My cart came with front and rear lights and turn signals, but no brake light. I researched wiring a brake light through the existing taillights, but I was concerned whether it could be done without messing up the existing turn signals. So I decided that installing a separate brake light was the way to go.
My friendly dealer gave me a brake pedal pressure switch which I used with this light from Amazon Partsam 1PC Red 15" 11 LED. This light has three leads: white (ground); red (stop); and black (turn signal).
My cart is 48v, with six eight-volt batteries. So I picked off 16 volts from two adjacent (wired in series) batteries of the battery pack, and hope for the best. I am not using a voltage reducer (may regret that later; we’ll see).
I mounted the brake switch to the brake pedal using self tapping screws (after drilling pilot holes).
The light had a .625 inch boss protruding to rear which I carefully removed. I then mounted the light under the cart’s rear seat, facing the rear.
Here is my version of a wiring diagram:
Brake Switch Lead 1--->Inline Fuse Holder---> Battery Positive
Brake Switch Lead 2----> connect to red and black leads of light
Battery Negative-----> connect to white lead of light.
So I wired everything per the diagram and everything worked correctly…well, not exactly. My connections at the brake pedal switch came apart and I had to redo them. I also tucked the wired into 3/8 split loom and zip tied that to various points under the cart. And now (ta-dah), it works.
Sorry about the lack of pictures, but I could not figure out how to post them.
My friendly dealer gave me a brake pedal pressure switch which I used with this light from Amazon Partsam 1PC Red 15" 11 LED. This light has three leads: white (ground); red (stop); and black (turn signal).
My cart is 48v, with six eight-volt batteries. So I picked off 16 volts from two adjacent (wired in series) batteries of the battery pack, and hope for the best. I am not using a voltage reducer (may regret that later; we’ll see).
I mounted the brake switch to the brake pedal using self tapping screws (after drilling pilot holes).
The light had a .625 inch boss protruding to rear which I carefully removed. I then mounted the light under the cart’s rear seat, facing the rear.
Here is my version of a wiring diagram:
Brake Switch Lead 1--->Inline Fuse Holder---> Battery Positive
Brake Switch Lead 2----> connect to red and black leads of light
Battery Negative-----> connect to white lead of light.
So I wired everything per the diagram and everything worked correctly…well, not exactly. My connections at the brake pedal switch came apart and I had to redo them. I also tucked the wired into 3/8 split loom and zip tied that to various points under the cart. And now (ta-dah), it works.
Sorry about the lack of pictures, but I could not figure out how to post them.
