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Old 10-18-2009, 07:58 PM
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Handie,
I am with you on this issue. Good recommendation to others.
I have a Yahama Drive with rear facing seat for two passengers. When people are sitting in the rear seat, or clubs are mounted in the bracket, my rear tail lights are hidden either by passenger legs or the bags. I bought a pair of rear lights and mounted them on the back of the roof. They work like an auto's rear lights. They have a two filament bulb, one lights with the tail lights, the other lights with the brake/turn signal/ flasher. Not as fancy as LED's, but they do the job.
I didn't want someone to miss the fact that I was stopping or turning! I am paranoid about that kind of stuff.
I've seen a few other carts with similar lights on the roof. Not many though.
I bought the lights in Wal-Mart for about $5 each, and a bundle of wire for a few bucks more. They did not come with bulbs, so I had to buy them too. So for around $20 I had the visibility I wanted.
I ran the wires form the tail lights under the body to the roof uprights, then up to the roof. I used wire molding to run along the bottom of the roof, then through the back of the roof to the lights. Almost invisible wiring job.
Steve