New 3rd brake light

Giday, Jack. Congrats on the Best of Show win! Any pics of that light bar ? Where did you buy it and could you pls. describe how it it mounted? I was going to install a vintage British Vincent STOP  light on the bumper but your install sounds nicer. Thanks....

Pics are always appreciated.  Congrats on the win.

Congrats !

Jack,

   Did the same thing on my 1968 Porsche 912, at the top of the rear window. Works great for less than $20 and is almost invisible until the brakes are applied. Bought it here locally at "Auto Zone". Also kudos on your best of show.

Chuck

Chuck--are your LEDs the strips with the sticky back to mount them?  That';s what I used.

Here are some pictures. My Camera is not too sharp with shooting in low light without a tripod.  But I hope you can get an idea ohf how they look.

I was tired of the clunky J C Whitney third light and this is an elegant solution.

The picture where the lights are not on shows that they are hardly visible and you can see where I mounted them.   From the angle I shot the pix there is a big reflection off the inside of the lid even tho it's painted flat black. Since the strips are mounted on the outboard frame of the grill and point towards the next shiney

metal strip of the grill there is a good reflection off that too. The car looks better and the light is more than adequate. 

 I'm happy with the new LED third brake lights. Anything we can do to make these crates safer is important!

Jack:

Did a similar thing a couple years ago and the lights continue to work just fine. Mine are wired directly into the right rear tail/brake light.

I ran mine across the top of the grill as opposed to your grouping on either side. Both configurations seem to get the job done.

Unobtrusive and simple. 24LED's in total. Stevie Wonder remarked that he liked the look of them!

Bob,

Are those two separate rows of 12 each?

Bob--I like your configuration better than putting the LEDs along the sides like I did.

I was blocked from putting them at the top by the screws and the slats of the grill which go right up against the frame of the grill.

I'm going to take another look to see if I can move mine to the top as you get much more light to the rear than I do.

Thanks for posting the pix!

Carl:

A strip on the left side, two rows of  parallel lights and a matching strip on the right, wired together and then to the right rear tail light. I simply lined them up so that they were between the vertical pieces of the grill. My car is a VS and they lined up perfectly.

I purchased the lights at an automotive store for about $15.00 and put the system together in June of 2011. The adhesive backing has held up perfectly in keeping them attached to the deck lid itself, so it has been a good fix to date.

See the pictures above.

Jack, the screws to hold the grill on mine are on the sides of deck lid and the grill itself, so it was convenient to put the lights at the top.  

Jack,

    Yes, those are the ones alright.

Chuck

Good job guys!

Bob--I think I'll drill new screw holes on the sides near the top and go your route.  I really like your look with all brake lights on.

One day 4-5 years ago I was discussing some ideas with Kirk and he said "why don't you just DRIVE the damned thing?"  That was a zillion hours and about $30,000 ago!!  Fooling with these cars IS what it's all about--right?  Of course--- oh, and the knuckleheads--can't forget about them! 

My VS is 6 years old now but with the ongoing improvements it has never looked better or driven better and still wins trophies.  Of course that's here in Dogpatch where these care are rare. On the left coast it's pretty mundane, I know.

Jack, along as you are happy, that is what counts! You write the checks, you have your own vision, you can't go wrong.

Jack, mine was is like Bob's(on my old VS Wide-body).  The place was recommend by Mike Mcklevy.  It fit right under the lid and I attached it with some 3-M Tape.  Get the smaller one if he can remember the place.  Ill also look at my old records.

Marty--I love your current ride but that Wide body was pretty nice!   Do you ever see it around has it gone far away?

Last I heard its in AZ and never gets driven.