i installed the luggage rack brake light from Custom Dynamics on my 17 Freewheeler and thought others might find this helpful. The installation was straight forward and professional looking but you need to read the instructions carefully. No drilling is required. You do have to insert two wires into the connector they provide (get it right the first time), and then it’s just plug and play. You only have to remove your seat. Also be sure you run the wire BEHIND the trunk lining or you won't be able to remove the liner later without disconnecting the wire.
I chose the smoked lens to match my new tail lights. You really don’t even see the smoked lens light bar until you turn the lights on.
The luggage rack sets pretty low on a Freewheeler so the visibility is most effective from about 10 ft or more back (assuming the average height of a driver in a car). I chose Custom Dynamics because their LEDs are angled up more than some others making it more visible to drivers behind you.
The brightness in the photos is subjective due to surrounding light level, camera exposure and angle taken, but you can compare it brightness of the brake light to the tail lights. The photos show both running light level and brake light level. Keep in mind that my tail lights are HD LED lights which are brighter than the stock lights on a Freewheeler. The photos have been cropped but they were all taken from about the same 10 foot distance.
I feel it was a good investment for $70. Might even put a flasher on it as I do a lot of evening and night rides around the lakes.
Ron
CLOSE UP OF BRAKE BAR IN RUN POSITION
BRAKE BAR DISTANCE BRAKE ON POSITION
BRAKE BAR BRAKE VS RUN DAYTIME
BRAKE BAR BRAKE VS RUN NIGHTTIME
I chose the smoked lens to match my new tail lights. You really don’t even see the smoked lens light bar until you turn the lights on.
The luggage rack sets pretty low on a Freewheeler so the visibility is most effective from about 10 ft or more back (assuming the average height of a driver in a car). I chose Custom Dynamics because their LEDs are angled up more than some others making it more visible to drivers behind you.
The brightness in the photos is subjective due to surrounding light level, camera exposure and angle taken, but you can compare it brightness of the brake light to the tail lights. The photos show both running light level and brake light level. Keep in mind that my tail lights are HD LED lights which are brighter than the stock lights on a Freewheeler. The photos have been cropped but they were all taken from about the same 10 foot distance.
I feel it was a good investment for $70. Might even put a flasher on it as I do a lot of evening and night rides around the lakes.
Ron
CLOSE UP OF BRAKE BAR IN RUN POSITION
BRAKE BAR DISTANCE BRAKE ON POSITION
BRAKE BAR BRAKE VS RUN DAYTIME
BRAKE BAR BRAKE VS RUN NIGHTTIME
