How to install tail light to rear rack?
12-08-07, 06:45 PM
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How to install tail light to rear rack?
My Cateye TL-LD1100 Taillight came with the standard mounts for seat posts and a clipon, but I want to attach it to the back of my rear rack. Any suggestions on how to do that?
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12-08-07, 07:05 PM
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You can buy a clip that is smaller in diameter to attach to the stays on your rack. Or you can drill a hole in the back of your rack and attach an L piece of metal (some racks come with this) and then attach your light bracket to that.
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I cut a 1" long piece of 3/4"-1" PVC pipe and bolted it vertically to the mounting bolt hole at the rear of the rack using a large washer at the base to retain it. It acts like a very short section of seatpost and the light's seatpost clamp goes right around it.
If you happen to have an old or sacrificial seatpost, you can use a short section of it the same way.
If you happen to have an old or sacrificial seatpost, you can use a short section of it the same way.
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And be mounted to the rack like this
The mounting screw is a little long but if you drill the shell out for it and seal with caulk, it's water proof again.
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12-09-07, 05:27 AM
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That's funny! I actually had to look twice to be sure it wasn't a picture of the "winky blinky" mount that I made for my beater bike.
12-09-07, 07:59 AM
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I turned the bracket that was on the rack and bent the L back to it's self and then down.
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I made a mount from PVC pipe for the blinkie clamp. All you need is a short section of pipe or a fitting called a coupler that your blinkie clamp will properly clamp on, two finder washers, a 1/4-20 bolt and nut. Make sure the bolt is long enough to allow it to pass through the fender washers, pipe, and rack reflector tab. My cheap Wal-mart blinkie would not index allowing the proper position of the blinkie so it would be level. I had to cut an angle on both ends of the pipe I used so the blinkie could be positioned properly. You can see the angle in my photo.
