Brake Lights

[Zetomagneto]

Hi David

On my RK I've taken a live feed direct from the battery and mounted a fuse box close by under the passenger seat.  Cables can then be passed easily down to the nearside brake cable and a simple pull switch mounted there.  The brake light cables can then be routed along the transmission tunnel.  I've also mounted the flasher unit (with buzzer) under the seat and flasher switch on the tunnel between the seats.  All the wiring is pretty much hidden and is separate from the original wiring.

Cheers

Howard

PS I remember being told by my dad to use the handbrake (not connected to the lights) when being followed by a police car so that they don't think you are braking so hard to get under the speed limit! Not sure it works these days with the complex speed tracking devices used now.

I wouldn’t put a switch on the handbrake of a Magneto engined car because you have no means of a switched supply, ok on a coil ign car, wire it into the supply to the coil with an inline fuse.Leaving the car with the handbrake on in  a magneto car if you have a switch on it will discharge the battery.