LED Tail Light
Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:11 am
I just lost my tail/brake light and would like to go LED. Has anyone done so already?
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Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 8:02 am
mine came that way
Posted: Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:15 am
do it you wont regret it i swaped the stanrd bulbs out of the stella houseing very early on for leds and my new tail light is led and is brigh as h*&^
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:00 am
Cool! So where do I get LED lights? Autozone? Knechts? some random online place?
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 2:24 pm
Get one from a newer Buddy. The '08 and up have them for sure, and the '07 may as well.chuck_theobald wrote:Cool! So where do I get LED lights? Autozone? Knechts? some random online place?
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 3:52 pm
Excellent! Now all I gotta do is cruise around with my screwdriver, find a new Buddy, and pull the ole switcheroo! 
... or, I could just go here:
http://www.scooterworks.com/LED_Bulb_11 ... 89C460.cfm
... or, I could just go here:
http://www.scooterworks.com/LED_Bulb_11 ... 89C460.cfm
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 4:01 pm
The LED tail lights in the newer Buddies are a straight line across and are a lot brighter than the plug in bulb style. The stock LEDs are a straight line across (more rear-facing LEDs) with no reflector housing (not needed with LEDs).
Ask your dealer if they can order a brake light assembly from an 08+ model Buddy (I can't personally confirm the 07 has them). The housing should be the same but it's got it's own LED assembly in it and should plug in as a direct replacement for the rear light assembly of your Buddy.
If you're on good terms with your dealer, they might let you test fit an LED unit (or sell you one for cheap) from a parts bike that might be laying around their shop.
Ask your dealer if they can order a brake light assembly from an 08+ model Buddy (I can't personally confirm the 07 has them). The housing should be the same but it's got it's own LED assembly in it and should plug in as a direct replacement for the rear light assembly of your Buddy.
If you're on good terms with your dealer, they might let you test fit an LED unit (or sell you one for cheap) from a parts bike that might be laying around their shop.
Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:21 pm
the taillight is the same in the 07 as in the 08 i have an 07 with a led taillight
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:54 am
There is no need for a test fit, I've replaced the incandescent tail light assy from a 2006 Buddy with one of the newer LED units. It's a direct swap, even the electrical plug is the same.Lostmycage wrote: If you're on good terms with your dealer, they might let you test fit an LED unit .
Very worthwhile mod IMO.
Posted: Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:44 pm
Thanks for confirming that!Lagerhead wrote:There is no need for a test fit, I've replaced the incandescent tail light assy from a 2006 Buddy with one of the newer LED units. It's a direct swap, even the electrical plug is the same.Lostmycage wrote: If you're on good terms with your dealer, they might let you test fit an LED unit .
Very worthwhile mod IMO.
Now there's no excuse chuck_theobald, get one and swap it!