 3rd Brake Lamp, my best try..., Now bigger and better! 2019 |
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| Garland |
 Aug 21 2005, 10:42 PM
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Restoration Fanatic  Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest 
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This shot shows the trim bar upside down. Notice the curvature of the cut. Slightly smaller then the light so no gap shows. This also holds the lamp
from falling out. Nothing other then the trim holds the lamp in place. Attached image(s) 
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| Garland |
Aug 21 2005, 10:43 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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This is from the back side of the trim. The black tape hides any bleed through when the lamp is on between the trim and roll bar.
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| Garland |
Aug 21 2005, 10:43 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Another view of the backside.
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| Garland |
Aug 21 2005, 10:44 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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The wiring comes out the back of the lamp through the roll bar, and out to a drilled hole at one end.
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| Garland |
Aug 21 2005, 10:44 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Down the sail behind the sail trim,
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| Garland |
Aug 21 2005, 10:45 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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and between the left grill end piece,
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| Garland |
Aug 21 2005, 10:46 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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into the trunk. Along the left side wiring harness, and tied into the left brake lamp leads.
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| Garland |
Aug 21 2005, 10:47 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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I hope that will help anyone doing this 3rd brake lamp modification.
Thanks for the interest. John Attached image(s) 
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| SpecialK |
Aug 22 2005, 08:33 PM
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aircraft surgeon Group: Benefactors Posts: 3,211 Joined: 15-March 04 From: Pacific, MO Member No.: 1,797  |
NICELY DONE!! Looks like it should have been there all along! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/beerchug.gif)
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| Garland |
Aug 22 2005, 09:18 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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A few more shots.
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| Garland |
Aug 22 2005, 09:22 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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Parking lamps are on also.
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| lotus_65 |
Aug 28 2005, 09:24 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,609 Joined: 21-March 05 From: minneapolis, mn Member No.: 3,795 Region Association: Northstar Region |
could a guy feed the wiring into the interior bolster and down the firewall? the po already has the wiring coming into the cabin (his dumb light's gone). it looks like i could hide everything completely this way.
looks great! |
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| Harpo |
Oct 4 2013, 04:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
I agree that this is the best looking high mounted 3rd brake like application I have seen on a 914. The problem is that now this part that is no longer in production is $160
David |
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| Garland |
Oct 4 2013, 06:45 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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I agree that this is the best looking high mounted 3rd brake like application I have seen on a 914. The problem is that now this part that is no longer in production is $160
David This is the same lamp used in the Ford Taurus wing, just turned over. The Taurus part at the time I did the mod, was more then the GT. ( price set by demand) I sure you can find a used 2002 Taurus lamp, wing or even a the whole deck lid for less.  Hope this helps. |
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| StratPlayer |
Oct 4 2013, 07:09 PM
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StratPlayer Group: Members Posts: 3,335 Joined: 27-December 02 From: SLC, Utah Member No.: 27 Region Association: Rocky Mountains 
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That's where I located mine
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| Harpo |
Oct 5 2013, 07:14 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,304 Joined: 21-August 11 From: Motor City aka Detroit Member No.: 13,469 Region Association: None |
Thanks for the heads up. I just bought one off EBAY for $50
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| Garland |
Jul 23 2019, 05:59 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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I’ve been wanting to extend the third brake lamp for more width. So this time I’m using the lamp from a Cadillac tailgate . I had to extensively modify the lens size, by filing and sanding it to fit inside the 914 trim. I wanted to reinforce the rollbar and give a backstop to the lamp, so I utilized some underlying material used for floating floors inside the roll bar. It also took quite a bit of time to shave/mill the hole in the roll bar trim.
Also I used the reflective material to get the best performance from the lamp. Do to do the additional depth needed for the lenses and the style lamp, I needed a little more height, the trim is mounted ontop of the pinch weld, instead of over it. The center section of the pinch weld I removed when installing the other lamp, so a set screw at each end holds the trim in place.         |
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| Garland |
Jul 23 2019, 06:03 PM
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Restoration Fanatic Group: Members Posts: 1,413 Joined: 8-January 04 From: ......Michigan...... Member No.: 1,535 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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More, and it’s very bright.
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| Tdskip |
Jul 23 2019, 08:27 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,737 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
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Very neat installation, well done.
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| euro911 |
Jul 23 2019, 08:59 PM
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Retired & living the dream. God help me if I wake up! Group: Members Posts: 8,911 Joined: 2-December 06 From: So.Cal. & No.AZ (USA) Member No.: 7,300 Region Association: Southern California
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I have a spare crossbar trim piece and plan to do pretty much the same thing with a wide LED strip. My only fear is cutting the opening - not sure of the best method to accomplish the task.
I don't think my hands are steady enough to try it with a Dremel tool (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif) Should I make a fixture to hold the trim piece and use a router with a small diameter bit? ... ... or make a fixture and attempt to run it through a vertical mill? |
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