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> 3rd Brake Light Solution for 914, .... even if a GoWesty Part
Tom_T
post Jan 1 2015, 11:15 PM
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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=

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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)
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post Jan 3 2015, 11:15 PM
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Tom
Not sure but the one I got from go westy had the same angle as the rear vanagon. Mounted in the 914 to point straight back would leave a gap that I was thinking could reflect. They might have changed design?
The Volvo ones are 6 bucks at most wrecking yards and yes it is about twice the light out put as the go westy one. It will light up stop signs 2 blocks away. It's done thru focusing lences over the LEDs. I can send you one if you would like to compare in the vanagon.

Pm me a shipping address. No joke.

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post Jan 4 2015, 01:07 PM
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QUOTE(a914622 @ Jan 3 2015, 09:15 PM) *

Tom
Not sure but the one I got from go westy had the same angle as the rear vanagon. Mounted in the 914 to point straight back would leave a gap that I was thinking could reflect. They might have changed design?
The Volvo ones are 6 bucks at most wrecking yards and yes it is about twice the light out put as the go westy one. It will light up stop signs 2 blocks away. It's done thru focusing lences over the LEDs. I can send you one if you would like to compare in the vanagon.

Pm me a shipping address. No joke.

Jcl


Thanx for the offer. I'm okay, as I've got one in the Westy already & my 914 won't have that 3rd lite unless I can come up with an unnoticeable quick removal solution for concours.

Someone else on here should take you up on it to try it out & post pix here for others to see it installed on a 914.

The GoWesty one I have on the Westy has a swivel in it to adjust the LED unit some up & down. The Vanagon rear hatch glass slopes back towards the top, while the 914 rear glass is just the opposite, so I was thinking that someone using it would mount it to the 914 glass "upside down" relative to the Westy/Vanagon mounting orientation.

I can see how the lenses you mention would enhance the rear lighting, which is even more important on the low sitting 914s!
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Tom_T   3rd Brake Light Solution for 914   Jan 1 2015, 11:15 PM
a914622   The rear glass angle on the vanagon is the same as...   Jan 1 2015, 11:30 PM
Tom_T   The rear glass angle on the vanagon is the same a...   Jan 2 2015, 05:03 PM
partwerks   [quote name='a914622' post='2129083' date='Jan 1 ...   Jan 25 2015, 10:04 AM
Tom_T   [quote name='a914622' post='2129083' date='Jan 1...   Jan 25 2015, 11:00 AM
mgp4591   I saw a great solution for a 3rd brake light at RR...   Jan 2 2015, 01:23 AM
Tom_T   I saw a great solution for a 3rd brake light at R...   Jan 2 2015, 05:12 PM
mgp4591   I saw a great solution for a 3rd brake light at ...   Jan 2 2015, 08:10 PM
Tom_T   [quote name='Tom_T' post='2129309' date='Jan 2 20...   Jan 3 2015, 03:00 PM
Cuda911   Hmmm... yes... I'd like to see some pix of thi...   Jan 2 2015, 03:44 AM
mgp4591   Hmmm... yes... I'd like to see some pix of th...   Jan 2 2015, 04:22 AM
mepstein   You wouldn't want to do anything to getto this...   Jan 2 2015, 06:14 PM
Tom_T   You wouldn't want to do anything to getto thi...   Jan 3 2015, 02:54 PM
balljoint   You wouldn't want to do anything to getto th...   Jan 3 2015, 08:33 PM
Tom_T   [quote name='Tom_T' post='2129663' date='Jan 3 20...   Jan 3 2015, 08:53 PM
balljoint   Cold Epstein, very cold. Tom, how is your 914 lo...   Jan 2 2015, 06:18 PM
balljoint   :lol: Ha! That should have read "restomo...   Jan 2 2015, 06:19 PM
tomeric914   Nice Tom! Here's one of the other 3rd bra...   Jan 3 2015, 09:28 AM
Tom_T   Nice Tom! Here's one of the other 3rd br...   Jan 3 2015, 03:22 PM
Tom_T   Nice Tom! Here's one of the other 3rd br...   Jan 3 2015, 03:39 PM
wndsrfr   http://www.914world.com/bbs2/uploads/post-10318...   Jan 3 2015, 07:53 PM
Rand   For only $19.99 you can adapt this kit to do ...   Jan 3 2015, 03:19 PM
Tom_T   For only $19.99 you can adapt this kit to do...   Jan 3 2015, 03:29 PM
r_towle   For only $19.99 you can adapt this kit to do...   Jan 3 2015, 05:15 PM
GeorgeRud   The nicest third brake light addition was one that...   Jan 3 2015, 03:29 PM
Tom_T   These other solutions in the pix in my prior post ...   Jan 3 2015, 04:30 PM
mepstein   Tom - I'm in. What other restomod ideas do you...   Jan 3 2015, 05:04 PM
rmdinmd   I did this; Got the idea from another members pos...   Jan 3 2015, 05:32 PM
Tom_T   I did this; Got the idea from another members po...   Jan 3 2015, 05:35 PM
rmdinmd   I did this; Got the idea from another members p...   Jan 3 2015, 05:45 PM
Tom_T   [quote name='Tom_T' post='2129734' date='Jan 3 20...   Jan 3 2015, 08:12 PM
Amphicar770   Looks like a nice solution. Just this weekend I d...   Jan 3 2015, 10:52 PM
Tom_T   Looks like a nice solution. Just this weekend I ...   Jan 4 2015, 01:30 PM
KELTY360   All would be out-of-sight & able to present ...   Jan 4 2015, 11:41 PM
KELTY360   All would be out-of-sight & able to present ...   Jan 4 2015, 11:49 PM
Tom_T   All would be out-of-sight & able to present...   Jan 5 2015, 12:59 PM
Amphicar770   Looks like a nice solution. Just this weekend I ...   Jan 4 2015, 10:06 PM
a914622   Tom Not sure but the one I got from go westy had ...   Jan 3 2015, 11:15 PM
Tom_T   Tom Not sure but the one I got from go westy had...   Jan 4 2015, 01:07 PM
Spoke   There should be no argument discussion on which 3r...   Jan 4 2015, 02:09 PM
Tom_T   Great pix Jerry, I'm sure those looking at thi...   Jan 4 2015, 02:52 PM
Mark Henry   I do want a 3rd brake light, I installed one in my...   Jan 4 2015, 03:06 PM
scotty b   I do want a 3rd brake light, I installed one in m...   Jan 4 2015, 03:24 PM
Spoke   The issue I have with the under the bar light sho...   Jan 4 2015, 04:04 PM
Tom_T   [quote name='Mark Henry' post='2130047' date='Jan...   Jan 4 2015, 05:06 PM
Tom_T   So Jerry, our Steelers blew it yesterday! .......   Jan 4 2015, 05:11 PM
Garold Shaffer   I do want a 3rd brake light, I installed one in m...   Jan 4 2015, 11:37 PM
McMark   IMHO, it's better to mount the third brake lig...   Jan 4 2015, 05:22 PM
balljoint   Very nice. And it hardly blocks the view as much a...   Jan 4 2015, 08:05 PM
Mark Henry   Very nice. And it hardly blocks the view as much ...   Jan 4 2015, 08:08 PM
Mark Henry   Very nice. And it hardly blocks the view as much ...   Jan 4 2015, 08:12 PM


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