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3rd Brake Light Relocation

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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 12:44 AM
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Didn't much like the 3rd stop but couldn't get rid of it either so...

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Angle grindered the oem mount to the correct height,
cut the top end keeping one extra inch of the mount,
screw back the top end into position. Voilà.
Took me under an hour pics included.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 02:30 AM
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I like it. Looks good. Excellent job!
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 02:34 AM
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Wow! Great idea! Looks awesome.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 03:45 AM
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GREAT Job!! I did something very similar. When I shortened the "neck," there appeared to be two small markings at the lower part of the "neck " that matched very closely to the perfect height /width of the (third brake) light housing. Drilled it out, attached, and it looks just like yours.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 08:14 AM
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Default Looks Good!!

Originally Posted by takeoff
Hi !

Didn't much like the 3rd stop but couldn't get rid of it either so...

Angle grindered the oem mount to the correct height,
cut the top end keeping one extra inch of the mount,
screw back the top end into position. Voilà.
Took me under an hour pics included.
JB.
Wow, I like the looks of that! Could you post some measurements of where you cut?
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 08:25 AM
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Nice! Looks good.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 08:29 AM
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Nice job! If you ever get tired of it you can always put an LED strip under the tire, on the bumper!
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 10:54 AM
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Originally Posted by whipple281
Wow, I like the looks of that! Could you post some measurements of where you cut?
That's 3.55" up from the tire carrier surface.
This puts the light just close to my 18" rim edge
so I guess it'd have to be slightly lower for 17s or 16s
The sides of the mount are cut a litle bit downward to follow the shape of the light.
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 11:31 AM
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Originally Posted by takeoff
That's 3.55" up from the tire carrier surface.
This puts the light just close to my 18" rim edge
so I guess it'd have to be slightly lower for 17s or 16s
The sides of the mount are cut a litle bit downward to follow the shape of the light.
Thanks! I know what I will be doing this weekend!
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Old Aug 10, 2012 | 02:08 PM
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Looks good!
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