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> Aux brake light in the cockpit, wiring help needed
Trekkor
post Dec 4 2006, 01:57 PM
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I have a small red light that I want to install so i can see "brakes on" in my videos.
i will mount the light onto my Hot Lap display.

What are the wires to take power/ground from on top of the tunnel harness?
( colors? )

'74 tub...


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jhadler
post Dec 4 2006, 03:44 PM
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Oh, and add a little weight hanging from a string off the rear view mirror to indicate lateral G's!

Low tech telemetry to make the fancy F1 systems quiver in their boots... :-)

Actually, that one's not new. I had an instructor once that would hang a small bell from the mirror. If the bell rang, you weren't driving smoothly engough. Certainly wouldn't want that hanging there during competition, but for practice (and occasional daily driving), it was a great driving aid.

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QUOTE(jhadler @ Dec 4 2006, 01:44 PM) *

Oh, and add a little weight hanging from a string off the rear view mirror to indicate lateral G's!

Low tech telemetry to make the fancy F1 systems quiver in their boots... :-)

Actually, that one's not new. I had an instructor once that would hang a small bell from the mirror. If the bell rang, you weren't driving smoothly engough. Certainly wouldn't want that hanging there during competition, but for practice (and occasional daily driving), it was a great driving aid.

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Simpler still would be a glass of water RTVed to the dashtop to give an artificial horizon. Trek you have GOT to get some Home Depot sponsorship!
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trekkor   Aux brake light in the cockpit   Dec 4 2006, 01:57 PM
Brad Roberts   Pull the pedal board back. The switch for the brak...   Dec 4 2006, 02:01 PM
jhadler   I'd probably want to make it as small, and uno...   Dec 4 2006, 03:17 PM
grantsfo   Gotta love low tech telemetry. I'm sure you c...   Dec 4 2006, 03:37 PM
jhadler   Oh, and add a little weight hanging from a string ...   Dec 4 2006, 03:44 PM
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