Tail lights

I THINK someone does but its not cheap and not every vendor has it... I THINK i saw Berts or Snyders may have it...Cant hurt to give one of them a call.

Or i may just be remembering someones homemade LED array they fit for a drum...
 
Thanks for the great suggestions. The truck is registered as an antique. I found a parts shop near my city today and the fellow had LED lights for the single tail light. I put it in tonight and what an improvement! I also found the KY statue that states that if only one tail light came on the vehicle, that's all I am required to have. I did as suggested as printed it and put in the truck papers in the cab. Next question would be regarding turn signals.
 
I run the 10cp bulbs in the tail lights on my roadster. I run a right tail light they are very bright and don't put a strain on the generator.
 
Putting a second tail light and turn signals is the one thing I've done to my A thats not stock. I am going to get LED tail light inserts too. I had too many people wave at my arm signals and then turn right into my path, not having the faintest idea what an arm signal meant. I wonder if kids aren't taught them in driver's ed anymore.??
 
To whomever asked if you need an alternator to run LED's, the answer is that LED's use less current than the incandescent bulbs, so no change is needed...........
 
eagle said:
Putting a second tail light and turn signals is the one thing I've done to my A thats not stock. I am going to get LED tail light inserts too. I had too many people wave at my arm signals and then turn right into my path, not having the faintest idea what an arm signal meant. I wonder if kids aren't taught them in driver's ed anymore.??
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i was but that was 9 years ago...:rolleyes:

motorcycilist use them often around my area so i dont think thier too foreign to people around here.

But to Dtolson - KY sounds like IL when regarding antique vehicles - however it left the assembly line the YOM is how it must be today. Turn signals are your option to add, i do believe you are required to use hand signals tho but not 100% sure on that.

I did ask my local state police HQ what the legality of me using strobing amber lights on my AA as i told him legally i only have to have one running light and one brake light on the left side. I told him i would feel much safer and be safer to everyone else on the road when im going 35-40mph to be lit up like an amber strobing christmas tree. I specifically asked if i could set it up like our highway trucks with alternating strobe patterns and side to side strobe patterns.

He pulled out the huge IL vehicle codes book and looked up the section: Technically only highway maintenance trucks, construction workers actively on a job, or tow trucks, service vehicles, etc are allowed strobing amber lights (im not talking flashing lights - whole nother can of worms). but he verbaly told me if he saw me driving with them on he and his fellow officers would not bat an eye at me rigging something up and driving them them strobing away as they felt it would be a safety hazard for me NOT to have them. BUT he did say they are technically illegal...

I was going to purchase the identical kit the IDOT trucks use and use an old 12V car battery hidden in a "vintage" looking box (orange crate perhaps?) and run wires to other boxes or pipe with the amber lights out on arms so for shows i can simply disconnect everything and make it look like its prop boxes in the bed... or perhaps one long narrow box decorated like vintage something and simply turn it around and face the cab when at shows to hide all the LED's and reflective tape.

Those lights can easily be seen up to 1/2 mile or more away LED strobing lights are VERY bright!
 
TerryH said:
To whomever asked if you need an alternator to run LED's, the answer is that LED's use less current than the incandescent bulbs, so no change is needed...........
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Thanks Terry. That was me, and to say that I don't understand electricity would be a major understatement! :p
 
If you need to put stuffing in back of the LED's to hold them in place, rather than paper, I'd use a plastic kitchen scrub pad. In fact today I bought a package of 3 of them at Walmart, to be used in my upper radiator hose to trap rust particles.
 
Tom Wesenberg said:
If you need to put stuffing in back of the LED's to hold them in place, rather than paper, I'd use a plastic kitchen scrub pad. In fact today I bought a package of 3 of them at Walmart, to be used in my upper radiator hose to trap rust particles.
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Dog:cool: talkin'- RU still chasin' them PARTIKLES, Tom? We probably won't live looong enuff to know iffin' you caught them ALL!! Maybe you could sharpen them impellar blades, so's they could cut them PATTIKLES into little partikles that wouldn't plug up stuff! Buster T.:cool: (Ol' Bill tole me to tipe this, so's he didn't appeer STUPID! i GOT A TREAT FUR DOIN'IT!):D
 
BILL WILLIAMSON said:
Dog:cool: talkin'- RU still chasin' them PARTIKLES, Tom? We probably won't live looong enuff to know iffin' you caught them ALL!! Maybe you could sharpen them impellar blades, so's they could cut them PATTIKLES into little partikles that wouldn't plug up stuff! Buster T.:cool: (Ol' Bill tole me to tipe this, so's he didn't appeer STUPID! i GOT A TREAT FUR DOIN'IT!):D
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Buster - can I have a little of whatever Bill is spiking you water bowl with???
 
my 2012 brattons catalog has some listed that will work in the drum type: thier part # 19170 for the drivers side and # 19180 for passenger. $64 bucks a piece... in 2012 money...
 
I own 1928 pickup (early) and the taillight is under the bed. Cannot see it at all unless you are far enough back. Here is my theory on trucks. If you have ever followed a Model A at night you will see the reflection of your headlights in the rear CHROME bumpers of the Model A LONG before you will see the taillight. Since the truck does not have the bumpers you are especially dark at night. I would use the LED's and run a second light if I were to drive at night a lot. A fold down metal bracket with reflectors might be an idea or at least some way of brightening up a very dark rear end. The cop was right you need some light!
 
I thought of getting a magnetic sheet and sticking those highly reflective red and white stripes on them. then can be placed anywhere and be visible from far away. I know they make amber too (some semi trucks have them and some railcars especially flatcars so cars dont drive into them at night)

since thier magnetic just take em off once you get home (they like to trap moisture behind them) or once you get to a show.
 
I put two 12 inch X 1 inch white plastic reflector strips under the bed on a cross member. They are very visible at night when approaching car's headlights hit them. I hope those and the LED inserts in the left taillight are enough. I am thinking of putting the small LED lights in the open end of the top rail of the pickup bed for turn signals. Has anyone tired or seen this set up?
 
Rowdy said:
Keep a copy of the state statute with your registration. Nothing better than shutting up a know it all cop. Rod
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I agree with keeping a copy of the statute with you registration until you get time to add an extra light however if you approach the officer with the attitude that you are are going to shut up a know it all cop you will find out what else is wrong with your car (or spend an hour while he looks). Those guys have a tough job and I for one wouldn't want it. Unless you have a show car that you trailer to meets get the extra light, it may not be required but is definitely a safety issue.

Charlie Stephens
 
Led taillights on a Pickup are fine for Turn Signals. Very visiable. On my PU I also installed a brake light under tail gate used a 3 lamp system from Advance Auto $20 it was 12V and I run 6V but LED don't care what Volt or - or x ground, this is very visiable makes me feel safer at night!
 
If you have the LED tail lights and are using them as turn signals, make sure the 10 ohm 10watt resistor is on the back of the circuit board or the turn signal may not work. Fought this problem on a friends A for a long time until we pulled both tail light assemblies apart and saw the resistor on the one that worked an no resistor on the one that would not work. Went to Radio Shack got resistor and installed on the board. Problem fixed! If you have the resistors on the back, please do not put paper behind it to push the circuit boards forward your may get some smoke from burning paper.
 
I'm not a big fan of those LED's on old cars. Too harsh for my liking. Then again I don't really drive at night, and when I do I don't go real far. I like the look of a nice soft 6 volt bulb.
 
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