

| Subject: | Re: third rear tail light? |
| From: | Andrew Grebneff |
| Date: | Thu, 15 Mar 2001 23:48:57 +1200 |
>I installed a third brake light in the lower border of the hatch glass. It
>is a JCWhitney compact 20-LED light. I threaded a wire from the driver-side
>taillight wire cluster, up into the lateral air vent. Drilled a hole from
>the vent into the ceiling (the closest to the front edge as my hand and
>drill allowed so it will hide behind the vent) and fished the wire from the
>inside. Treaded the wire in the rubber boot going from the post to the rear
>hatch an finally drill a small hole almost under the glass gasket. The
>light sticks to the glass and the wire is twisted inside the hatch, behind
>the panel. Took me almost 1 hour to do the whole installation.
I would suggest the wire be threaded through with the stock wiper/heater
wiring via the rubber boot, as mine is. Saves drilling etc and is totally
hidden.
All vehicles in NZ are required to have a high-level centerline brakelight.
In older vehicles these are stuck onto the rear window, unless you can find
a rear wing with light built-in.
Andrew Grebneff
165 Evans St, Dunedin, New Zealand
fax 64 (3) 479-7527
<andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz>
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