Third brake light...(top mount) - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Slide · 01-07-2012, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by chulooz

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.

In Australia they require the third break light to be higher then the two main ones :'(... or I would full wire that light up as the break.

old greg · 01-07-2012, 02:29 AM

I think the cleanest option will be a light where the Toyota emblem currently is, along the same lines as concept #3.

Does the Australian car inspection organization thing require DOT/ECE etc approved brake lights?

ichitaka05 · 01-07-2012, 03:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Levi

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.

You're half correct. Center part of brake lights are reflector...

It also states that, rear triangle part is rear fog lights & also a reflector.

Slide · 01-07-2012, 05:32 AM

Nice work!!

azian_advanced · 02-17-2012, 12:08 PM

nvm

Calum · 02-17-2012, 01:07 PM

OP, I agree 100%, that light is FUGLY. Normally I don't really care that much about aesthetics, but there's limits. I don't know about the LED's, I'm certainly open to the idea and if you can put something together that works and looks decent I just might buy. I've spent some time thinking about this as well and I haven't come up with any better ideas. I'm just worried about what will be left behind after original is removed. I was going to wait until I got my hands on the car to get a good look at it, I might just cut the stocker to make it sit flush. If it's possible.

Roadstercycle · 06-27-2012, 12:50 AM

Its weird that every time I glance in the rearview I think a car is following me but its just that third brake light. I've got 1000 miles on my car and it still surprises me. I'd like to remove or move it too.

Bonburner · 06-27-2012, 04:35 AM

It blocks the rear mirror too much for my taste - even though rear view doesn't show much ..
I really don't like it and wish it wasn't there at all.

Dadhawk · 06-27-2012, 09:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roadstercycle

Its weird that every time I glance in the rearview I think a car is following me but its just that third brake light. I've got 1000 miles on my car and it still surprises me. I'd like to remove or move it too.

I'm approaching 3000 miles and honestly, I don't even see it any more when I look in the mirror. Of course, it never really bothered me when I did see it. I guess I'm used to limited rear visibility.

Draco-REX · 06-27-2012, 11:47 AM

It's going to be difficult to impossible to remove that light cleanly.

Subaru essentially welded the plastic housing to a plastic bracket under the package tray which is then hot-glued onto the tray.

Essentially the third brakelight housing had plastic pins that go through the black T you see in the picture. Those pins are then melted to fuse the two parts together, sandwiching the tray between.

To remove the light, the pins will have to be drilled out, and hopefully the housing will separate cleanly.

ichitaka05 · 06-27-2012, 01:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draco-REX

It's going to be difficult to impossible to remove that light cleanly.

Subaru essentially welded the plastic housing to a plastic bracket under the package tray which is then hot-glued onto the tray.

Essentially the third brakelight housing had plastic pins that go through the black T you see in the picture. Those pins are then melted to fuse the two parts together, sandwiching the tray between.

To remove the light, the pins will have to be drilled out, and hopefully the housing will separate cleanly.

Damn! Subaru knows how to make it hard to custom make anything

Draco-REX · 06-27-2012, 02:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ichitaka05

Damn! Subaru knows how to make it hard to custom make anything

It almost makes me wonder if Toyota had a hand in this. In all my previous Subarus the third brake light was easy to remove.

ichitaka05 · 06-27-2012, 03:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Draco-REX

It almost makes me wonder if Toyota had a hand in this. In all my previous Subarus the third brake light was easy to remove.

Maybe... Only thing I know is, it's pretty annoying

roguetadhg · 06-27-2012, 03:49 PM

My experience of third-party LEDs for Auto use makes me wonder if it's worth the time.

Maybe creating a red-led light bar instead of relying on each LED to not burn out. 3 SMDs on each side.

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