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Billy_Boy
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« Reply #30 on: June 28, 2012, 03:04:29 PM »

No mate, not yet lol, lots of bracketry to do, bars to make, wiringing brakes..................... loads Shocked
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« Reply #31 on: June 28, 2012, 05:34:13 PM »

how do you wiringing a brake
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« Reply #32 on: June 28, 2012, 05:59:04 PM »

Pressure switch in the brake line
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« Reply #33 on: June 28, 2012, 07:04:35 PM »

or a good old fashion brake switch with a spring attached to the lever,
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« Reply #34 on: June 29, 2012, 12:15:09 AM »

aye, thats the one for me, nice old fashioned break switch  Smiley That said, it was hydraulic on my old one and there was never an issue............
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« Reply #35 on: June 29, 2012, 09:40:48 AM »

i went for the old fashioned option as i thought the pressure one needed to be on the master cylinder and needed a double banjo with a pressure switch and couldnt find one, however ive since found out how thick i am and the can go on the brake cylinder at the end of the circuit, ive recently done a disc conversion so may upgrade to a pressure switch soon, this meaning i can change my brake arm to match the clutch one and also make the leverage point half inch higher to reduce the brake travel, you can just see in the first pic i fitted the switch to the lever as i had limeted space fo it http://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g381/lukefrancis777/007-2.jpg
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and this was travel with drums theres 10mmish more with the discs, so changing the switch then lever will reduce this againhttp://i1099.photobucket.com/albums/g381/lukefrancis777/006-6.jpg
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« Reply #36 on: June 29, 2012, 10:38:50 AM »

Bit late but Hi and welcome  Smiley
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« Reply #37 on: June 29, 2012, 04:44:00 PM »

Yeah, Goodridge sell double length banjo bolts with a hydraulic brake light switch built into the top. I'v got one fitted to one of the rear brake calipers on my Reliant trike build.
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« Reply #38 on: June 29, 2012, 09:02:35 PM »

does it matter where in the circuit they go manky?? i thought of getting a single and fitting it to the left side which is the end of the circuit?
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« Reply #39 on: June 29, 2012, 09:07:02 PM »

Wouldn't have thought it'd make any difference, but I'm not an engineer. The front & back brakes on my truck are obviously linked, (dual circuit but working off one pedal), &, as pointed out recently by Mr Kapri, as my rear brakes start to bite first, the switch should be in that circuit so it comes on soonest.
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« Reply #40 on: June 29, 2012, 09:09:46 PM »

makes sence does that mm, maybe the brake line splitter at the front is my best option, makes the alteration to the wiring easyier too Wink
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« Reply #41 on: June 29, 2012, 09:15:57 PM »

Mi switch is in the joint that goes forward and rear from the master cylinder and that passed  Smiley
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« Reply #42 on: June 30, 2012, 09:02:50 AM »

I had one line going back from the master cylinder into a 4 way splitter then one lnie to each wheel and the fourth had the switch in. Was a small standard brass fitting that had a hole in the centre to bolt it on
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« Reply #43 on: June 30, 2012, 01:32:38 PM »

I had one line going back from the master cylinder into a 4 way splitter then one lnie to each wheel and the fourth had the switch in. Was a small standard brass fitting that had a hole in the centre to bolt it on
landrover chassis fitting  ,, just in front of the bulkhead,, Wink Wink
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« Reply #44 on: June 30, 2012, 04:28:50 PM »

Hiya Billy;
                 The trike's looking really good mate. Maybe see you for a pint next time you're down this neck of the woods Wink

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