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    Cool Lightning - 3rd brake light

    Anyone in the market for the L style LED 3rd brake light ?

    want a led 3rd brake light? they have more in stock - Lightning Forum | LightningRodder.com

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    Wow thank you so much, just ordered hope I got one in time!


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    Very cool find, thanks man.

    I now have two trucks and spares are good to have.

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    woot, shipping was fairly stupid expensive, but it came fast





    I swapped the cargo filament lights for LED's, 5 sided 194's, 5k temp.
    5K WHITE 3 CHIP 5 LED LIGHT BULBS 194 168 158 2821 | 1 PAIR

    Install looks like a PITA, looks like dropping the back of the headliner is a must so that will have to wait until this weekend, I work late all week

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    Good mod!

    Looks great! Should be even better and brighter with those bulbs too.

    IIRC It's not too bad dropping the headliner just at the rear. You can get to the connector by wiggling your arm up under it most of the way once you get it dropped a little. Just be careful not to bend it too much as it will crease.

    I think it makes a big difference both in looks and performance on our trucks.

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    I love it, and with those v-led's 5 chip 194 led's the entire bed lights up like daytime now.
    Last edited by Blind; 10-22-2012 at 12:15 PM.

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    and yes it was a PITA to swap without doing any damage. Took me about 20-30 minutes.

    Unbolt the rear upper seatbelt attachment nuts
    pop off the rear coat hangers and rear overhead lights
    pull off the door frame rubber seal
    pop the panel clips off that hold the headliner and rear side panels to the rear center panel
    pop the rear side upper plastics off
    drop the headliner and reach in from the passenger side to unplug the 3rd brake light from the roof harness
    Now outside the truck unscrew the 2 screws holding the 3rd brake light on, and then pray out the rubber gasket on the wiring harness and it's time to put everything back together with the new light.

    Not difficult, but very fiddly with a large risk to break clips if you go at it like a monkey. A panel pry tool was very handy for all of this to make sure you don't break any clips.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Blind View Post
    and yes it was a PITA to swap without doing any damage. Took me about 20-30 minutes.

    Unbolt the rear upper seatbelt attachment nuts
    pop off the rear coat hangers and rear overhead lights
    pull off the door frame rubber seal
    pop the panel clips off that hold the headliner and rear side panels to the rear center panel
    pop the rear side upper plastics off
    drop the headliner and reach in from the passenger side to unplug the 3rd brake light from the roof harness
    Now outside the truck unscrew the 2 screws holding the 3rd brake light on, and then pray out the rubber gasket on the wiring harness and it's time to put everything back together with the new light.

    Not difficult, but very fiddly with a large risk to break clips if you go at it like a monkey. A panel pry tool was very handy for all of this to make sure you don't break any clips.
    Great job!

    I cheated a little. I have the sliding rear window.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cayman150 View Post
    Great job!

    I cheated a little. I have the sliding rear window.
    hah, yeah that would make it easier to be able to reach in through there.

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    Good "show", Chuck! Glad you found this. I was hoping to find an aftermarket clone in order to do a couple iterations of "destructive testing" for my own custom application! Ha!

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    Thumbs up

    Thanks, I was hoping that others would read the LR thread and know it wasn't an OEM version but according to the pics looked real close.

    I think Blind is well ahead of improving it with those LED bulbs to brighten things up.

    Can't wait to see what you have in store for your version!

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