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I ordered a smoked taillight by chance for my old R6 and it had this feature and eventually found a taillight for my old Gen 1 that had the same. I have not had luck finding a taillight for my Gen 2 that did the same. The stop alert feature, for those that don't know, flashes the taillight several times before staying stationary while the brakes are applied. It's useful for people following you, in that it gets their attention better.
Fast forward to now when I found Signal Dynamics. They make a device called the Back Off XL. This allows your taillight to have this feature. Purchased for $35 on eBay, I just finished the install and I am pleased with the results. I don't do write ups much so if there are any questions, feel free to ask. I'll try to get a video up soon.
1. Disconnect the battery. I usually never do this because I like to live dangerously.
2. Find the plug that goes directly to the taillight. In the second pic below, there are five wires. You'll be working with the white wire / black stripe.
3. Find a suitable location to mount the box. In the third pic, you can see that I mounted mine to the outside of the glove box area and clipped the white wire / black stripe further down into the harness.
4. Follow the directions that came with the Back Off XL. Solid red wire to the engine side of the clipped wire and red wire / white stripe to the taillight end of the same clipped wire. You can kinda see what I'm referring to in the third pic.
5. Ground the Back Off XL to the frame area, scraping off any factory powder coating to get a solid metal connection as seen in pic 4. Two wires will not be used unless you opt for the other built in flash pattern. Tuck those wires away.
6. Double check the operation of the taillight prior to reassembly. Put everything back together. Enjoy!
Fast forward to now when I found Signal Dynamics. They make a device called the Back Off XL. This allows your taillight to have this feature. Purchased for $35 on eBay, I just finished the install and I am pleased with the results. I don't do write ups much so if there are any questions, feel free to ask. I'll try to get a video up soon.
1. Disconnect the battery. I usually never do this because I like to live dangerously.
2. Find the plug that goes directly to the taillight. In the second pic below, there are five wires. You'll be working with the white wire / black stripe.
3. Find a suitable location to mount the box. In the third pic, you can see that I mounted mine to the outside of the glove box area and clipped the white wire / black stripe further down into the harness.
4. Follow the directions that came with the Back Off XL. Solid red wire to the engine side of the clipped wire and red wire / white stripe to the taillight end of the same clipped wire. You can kinda see what I'm referring to in the third pic.
5. Ground the Back Off XL to the frame area, scraping off any factory powder coating to get a solid metal connection as seen in pic 4. Two wires will not be used unless you opt for the other built in flash pattern. Tuck those wires away.
6. Double check the operation of the taillight prior to reassembly. Put everything back together. Enjoy!
