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LED brake light bulb for RT125

Postby djsbriscoe » Fri Dec 19, 2008 5:37 pm

Hi,
Does anyone know of an LED brake light bulb that can replace the standard filament one on an RT125? It has to be able to also light up the numberplate and be legal in the UK.
Has anyone come across such a thing?

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Re: LED brake light bulb for RT125

Postby DAVID THOMPSON » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:27 pm

i have one in mine but it does not light the plate
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Re: LED brake light bulb for RT125

Postby borisattva » Fri Dec 19, 2008 6:57 pm

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=2146&p=12503&hilit=led+tail#p12458

the link there seems to be expired, but another search on that site yielded this:
http://www.ledtronics.com/products/Prod ... WP=C21K103
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Re: LED brake light bulb for RT125

Postby Linegeist » Mon Dec 22, 2008 4:58 pm

Hi David,

Have a squint on Ebay. There're several sellers of LED bulbs that have what you want. That's where I got mine - bloody bright they are too! 8)

You can get LED brakelight bulbs in 2 colour flavours - red or white. You want the white variety. They have a ring of LED's set around their periphery (good word, eh? :wink: ) that radiate the white light outwards, illuminating the number plate through the rear light lens window.
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Re: LED brake light bulb for RT125

Postby djsbriscoe » Tue Dec 23, 2008 5:18 am

Hi Linegeist,
I'll have a look on Ebay a little later, I'm just using the standard bulb at the moment.
How's the weather in Anglesey at the moment? I've only been there once, when I cycled all the way from Manchester, staying in youth Hostels along the way.
Beautiful part of the country along with North Wales, lovely countryside,fresh air and fantastic roads. I'd visit north Wales more often if it wasn't such a long way from my present home in London.

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Re: LED brake light bulb for RT125

Postby Linegeist » Tue Dec 23, 2008 12:36 pm

djsbriscoe wrote:Hi Linegeist,

Hi Dave. :wink:

I'll have a look on Ebay a little later, I'm just using the standard bulb at the moment.


How's the weather in Anglesey at the moment?
Not bad considering. It's a maritime climate so tends to be fairly samey. In winter it's generally grey - in summer it tends to be superb!

I've only been there once, when I cycled all the way from Manchester, staying in youth Hostels along the way.
Hells teeth! I consider myself hard done by when I have to drive to Manchester in my air conditioned Bora with autocruise. :shock: I think cycling it would kill me.......... :oops:

Beautiful part of the country along with North Wales, lovely countryside,fresh air and fantastic roads. I'd visit north Wales more often if it wasn't such a long way from my present home in London.
This is biker country par excellence - especially to run up the mountains into Betws-y-Coed. Outstanding stuff! There are loads of very inexpensive hostelries around this part (Wylfa) and shedloads of real ale outlets. :wink:

The only downside is our mad, druidian Chief Constable, who seems to want to return to the days of cars being preceded by a red flag, and motorcycles being permanently welded to caravans to slow them down! :evil: :wink:

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