Let's see your 3rd brake lights.

zabo · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 1:53 pm Post subject:

got my old Unity light hooked up a few weeks ago-
Wanted to keep it low..

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subgraphic · Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2013 2:01 pm Post subject:

GinsterGTIVR6 · Samba Member Joined: June 25, 2006 Posts: 76

Just finished making the reverse lights brake lights..Painted the lenses and wired them up last night....Crappy pics for now..

mrmarcdude · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 12:01 am Post subject:

That looks good!
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2type2 · Posted: Thu Jan 10, 2013 5:01 am Post subject:

Subgraphic et al- My third brake light is in the rear vent (pic in my gallery). Many have placed LED strips in the vent but its not visible in sunlight because they are mounted too far back and too low inside. I put LED strips in a piece of 1" alumunum and curved it to concave, but it is close to the vent and more visible. Also its angled up to meet the eye of the taller vehicles that are behind.
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VWMIke82 · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:32 am Post subject:

I hate to bring this back from the dead but its the best thread for this question. You guys with snowflake taillights, how did you wire the third brake light? I want a third brake light that wont flash with the blinkers, just a brake light. The way I understand it, is there are 2 wires to each bulb, one for running light and one for brake/turnsignal. So if I just splice into the brake light wire, I will get both signals from it. Am I understandning this correctly? Thank you

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fluxcap · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:55 am Post subject:

I have a 62 that I retrofitted snowflakes to. My third brake light is l.e.d. and gets its power directly from the brake light switch on the master cylinder.

Mine is mounted in my rear window, so I ran the wire under the carpet, then up into the trunk through the grommet that the dimmer switch wires pass through, then through the grommet that passes down to master cylinder area.
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Buck Naked · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 11:58 am Post subject:

VWMike82, yes taping into the wires at the rear of the car with snowflakes will cause your third brake light to flash with the blinkers. In order to get just a brake light signal you would need to run a wire from front of the car. Connecting directly at the brake light switch or catching it where it comes up to the blinker wiring in the trunk.
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VWMIke82 · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 12:07 pm Post subject:

Thank you very much!
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thefladge · Posted: Mon Nov 04, 2013 1:55 pm Post subject:

Back in the '80's, I made a third brake light for my Cal Look Bug from pieces of a 1956 to 1961 tail light.

I cut an oval hole in the deck lid and fit it sideways.

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Maxoceanblue · Posted: Tue Nov 05, 2013 6:49 am Post subject:

Just got mine installed, love it!

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wellcraft · Posted: Thu Nov 13, 2014 7:28 pm Post subject:

drscope · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 9:25 am Post subject:

We recently did a night race with our gravity cars and that required wiring them up for lights and a battery.

I was looking at lights in Advance Auto and they had a pretty large selection of LED lights. We purchased a set of 8 inch flexible strip lights to use as tail lights on one of the gravity cars and man are they bright!

But they also have a lot of longer flexible strip lights as well. And I think many of these could be used up in the plenum behind the louvers as a third brake light. They should be pretty easy to get up in there and they mount with a double stick tape so no holes to drill.

I'm thinking my 64 is going to grow one of those pretty soon and I need to see how well they do on 6 volt for the 55 as well.
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bugandxbandme · Posted: Fri Nov 14, 2014 10:14 am Post subject:

Got my light hooked up a little while ago. It is one of those old Pioneer lights. I love it, but I wish it was bigger! I also might try to raise it a bit higher.

tenover · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 7:20 pm Post subject:

This place also has the option for 6v. As well as just changing to a brighter halogen bulb. Both 6v and 12v.

http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/5757

http://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/5130

grandpa pete · Posted: Sat Nov 15, 2014 8:00 pm Post subject:

66 Type 6

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Buscowboy · Posted: Mon Feb 23, 2015 12:02 pm Post subject: 7" STOP Light in a SO33

finally got round to installing my 7" stop light. Kept mine inside the rear hatch, easier to see when the bulb needs replacing as you wont get the reflection on rear window when the bulb has blown.

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Longboardluv · Posted: Thu Apr 30, 2015 10:47 am Post subject:

Longboardluv · Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 5:16 pm Post subject:

I'm going to need an overrider clamp. Anyone have any suggestions?

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codycat · Posted: Fri May 01, 2015 5:37 pm Post subject:

Mine is that size - picked it up on ebay for a deal - mine is also the smaller size - I'd like to have the 5" one myself - i haven't hooked mine up yet tho


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