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Message started by vroom1776 on 10/03/05 at 16:23:17

Title: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by vroom1776 on 10/03/05 at 16:23:17

Hey folks,

Thinking about spending $16 for this http://www.jcwhitney.com/wcsstore/jcwhitney/images/imagecache/10026582.gif;pv04d5e0b389d47393 to bolt to the bottom of my metal seat.

We have a 12 V - ground system right? I mean, usually the negative is ground, and suzuki didn't do anything silly here, right?

thanks,

K

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by sluggo on 10/03/05 at 16:48:01

vroom1776 wrote:

it's a 12 v neg ground, black wire with white stripe is ground everywhere on bike, i run a 50 international taillight

http://www.bikepics.com/pics/pics/suzuki-savage-04-bikepics-314453.jpg

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by PerrydaSavage on 10/04/05 at 03:17:57

That tail light is sweet! Please post pics when you have the mod completed.

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by Richard Amirault on 10/04/05 at 05:05:15

It does not matter if it is positive or negative ground ... it's a light bulb ;-)

Richard in Boston, MA, USA

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by vroom1776 on 10/04/05 at 07:11:58

good point... however, if I were careless and bought something with a diode in it... pffft! What's that nasty smell?

I will post pics... eventually. Don't forget, though, this is going on the bottom of my metal seat, not the stock fender... maybe I'll lay it on the fender and take a shot or two for you creative folks...

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by Kropatchek on 10/05/05 at 01:50:14

Here a picture of my future tail/brake and licence plate light.

http://www.louis.de/shop/img450/10033496_880_FR_04.JPG
All LED's.
Fits excactly under the rear fender and will replace the OEM taillight
Will post pics when installed.

Greetz
Kropatchek ;D

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by vroom1776 on 10/05/05 at 08:13:51

I bet that'll look pretty good. Where'd you find that one?

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by mpescatori on 10/06/05 at 01:11:55

Guys, how about this, on the sissybar?
http://www.motocycle.co.uk/prod_images/010_546.jpg
On the sissybar, as a second - high level brake light.

This as a fender-mounted taillight
http://www.holden.co.uk/prod_images/L549.jpg
And these as side-taillights with indicators on stalks
http://www.holden.co.uk/prod_images/010_062.jpg

What say?

Maurizio
PS Sorry for the huge size, on Holden's website they are much smaller
Front light project coming up...

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by Savage_Rob on 10/06/05 at 05:58:46

I like the fender lamp.

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by mpescatori on 10/06/05 at 10:39:58

For the 'stoplight', it is a Miller's Replica, you can find it at www.motocycle.co.uk in their online catalogue, under 'taillights'

For the MGA taillight and the dual indicator-cum-sidelamp, it's www.holden.co.uk, which is the parent company to 'motocycle' and has a link to it.

If you explore their catalogues, you'll see what 'British motoring' is all about - they are extremely fond of the days from the '30s to the '60s, much more than we'd think. You can find headlights with built-in ammeters, mirrors to clip in the end of the handlebars, miniature instruments and mechanical gauges (copper capillaries instead of copper wires) 8)

No, I do not worlk for them, but I really really think they have an absolutely SUPER line of items! ::)

I'm looking at the 2.5" tacho by Smiths, almost 100$ new shipped, but it's the original item from the original '60s... :)
http://www.motocycle.co.uk/prod_images/070_383.jpg
Again, I apologize for the super size, why is it that it comes 4 times the size ?

Maurizio

Title: Re: 1939 Ford Tail Light
Post by Savage_Rob on 10/06/05 at 11:27:08

The board has a default image display size. There is code you can insert to specify the size you prefer but I don't know it off the top of my head. I know Mambo gave an example in a thread a couple of weeks ago.