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"4th" brake light idea
So, i have an idea for a "4th" brake light lol
i dont know if anyone has tried to do this but i think what im gonna do is try and use one from a truck...the ones the put between the tailgate and the bumper or i will just use a long LED strip. i also dont know if this is legal or not but i just wanted to get some opinions or suggestions. the picture shows where it would go just between the tail pipes in that little grove below the bumper. thanks in advance Jared
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
30 views and no replies I guess no one likes my "4th" brake light idea....guess im on my own for this one...i will post some pics when I get around to buying the light and getting installed
Im a big fan of lighting on cars I dont know why but I have always liked a cool light set up
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When I first saw the title I thought you planned to put a led strip in the spoiler, like many cars have. |
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
no no yeah I have seen those all over the place but I have never heard of anyone doing this and I have always wanted to do something with that little grove down there...it is like begging me lol
The only thing im having trouble with visualizing is where to run the wires and to hook it up to. I was thinking of running a wire all the way up to the fuse box and hooking it up with the brake lights...but then I dont think it would blink with the turn signals
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Jared 1992 dark teal SVX LS |
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
Well it'll be unique, that's for sure.
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Chris 92 Ebony Mica LS-L "A Rolling Restoration": 223,250 KM - Sleeping 2007 STi 6MT, Stance GR+ coilovers, PWR Rad, JDM hood badge, svxfiles 6000K HIDs, JDM Clear Corners, $15/15 min mod, $20/20 min mod, Energy Swaybar Bushings, Hella Supertones horns, Gold STi BBS rims, Group A lightweight crank pulley, A/C system removed, Custom header-back exhaust, Hybrid carbon/metal rear sway bar, restored headlights with CCFL halos 2008 Subaru Legacy Spec B - Diamond Grey Metallic - Sold 2020 Ram 1500 Longhorn - Red Pearl |
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
There is pure brake lights in the trunk lid and you can pick up the wiring for them on the passenger side.
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
No different than my trailer light hook up. Comes off the tail lights in the trunk left side and one goes to the right for the right blinker
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
I like this idea and think it'll look awesome.
Make sure to post pics when your done.. Btw, your not going to just use 3m tape and sick it on there are you? Or are you going to dremel out that part and stick it in there?
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
Wouldn't go as far as "awesome"...
However, I do think it would be a nice addition. Keith |
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Oh and thanks for the wiring spots too!
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Jared 1992 dark teal SVX LS |
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
UPDATE!!
i found a light bar with reverse lights and turn signals included!! i think im just gonna go with the reverse lights though i havent decided its only like $20 difference from the standard to the reverse and amber turn signals...but i think the reverse with just the red signals will be ok. its $55 plus shipping for the light bar with reverse lights and brake lights that double as the turn signals.....NO AMBER TURN SIGNALS
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Jared 1992 dark teal SVX LS |
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Re: "4th" brake light idea
UPDATE!
havent posted on this in awhile other things have been deemed more serious lol and this has been put on the back burner....BUT i have found out that i cannot use any light bar that is currently made for a pick up...they are all too long and i cant modify them or else they wont work at all....so i have found 3 separate LED bars that i can mount and splice into the rear lights...this way i will have brake lights and turn signals separate and it will be a lot cheaper than a light bar!
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Jared 1992 dark teal SVX LS |
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I was actually thinking of doing something similar, but I wanted to mount some red lights hidden underneath where my exhaust used to be (through the bumper or around it, I dunno) and have them shine at the ground when I hit the brakes. Would look pretty awesome in the snow and help get people's attention to the fact I am stopping.
I've considered all kinda of LED solutions but not much can be done tastefully. A flexible LED strip inside the rear windshield might be ok (horizontally or even vertically). I was also thinking of doing something a little more crazy like installing a flasher inline with my reverse lights for a strobe effect.
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"That which can be asserted without evidence can be dismissed without evidence." '92 Dark Teal SVX LS-L, >146,000m 3 pedals, 5 speeds., restoration underway. 2012 Honda Insight, slow but cute. Last edited by NikFu S.; 08-03-2011 at 03:21 PM. |
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