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LED third brake light.

Kilroy

Kilroy

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Could some kind soul who has installed LEDs in thier third brake light, please post a picture? I am curious how different a look the LEDs have over the conventional bulbs. Also, please state what type of LEDs you have in your third brake light, if you do post a picture. Thanks. :th_thumb-up:
 


I'm wondering the same thing as Kilroy. I installed new LED tails last week and the 3rd brake light looks rather lame now. Looking for an inexpensive LED mod. I'd like to hear about specific examples of what others have done. Pics would be appreciated! :th_thumb-up:
 


If you are looking to have brighter light I would suggest a LED bulb of some sort. If you are going to the individual bulb LED look like the tail lights I would suggest LED strips or something similar.
 
burgundybullet said:
If you are looking to have brighter light I would suggest a LED bulb of some sort. If you are going to the individual bulb LED look like the tail lights I would suggest LED strips or something similar.
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This is why I was hoping that if anyone has done ANY kind of LEDing to their third brake light, that they could post some pics so I can see what I think looks better, either just an LED bulb, or a strip, or????
 
Kilroy said:
This is why I was hoping that if anyone has done ANY kind of LEDing to their third brake light, that they could post some pics so I can see what I think looks better, either just an LED bulb, or a strip, or????
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I sould have quoted Old Fart because that was moreso directed at him.


As for you do you have LED tails on the car?
 


I have Putco LED bulbs in my 3rd brake light, but no pics. I can hardly tell the difference, so visually they aren't worth it. I want to do an LED strip or retro something from another vehicle.
 
Thanks for the responses :th_thumb-up:

I don't know much about LEDs but I've looked at replacing the bulb with an LED equivalent. (1141 I believe?) It seems to me that the OEM lens would render this pretty much pointless. Bronco Boy seems to confirm this. I wonder if there are 1141 LED direct replacement bulbs in red that I could use, while removing the OEM red plastic lens? Does this sound like it might work?

This is all new to me so I'm looking for any and all ideas. Doing LED strips as burgundybullet suggests sounds interesting but I know nothing about wiring them up or what to order. Suggestions on this idea are most welcome.
 
I would suggest taking out the rear deck and looking for a way to install some LED strips in it. That way it will match your LED tails. At least thats what I would do in your situation.
 
OldFart said:
Thanks for the responses :th_thumb-up:

I don't know much about LEDs but I've looked at replacing the bulb with an LED equivalent. (1141 I believe?) It seems to be that the OEM lens would render this pretty much pointless. Bronco Boy seems to confirm this. I wonder if there are 1141 LED direct replacement bulbs in red that I could use, while removing the OEM red plastic lens? Does this sound like it might work?

This is all new to me so I'm looking for any and all ideas. Doing LED strips as burgundybullet suggests sounds interesting but I know nothing about wiring them up or what to order.
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If you are serious about wiring them I would suggest cutting the stock bulb plug and wiring them straight up to that using a 12v LED strip. Ill poke around and see If I can find something that would work for you.
 
Thank you sir!
Much appreciated :th_thumb-up:

Cutting out the bulbs and splicing something into the existing wiring is not a problem. Just looking for something has a good chance of success and I'll give it a try.
 


burgundybullet said:
If you are serious about wiring them I would suggest cutting the stock bulb plug and wiring them straight up to that using a 12v LED strip. Ill poke around and see If I can find something that would work for you.
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Ditto. The plan in my head was to re-use the light sockets to power an LED strip, but also use the sockets as a holder or mount, so the LED strip could be installed from the trunk, same as swapping the bulbs.

You can also take an old bulb, remove the glass and solder wires to the base. I did similar on my fogs.....

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Bronco Boy said:
Ditto. The plan in my head was to re-use the light sockets to power an LED strip, but also use the sockets as a holder or mount, so the LED strip could be installed from the trunk, same as swapping the bulbs.

You can also take an old bulb, remove the glass and solder wires to the base. I did similar on my fogs.....
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Thanks! The visual is very helpful.

I really appreciate the help, guys. My son is a car nut and the GTP has rekindled my enthusiasm as well. Little projects like this mean good times for us! :)
 
Does replacing the 3rd brake light with LED's still cause issues with the cruise control feature on 97-03's?
 
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