
Night Moves
Moderators: notoptoy, S Allen, Solex68
- theunz
- Roadster Nut-Site Supporter
- Posts: 2469
- Joined: Sat May 02, 2009 1:54 pm
- Location: Catoosa Ok.
- Model: 2000
- Year: High Windshield-68-70
Re: Night Moves
3rd brake light...well actually 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th

You do not have the required permissions to view the files attached to this post.
Mike M
Old enough to know better, too old to remember why!
1969 2000 solex mine since 1972, under resurrection. (Finally resurrected as of spring 2019!)
1969 Porsche 911s -worth more, but not as valuable! Gone!
2017 Lotus Evora 400 - Oh my!!
Old enough to know better, too old to remember why!
1969 2000 solex mine since 1972, under resurrection. (Finally resurrected as of spring 2019!)
1969 Porsche 911s -worth more, but not as valuable! Gone!
2017 Lotus Evora 400 - Oh my!!
-
- Roadster Fanatic-Site Supporter
- Posts: 1790
- Joined: Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:37 pm
- Location: Vancouver, Washington
- Model: 1500/1600
- Year: High Windshield-68-70
Re: Night Moves
I replaced both relay cans with solid state relays.
Dan
Dan
SPL311 aka Skooter. Sold. Now wasting away in the SF area.
1990 Nissan 300zx. Sold this one too.
2018 VW Tiguan
1990 Nissan 300zx. Sold this one too.
2018 VW Tiguan
- dbrick
- Roadster Fanatic-Site Supporter
- Posts: 10084
- Joined: Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:05 pm
- Location: Kenilworth, New Jersey
Re: Night Moves
pebbles wrote: Tue Jan 22, 2019 6:08 pmMost early cars <68 that I have seen, the top is turn sig and the lower is brake light. 68 all four are running lamps. I think the 69 and 70 are different as to how many lamps do what. There has been discussion here somewhere. Ross knows .)FergO2k wrote: Tue Jan 22, 2019 9:38 am Cool! So question (and this may be something 68 specific that I didn't know),
are the tops now running + brake, and the bottoms just running lites?
I am trying to find the quirks in my 69 set-up, and am thinking a re-wiring / re-thinking and some LED's may be in the plan real soon.
Studies have shown that brake lights up high (such as the 3rd) significantly reduce rear enders. Anything to avoid rear enders is a plus imo.
.
Dan did you add a cancel relay?greydog wrote: Tue Jan 22, 2019 11:00 am Fergus-from memory (not very reliable), my '68 has running lights on both. The turn signals blink on the top and brake lights on the bottom. It looks like Pebbles swapped the light sockets.
On our '69, the tail lights all function as one. That is, both uppers and lowers brighten as stop lights and flash as turn signals.
Dan
If you get a trailer light adapter for separate brake and turn signals, you can wire up all four tail lights with double filament bulbs so you have 2 stop and 2 turn on each side. I did it on the 66 when I added the trailer hitch, along with LED 1157 bulbs in back and switchback LEDs in front. Still using the H4 headlamps from 1974, Only car with better focused headlights I've driven is our Volvo XC40.
Dave Brisco
Take my advice, I'm not using it"
66 2000 The Bobster
64 1500 in pieces for sale
1980 Fiat X1/9
2009 Volvo C-70
08 Expedition EL, STUPID huge but comfy
1962 Thompson Sea Lancer, possible money pit