FlaNC700X
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Hi everyone- after seeing techie add more red to the back of her bike I decided to add some more lights also. I figured it would save a lot of squeezing in and out of my brake hand if the LEDs were flashing. So I went to the local bike shop and found a set of 2 pods flashing red with 8 LEDs in each pod. Cost was about $30. Yeah I know somewhere they were cheaper and Beemer could have made them with spare parts in one of his three garages. But when you got an itch you scratch! So it took some time to figure out how to download my pictures on my phone to the iPad, but I finally figured out Dropbox would help. Now I know there is probably a lot better ways to do this but I just did it my way. I figured if I could identify the brake power cable and just tap into it and a ground and I'd be good to go. Lesson 1 - if your going to screw with electronics you better have spare fuses! Timeout to visit local auto store as bike shop doesn't carry fuses! WTF? So under the rear fender is a Phillips screw I removed it to find a not so water tight compartment with rear electronics running through it. Timeout- wipe water from face that dripped from panel. Now you can see a bunch of bolts screws and hex key heads securing the back light and plate assembly. Yes of course I removed every screw like a dummy. So the ones to remove are the hex head ones. This will remove the light assembly. I used a voltmeter to determine the right wire and spliced into the brake light power wire. This is fed from the fuse panel through a 7.5 fuse. The pods came wired with a .5 amp inline fuse. So I felt confident, soldered the wires together sealed each polarity then sealed the bundle. Tucked the excess wire into the brake assembly as there was plenty of room in there. I couldn't decide where to mount the LED's for maximum effect. I wanted them to have separation from the original brake light but not to far to show excess wire. I choose the bracket that holds the side reflectors on the plate assembly. Here are some pictures.
Trying to get more photos....continuing
Trying to get more photos....continuing