamp sockets to make the brake and tail lamps share the same lense, and the turn indicators will remain amber. This is the conversion here
http://www.sdp-pinzgauer.org/html/tail_ ... rsion.html

Dave Dunn

Twin Pinzies · Post by **Twin Pinzies** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:17 pm

I guess it wasn't that easy to modify the stock tail lights. I remember removing the lens cover (2 screws) and prying the cover out of the housing. Then I flipped the internals, having to cut the lens housing a bit to allow for the bulbs to fit back into the lens.
Just jump in, eveything will make sense. It did for me. I'm not a mechanic.

P.S.- keep your greasy fingers off of those expensive 24 volt bulbs to keep them from burning out prematurely.

M Wehrman · Post by **M Wehrman** » Tue Apr 25, 2006 6:04 pm

Wouldn't it be easier to switch the park and brake/t-sig wire? 2 screws and done.

wwcommando · Post by **wwcommando** » Mon May 08, 2006 12:10 pm

I mounted Jeep style tail lights on my 710M and put 24 Volt bulbs in them, they are lots brighter than stock and have the sockets already available for back up lights, just run a wire to a switch on the dash.

wd8cdh · Post by **wd8cdh** » Thu May 11, 2006 9:16 am

I think the easiest red brake light conversion is the dual filament sockets from SAV and just move the wire from the top socket to the extra post on the bottom one. It makes both turn and stop red so the amber part of the lens isn't used but it looks totally stock.

2012 · Post by **2012** » Fri May 19, 2006 5:31 pm

www.americansuperlite.com . cheap, high quality, WAY nicer than bulbs, voltage sensing (work gr8 on 24v), best deal going as far as i can see.

Rule 308 · Post by **Rule 308** » Fri May 19, 2006 9:47 pm

They do look nice but I did not see any pricing.

Foz · Post by **Foz** » Sat May 20, 2006 2:08 am

http://www.buytruckstuff.com/s_product_ ... category=2

I've been using em for a couple of years... very nice IMO.

PinzEOD · Post by **PinzEOD** » Sat May 20, 2006 11:52 am

I agree with Foz..after his initial post a while back about that url and their lights, I bought them...and I love them.

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