well i have a shaved 3rd brake light and i wanted to still have the light somewhere, i felt like i was always ganna get rear ended cuz my tails r heavily night shaded also...painted more interior too, C pill;ars and rear armrest got black laid down...

Well i started out with the 3rd brakelight from an old honda civic.... and painted it black


I first pulled the rear deck... this was alot of work

you can notice the squar cut out, thats where the light will sit

i wrapped the edges in duct tape to keep from fraying

next i drilled holes to mount the light

the light was mounted and then i had to extend the wires

next i put the rear deck back in and tied up the wires

dont mind the airride

painted C-pillars and all


heres avid of the brakelights
http://media.putfile.com/3rd-brakeligt-mod

 

What is that in your trunk? a nos system or something lol

 

..first off NOS is a company, the correct term is Nitrous or N2O... and no that is the air tank for the bags on his car...

 

wow, if you didnt wanna get rear ended dont tint your tail lights, going through all that seems like a lot of work for something dumb

 

looks good - a pic from outside would be great

 

Very nice! I like it! Happy modding Bio!

 

ah i see.. i didnt know he had the bags on the car.. and i mean i guessed that it was an air tank but i just wanted to act like a little kid for once

 

i don't have tinted tails and ppl still ride my **** LOL. brake checked a crotch rocket 30 mins ago cause he was so close i couldnt see his headlight in my rear view mirror. i bet he shat himself. guess he was trying to race or something. like i'd be dumb enough to race a bike, on a public street, no less. . :P ppl in UT drive like they're suicidal.

 

its cool...


That is my threshhold, if your headlights get below my trunk line its brakecheck time...

But to be fair i do tap my brakes at them 2-3 times just enough to flash the lights, if they dont get the hint... LOCK EM UP

 

likewise, i like to typically give a bit of warning, but this was a different circumstance, he was deliberately riding my bumper. Guess speed limit in a highly-patrolled area isn't good enough for some people hehe

 

sweet this is what i needed, cuz i have a shaved trunk now too.
good write up

 

This would be easier than doing those LEDs in the tails. If you do do this, i would reccomend mounting the light closer to the window, it is pretty far away in the how to

 

yea i am doing the LEDs and this. i will make it closer to te trunk and im not cutting a hole im my deck peice. i am just using this for ideas. i dont really like this actual set up... and yea one reason is cuz its far away from the window.

 

Same here...tap a couple times to give them a hint. If they dont get it, I push the clutch in and downshift while slowing down with the e-brake...as soon as the headlights drop, I let the clutch out and pull away. 9 out of 10 stay back after this

 

ok i gotcha

 

i was gonna use the LEDs in the inners as my 3rd brake light but its not really one light, and not in the middle, and i dont think its high enough... lol

 

what if you just got an underdash led or neon tube and painted it black except for the side facing the rear of the car and put it up under the window and wired it to the brake lights. or instead of painting it, you could make a cover for it with a reflective inside so it would look brighter through the window. it would be much more low profile.

 

yea i have an LED strip coming in the mail soon, but the strip by itself idk if it will be tall enough. i will post a pic on here when i get mine done. still not sure what it is that i want to do. but i am thinking almost the same thing you are.

 

oh, and the link for the video of the lights no worky for me...

 

The link goes to ebaums for some reason.

 

and does anyone know which wire for the 3rd brake light is positive and which is negative?

 

because the link was posted over 2 years ago!

holy batman thread revival!