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Slide 01-06-2012 04:39 PM

Third brake light...(top mount)
 
So guys i am wanting to change as the mould that they are using is damn ugly and poorly placed.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...0&d=1322426625

So you can see from this pic there is about 1/2 inch gap from bottom of the frame to the light and that just looks ugly!!

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/attac...5&d=1322426572

I can only guess it is to clear this ugly spoiler.

So what i was thinking is mounting an led strip to the roof section that was i wont need to worry about the duckbill spoiler getting in the way of safety.

Something like this http://www.ausmotive.com/images2011/...-Coupe-08s.jpg

Maybe not the full lengeth but might two with that idea.

Anyone know what leds theay are and would it be possible?
Thoughts??

Syldrin 01-06-2012 04:47 PM

i thought the triangle was a brake light too or is it just a reflector?

Jeff Lange 01-06-2012 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syldrin (Post 108552)
i thought the triangle was a brake light too or is it just a reflector?

Rear fog light I believe.

Jeff

ichitaka05 01-06-2012 06:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Syldrin (Post 108552)
i thought the triangle was a brake light too or is it just a reflector?

Yes, it's only a reflector. White part is reverse lights.

They should make 3rd brake lights like S2k

Slide 01-06-2012 07:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jeff Lange (Post 108573)
Rear fog light I believe.

Jeff

That is what i think it is also

RRnold 01-06-2012 08:04 PM

I was thinking the same thing ever since I saw the 3rd brake light. I don't know why it's raised like that and having it flushed would have been better. I really hope they fix it or mount it on the top.

Levi 01-06-2012 08:10 PM

No, the reflectors are in the middle of the taillights, in the center of the LED circle. The low triangle light is the fog light for EU and JDM spec, in US spec it is just empty. Actually there you could put the brake light and that is what I am going to do when race conversion will be done.

Jeff Lange 01-06-2012 10:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RRnold (Post 108653)
I was thinking the same thing ever since I saw the 3rd brake light. I don't know why it's raised like that and having it flushed would have been better. I really hope they fix it or mount it on the top.

It's similar to the rear brake light on the IS F and ISx50 with spoiler, I have a feeling it will stay for final production, unfortunately.

Jeff

Guff 01-06-2012 11:55 PM

I kind of like it... It looks futuristic...sort of.

I don't really mind either way, it's kind of an unimportant detail...

Snoopyalien24 01-07-2012 12:04 AM

C'mon man, a light. It's kind of an important detail, it's not like it's part of the chassis.

But, that's my opinion, totally respect yours.

GZE2 01-07-2012 12:15 AM

Hi. 2nd post.
I like Slide's idea. A lot more visible.

Slide 01-07-2012 12:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guff (Post 108751)
I kind of like it... It looks futuristic...sort of.

I don't really mind either way, it's kind of an unimportant detail...

Quote:

Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24 (Post 108753)
C'mon man, a light. It's kind of an important detail, it's not like it's part of the chassis.

But, that's my opinion, totally respect yours.

lol yes it is just a light... every time i look in the rear vision mirror it looks shit house!! So i will be removing it and mounting my own!

Snoopyalien24 01-07-2012 01:08 AM

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Originally Posted by Slide (Post 108759)
lol yes it is just a light... every time i look in the rear vision mirror it looks shit house!! So i will be removing it and mounting my own!

Yeah sure, do a step by step thing. If it looks good, you could get a bunch of other people to do the same, maybe myself included

:thumbsup:

chulooz 01-07-2012 01:14 AM

I dont like the stock placement, I dont like the above idea either. I am up for wiring it into the bottom triangle. Two brake lights have been sufficient in the past, Im sure it wont cause an issue with the third down low.


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