So i've been reading up on this mod on a couple different car areas,
and dont think alot of people have heard of it, or know supposably how easy it is. This Mod is to customize the 3rd brake light by blacking out areas to show a word or design.
I've seen stuff like this on ebay before and wasnt really sure how to install it. It looks like our third brake light backs up to the glass and if you just put it outside the window I'm not sure how that would look.
its a black clip that goes infront your bulb... not sure if its the reflector itself or just a cut out.
However not hard to get to... you have to undo your back seat side pads to get the back cover off and then its 2 7mm screws i think for the entire mount itself. I'll do a walk through when it comes on in if you'd like
That would be great. Just went to thier website and they have one for maggies as well. My friend owns his own tattoo shop and may get him one as a grand opening present.
Glad i brought this mod up and i got the normal crew following me
Hopefully i get mine first because i'll be sad if i got this idea and you guys beet me to the write-up!
I'm surprised at the following this has too. I thought this was pretty commonly known, but I guess not. Look forward to seeing everybody's new lights.
So let me ask, I assume we all have the same third brake light. So are any of you guys worried about how the light will shine through? As I was saying earlier, I just think it may be a little "spotty" depending on the wording you get due to our "LED-like" third brake lights. If I were to do it, I think I would try to add some sort of light refractor to the lens to help spread and warm the light, so that it lights up the letters more evenly than what I'm thinking our dot-like third brake currently looks like. Kinda like the refractors seen above. Am I crazy, or does this make any sense?
I might be interested in some custom ones to match my badges. Hmmm....
Just to clearify, i forgot where the rumor came out but the 3rd brake light is to tell if a car is stoping from far away or if its actually been in an accident and is upside down. Kind of makes it easier to tell when you see a middle brake light closer to the ground haha...
This would be perfectly legal because its just a cover, You are not tampering with your light so the aftermarket lighting law would not apply.
Also they couldnt get you for tinting unless you used VHT Nightshades, but even then its "inside your car" so how are they really going to notice untill you press your brake.
Glad i brought this mod up and i got the normal crew following me
Hopefully i get mine first because i'll be sad if i got this idea and you guys beet me to the write-up!
lil pain to get to the 3rd brake light.. in srt models which same as the C's u gota take the hole back lid out..same as to replace back speakers.. When i first got the car i was getting it tinted and didnt want them to cut around the 3rd brake light so i took it out while they did the job and put it back.. cool and cheap mod i think im gona go with the srt-8 one
Yeah, I hear ya. I plan on taking it out when I get my windows tinted so that they can tint in front of the light. But after the tint, you do run the risk of scratches if you are not careful.
Yeah, it looks that way. House Of Grafx has done a couple of custom vinyl decals for me and they can do any design/size. Very top quality and dirt cheap, so I might look at them too. Not to say these here are bad, I just have never used this particular company.
Ya its kind of a pain to get to the 3rd brake light if you have the in-car one (not on the trunk). I did it once before just to clean the light area because i'm a neat freak and took idk 15mins just because the confusin part was the seat cushion clips but a LONG FLAT SCREW DRIVER fixed that lol
Also for those worried about tinting, if your carefull enough it wont scratch your tint.
After all its slanted plastic thats suppose to match up against the glass, and the other part is carpeted particle board...
so i mean unless your planning on getting those (2) 7mm with an airgun and going for record time, you should be fine lol
I'm eager to with the display of this and how the light is projected. I'll have V-Leds or Autolumination on standby just incase
I myself have never used this company but looked to be resonable for the price and quality along with having an option for just about ever model. So i guess i'll await paciently amongst the rest of us to see how this turns out.
Funny tho because i have a feeling i'm going to toss this in and love it and then find a way to do some custom design a week later lol
oh boy i just re-read the main page of that website and what great news!
****LIMITED TIME PROMOTION****
We are currently offering a free 3rd brake decal to anyone that sends us a photo of their decal installed on their vehicle (like the examples below). This is due to an effort to boost the appearance of our gallery. You will receive a coupon for your 3rd brake light decal of your choice after simply emailing a photo(s) of your decal installed and displayed. We will then use the photo in our gallery and/or promotional material (we love seeing our products at work!).
Glad i ordered this first because i'm sure they're about to be bombarded with our pictures lol It should be a fun race to see who can get they're pick onto their website
oh boy i just re-read the main page of that website and what great news!
Glad i ordered this first because i'm sure they're about to be bombarded with our pictures lol It should be a fun race to see who can get they're pick onto their website
...well no picture because my phone died
but installed them last night. Overall opinion not worth $6 for the 15 min installation haha
you can only see the lettering if your really up close otherwise it just looks like a brake light. But i guess thats what you get when you try to look at a font thats like size 80 from a 100ft+ away