$20 LED 3rd brake light
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$20 LED 3rd brake light
This one is easy and everything you need is available at Home Depot/Tractor Supply and the local AutoAdvancePepBoysZone.
Step 1 - 8" "Flex LED" retails for $14.99 at parts store
Step 2 - Cut scrap piece of metal to fit into housing. I used aluminum that I bought at TSC for $5 for a 4 ft length.
Step 3 - trim metal to fit housing, then glue into place. tape lights to metal
Step 4 - put housing and lens back together
Step 5 - test to make sure no wires are pinched.
Step 6 - install lens in trunk and splice into wiring for stock 3rd brake light. Black is ground, black with white stripe is positive.
.. and that's it.
Step 1 - 8" "Flex LED" retails for $14.99 at parts store
Step 2 - Cut scrap piece of metal to fit into housing. I used aluminum that I bought at TSC for $5 for a 4 ft length.
Step 3 - trim metal to fit housing, then glue into place. tape lights to metal
Step 4 - put housing and lens back together
Step 5 - test to make sure no wires are pinched.
Step 6 - install lens in trunk and splice into wiring for stock 3rd brake light. Black is ground, black with white stripe is positive.
.. and that's it.
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It looks to be two pieces, wired from each end, so it is already split.
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
This exactly. They are 2 4" sections, wired individually into each tail light. Painted the inside housing black, and it looks great. 4 months on and going strong..except for the fact i broke the plastic housing and had to jb weld them back together.occasional demons wrote:It looks to be two pieces, wired from each end, so it is already split.
20 LED 3rd brake light
This is highly unusual Abs this light comes in a one piece unit ,so no individual led can be replaced,it will be covered under the cars 3 years warranty.
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Re: $20 LED 3rd brake light
Spam fail?
If only these had a warranty.
If only these had a warranty.
Bill
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester
2000 Neon MTX swap with '02 R/T PCMOlha Koba, a psychologist in Kyiv, said that “anger and hate in this situation is a normal reaction and important to validate.” But it is important to channel it into something useful, she said, such as making incendiary bombs out of empty bottles.
1999 neon coupe 2.4 swap
2021 Forester