3rd Brake Light Solution for 914, .... even if a GoWesty Part Options

[Tom_T]

Let me update this to say:

This is an economical ($25-30 part), easy & fast (1-2 hrs to stick-on & wire into tail brakelights/harness) for a quick 3rd Brake Light addition. This light unit is enclosed with wires & adhesive face to mount it to your rear window - no screws nor clips needed to mount the light & no reflecting glare off the glass.

You'll need to look at your 914 wiring diagram to see where best to wire it, but they can be dropped down behind the rear backpad & into the trunk &/or engine bay to tie into the brake lights & pull off any easy existing screw to body for ground.

This part is probably also available elsewhere - maybe cheaper - & is on sale in Jan 2015 at GoWesty (they put them on sale a couple of times a year as Monthly Specials).

There are also several other more expensive & complicated solutions discussed below & with links by other posters, if this doesn't suit your liking. .....

This should also work well for those who want to add a 3rd brake light to their 914 at reasonable cost, but you may need some extra wire to reach the taillight buckets/harness to tie into.

http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php...gory_parent_id=



I put it on our `88 Westy as per their instructions at the GoWesty website after my wife had gotten rear-ended in it a couple of years ago, & it works well & adds visibility to our "brick on wheels"! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Happy New Year! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
Tom
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[Spoke]

There should be no argument discussion on which 3rd brake light solution to go with on your 914. They all NEED a 3rd brake light. If you don't have one on your 914 you should be looking into a solution.

Don't wait until this happens to your 914 before installing a 3rd brake light. The 3rd brake light may not have prevented the young girl from slamming into my 914 but the 914 would have had a larger brake light footprint.



Now I'm using United Pacific 38949B - United Pacific LED Taillight Bar available at Summit Racing. They come in 6, 9, and 12 inch lengths. This is the 12 inch model.

My goal was to be minimally invasive to the car and not cut or splice anything into the wire harness.

The light doesn't block any rear view as it is hidden because of the interior roll trim.



I used 2 right angle supports to attach to the roll trim. A little filing of the rear of the roll trim for the angle brackets are the only modifications to the car. The wiring is run behind the roll trim.



Ground attachment behind the relay board.



Used a piggyback spade connector to tap into the brake circuit.



Lots of light. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)