Dick: Since you asked...
The reason modern cars all have center high mounted stop lights is federal
law requires it.
See an article on the site for the National Highway Safety Administration.
The article begins as follows:
"Center High Mounted Stop Lamps (CHMSL) have been standard equipment
on all new passenger cars sold in the United States since model year 1986
and all new light trucks since model year 1994, as required by Federal Motor
Vehicle Safety Standard 108. ..."
The link to the site is:
http://www.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/rules/regrev/evaluate/808696.html
Or http://tinyurl.com/2b3urad
Al Fuller
al@bighealey.org
'62 BT-7
'65 BJ-8
'85 Rx-7
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Dick Matson
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 10:23 PM
To: AustinHealey List
Subject: [Healeys] Fw: CHMSL v 1157s
Well, a third brake light effort on our old cars is time and money spent not
driving. And then again lot's of production cars have them now. Why ?
Dick Matson
Cashmere, WA
----- Original Message -----
From: Freese, Ken<mailto:Kendall.Freese@Aerojet.com>
To: HealeyRick<mailto:healeyrick@yahoo.com> ;
healeys@autox.team.net<mailto:healeys@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, April 19, 2010 7:08 AM
Subject: Re: [Healeys] CHMSL v 1157s
All agree?? No, I don't agree. 1157's in the stock location have worked
for me since 1968. None of my collisions have been rear enders. I think
this third brake light and mechanical brake pedal switch effort is time
and money spent not driving.
Ken Freese
65 BJ8
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net<mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net>
[mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of HealeyRick
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2010 6:10 PM
To: healeys@autox.team.net<mailto:healeys@autox.team.net>
Subject: [Healeys] CHMSL v 1157s
I think we all agree that the standard stop lights on a Healey are an
invitation to a rear end collision. I'm of the opinion that no matter
how good a bulb you have in the standard location, that there are just
too many SUVs, etc that won't see it when you hit the brakes. I'm
working on using this mounted on the shroud above the trunk
http://tinyurl.com/yyc3ypk<http://tinyurl.com/yyc3ypk> that will give me a
combo brake light/ turn
signal/ running light in the following driver's view. I'll post up a
link when I'm done.
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