

| Subject: | Re: 3rd (center) Brake light for late model Vanagon |
| From: | Jake de Villiers |
| Date: | Tue, 14 Feb 2006 19:45:46 -0800 |
Polyurethane is the best adhesive for that Jon, in the caulking section of your lumberyard. I have not seen it in clear. If you need clear, try Lexel. Seeya, On 2/14/06, Jon Brown <jbrown510@gmail.com> wrote: > > I picked an red LED 3rd brake light up off ebay, wired it in parallel with > the right rear tail light. The nice thing about the LED's is that they > are > so low power you don't have to worry about splicing off the existing > wiring. > I trimmed out the window tinting where the light sits. > > The biggest problem I've had is figuring out how to keep it glued to the > glass. Suggestions for gluing plastic (mounting brackets) to glass? > > I don't think I'd want it "on" the rear shelf for two reasons. 1) It'll > be > dimmer than if mounted flush to glass especially if you don't trim out the > window tinting and trimming out the window tinting without mounting it > flush > is going to look funny. 2) If it's not mounted flush to the glass you'll > get some reflection off the window and into your rear view mirror. Since > mine is presently "not" glued to the window I might try it on the rear > deck > just to see how it is, but I'm not optimistic about it. > > IMHO, external mounting would be ideal, but then you have to worry about > weatherproofness and getting a wire to it. > > -Jon > -- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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