Brake light switch

[1970EuropaGuy]

Sandyman, I picked it up at Princess Auto on Vancouver Island. For the US neighbours, Princess Auto is a little like Harbor Freight except 2 or 3 times more expensive.

I had hoped to put the light under the overhang but it doesn't quite fit. Anyway, I think it looks OK. Does work well with the stripe!

[EuropaTC]

That's a very neat mod, it looks so good it could be original if Lotus had heard of high level brake lights back then. 

It fits in so well that I can imagine you going through shelves of lights to find one that fitted the stripe ! 

Brian

[Sherman Kaplan]

That looks great.   How did you run the wiring to the light?

Thanks,
Sherman

[Sandyman]

Thanks Europaguy, Princess Auto in Owen Sound ON. (close to me.) I will copy if you don't mind.

[tedtaylor]

That looks great.   How did you run the wiring to the light?

Thanks,
Sherman

Very easy.   The under lip air vents provide a void to fish the wires across the top and down the side sails to the brake light switch.   very easy mod.

[1970EuropaGuy]

That looks great.   How did you run the wiring to the light?

Thanks,
Sherman

Very easy.   The under lip air vents provide a void to fish the wires across the top and down the side sails to the brake light switch.   very easy mod.

I drilled a small hole through the fibreglass to run the wires inside. Another small hole in the firewall to pass the wires into the engine compartment. Certainly going through the vents would work as well but with this light it mounted flusher with the drilled hole.

It's very bright, I think a good mod for all of us in today's SUV world.

[andy harwood]

I installed mine under the roof lip. Bent some sheet metal into a 90 degree angle, secured light to metal, and metal to car with a couple dabs of RTV. Ran the wires as Ted Taylor did. Mine are wired into the turn signals too.

[1970EuropaGuy]

A photo of the brake light lit. It's very bright, should wake people up!

[andy harwood]

That looks very bright! Anything to be more visible is a good thing!!