Although not LED, that is as close to perfect as one could want.
Remember where you got it?

Thanks,

Warren
88 Westy

On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 4:47 PM, Geo & Kathleen
Hahn<ahwahnee@cybertrails.com> wrote:
> Not claiming it is perfect, but here is what I use:
>
> http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/3rd%20Brake%20Light%201.JPG
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> http://members.cybertrails.com/~ahwahnee/3rd%20Brake%20Light%202.JPG
>
> Powered by a single wire snaked into the hatch thru the same rubber boot
> that the wiring for the rear defroster uses. �Grounds at the mounting screw
> at the base of the lamp (as I recall I used the existing screw for the
> curtain rod). �Was a typical after-market lamp trimmed to match the slant of
> the rear window. �Nice in that I can still fully close the rear curtain over
> it.
>
> I did this in the days before LEDs were widely available so the brightness
> is perhaps less than an LED would offer but still much better than those low
> mounted brake lights we have.
>
> Geo Hahn
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Warren Lail" <wklail@GMAIL.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Friday, July 24, 2009 2:00 PM
> Subject: third brake light and curious
>
>
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>> While searching the archives for the perfect third brake light setup
>> (didn't find it - help me out here please),...
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