Lowering Third brake Light - Page 2 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Leonardo · 04-07-2020, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JD001

Every car manufactured is compromised, so if every mod is a compromise then 2 negatives should make a positive...

beltax90 · 04-07-2020, 04:13 PM

No, seriously. I'd still like to know.

Thanks!

beltax90 · 04-07-2020, 04:20 PM

PSH HAW. I KNOW WHY I CANT FIND IT ON HERE. IT"S BECAUSE IT'S NOT HERE!! HAHA

https://www.reddit.com/r/ft86/commen...really_cleans/

my bad

Leonardo · 04-07-2020, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by beltax90

PSH HAW. I KNOW WHY I CANT FIND IT ON HERE. IT"S BECAUSE IT'S NOT HERE!! HAHA

https://www.reddit.com/r/ft86/commen...really_cleans/

my bad

Now I get it! Lol

beltax90 · 04-07-2020, 04:22 PM

I'm guessing you just get a hammer??? practice whack a mole at chuck e cheese??

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AGriggs191
I just happened upon a picture of an 86 I saw on FB. I messaged the owner and he said to get in contact with Sebastian Krämer. (guy standing on a rock in his profile picture) He has a kit that he sells every once in a while, that I bought. It's a simple kit. It just has a custom metal plate that the stock light gets mounted to, and some nuts, bolts, washers, and plastic fasteners.

Pull the stock light off, pull out the carpet piece it was sitting on, drill out some plastic welds, attach the plate to the light, attach the light back on the carpet piece, reinstall back into the car, bingo bango bongo, your light is how it should have been from the factory.

If I didn't have to fuss with the carpet piece (too much hot glue from factory) I could have done this mod in less than half an hour.

hmmm, i like my hammer idea way more.

churchx · 04-07-2020, 07:39 PM

Again "how it should have been from factory". Right, toyota of course should have put it at height that's too low for compliance with regulations in some countries, from the factory, to prevent certification & sales there. I might agree that location at top of window imho is better, but there is bit of minimal height. I doubt there being any other reason for "spaceship" to be designed.
Same reason for them not removing eg. cats in exhaust or not "fixing" sunken in stock wheel offset. Regulation compliance in at least some of countries for car certified/sold world wide. In most cases when i see "should have been from factory", seems that poster just doesn't know reasoning behind and simply wishes for his custom mods to be already done to car.

soundman98 · 04-07-2020, 07:48 PM

i would be really interested to hear the reasoning of why they chose to install the third brake light at the bottom of the rear window instead of the top.

but i doubt we'll ever get a solid answer about it. it probably came down to saving on wire cost or something.

churchx · 04-07-2020, 08:23 PM

Not sure on that, as making that "spaceship" also may cost extra nullifying wiring savings. I'd rather bet that putting it there made sense according automated assembly/manufacturing process to make it quicker/simpler/cheaper (eg. installing whole shelf with light and ISOFIX covers already mounted on shelf in one-go (as it seems from fact that "spaceship" construction/mount doesn't seem to consider it's removal), instead of extra steps of mounting/sticking to window if on top, then connecting wires, then applying roof and side pillar trim). Spaceship certainly is there with other parts adjusted for it, eg. shelf itself, window defroster area (when i did mod of relocating light to top, had issues in winter with area behind light fogging/not defrosting for long time. Did another mod with installing extra window defrosting lines where light is).

Infinity · 04-07-2020, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Leonardo

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Is that for sale somewhere or you made it custom?

Leonardo · 04-07-2020, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Infinity

Is that for sale somewhere or you made it custom?

I made it. I installed the leather seat skins too.

Irace86.2.0 · 04-07-2020, 09:12 PM

I'm more about that high life (old pic).

Yoshoobaroo · 04-07-2020, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Irace86.2.0

I'm more about that high life (old pic).

That looks great! is that available somewhere or is it homebrew?

soundman98 · 04-07-2020, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

That looks great! is that available somewhere or is it homebrew?

yes to all.

some have home-brewed their own variations, others use variations of '3rd brake light relocation kits'

https://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=138233

i personally use the mustang version:

https://www.americanmuscle.com/highm...ight-9909.html

i believe irace uses the intec version:

https://www.ft86speedfactory.com/int...2013-ft86.html

but i've been eyeing one of these for some time for a different idea...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Waterproof-...53.m1438.l2649

Irace86.2.0 · 04-07-2020, 10:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo

That looks great! is that available somewhere or is it homebrew?

@wheelhaus version. Superior. It doesn’t have that string of Christmas lights look.

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churchx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 GT86 Location: Latvia, Riga Posts: 4,333 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,085 Times in 1,436 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Again "how it should have been from factory". Right, toyota of course should have put it at height that's too low for compliance with regulations in some countries, from the factory, to prevent certification & sales there. I might agree that location at top of window imho is better, but there is bit of minimal height. I doubt there being any other reason for "spaceship" to be designed. Same reason for them not removing eg. cats in exhaust or not "fixing" sunken in stock wheel offset. Regulation compliance in at least some of countries for car certified/sold world wide. In most cases when i see "should have been from factory", seems that poster just doesn't know reasoning behind and simply wishes for his custom mods to be already done to car.

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churchx Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Drives: 2014 GT86 Location: Latvia, Riga Posts: 4,333 Thanks: 696 Thanked 2,085 Times in 1,436 Posts Mentioned: 53 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Not sure on that, as making that "spaceship" also may cost extra nullifying wiring savings. I'd rather bet that putting it there made sense according automated assembly/manufacturing process to make it quicker/simpler/cheaper (eg. installing whole shelf with light and ISOFIX covers already mounted on shelf in one-go (as it seems from fact that "spaceship" construction/mount doesn't seem to consider it's removal), instead of extra steps of mounting/sticking to window if on top, then connecting wires, then applying roof and side pillar trim). Spaceship certainly is there with other parts adjusted for it, eg. shelf itself, window defroster area (when i did mod of relocating light to top, had issues in winter with area behind light fogging/not defrosting for long time. Did another mod with installing extra window defrosting lines where light is).

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