Upgrading 1965 Barracuda brake lights

Thanks for the compliment Dan. Much of what I do is flying parts, so redundancy is just part of the job.

The ratios between modes are 8:1 according to my Gossen Luna-Pro. Not a full photometric study but close enough for me. Because of the additional emitter area the assembly appears to explode when going from tail to stop. I doubt anyone will miss that slap in the face as fast as they come up.

I am not sure of which reflective film that is. I have a sign shop next door, and I picked that out of the scrap bin. I am open to suggestions if there is something better - it is just stuck on there & I have the program to cut more from other material. The Yellow stuff is brighter, but ugly in sunlight. I will ask the sign shop what the stuff is.

Lenses are cast from a slow cure epoxy. I machined an aluminum mold, and pour them after degassing. I originally made the mold to make some new back up lenses, so I have some clear ones laying around. I considered going amber turn signals at one point - may still try it.

I have been toying with making the license plate light double in intensity when the brake lights come on. Just another visual cue that something has changed ahead. Or should I just make it bright as hell all the time?

B.