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Old 03-16-2011, 08:05 AM
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Default third brake light/cargo light mod

here is the mod for turning your dull third brake light/cargo light into a full brake light. if youre like me and you dont use your cargo lights then this is an awesome mod and adds a lil more safety to your vehicle

tools needed: wire cutters
phillips head screw driver
t tap
time

first thing you need to do is take the screws(2) out of the light to take it off, there is one on each side
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next step is to pull the light out you will see three bulbs, the two on outside are cargo lights, youwill see three wires coming out of the connector, mine was green(for brake light), black(ground) and then a black one with a red stripe(for cargo lights)
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you will need to cut the black one with the stripe that comes from the connector at the base of the connector so youll have as much wire a possible
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then once that is done you will need to t-tap that wire into the green wire
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then once that is done it will look like this
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once you done all that, then sit the light on the roof and get in your truck and foot ya foot on the brake, it should look like this when lit up
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here is a night picture, i still need to get a all red light so it dont look that retarded lol
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Old 03-16-2011, 08:16 AM
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Default Re: third brake light/cargo light mod

You don't have the right HTML code going around your photos, so they won't show up. You need the img code and bracket at the end of every photo string to make them work.
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Old 03-16-2011, 08:22 AM
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Default Re: third brake light/cargo light mod

teh dubz dun made yew stoopid. el oh el

image code homey.
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Old 03-16-2011, 08:32 AM
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Default Re: third brake light/cargo light mod

i did that one ahhh stupid thing lol

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it wont let me upload the pics, the only image code i can find is the one i posted and the shit wont work
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Old 03-16-2011, 09:23 AM
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Brett would ya like some help with the pics? I can up load them to Photobucket and post if ya would like.

Or here is a link to one of them

http://api.photoshop.com/v1.0/accoun...864fdad81ea9cc

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I hope i got them all in the right order for you if not sorry..
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Old 03-16-2011, 09:23 AM
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yeah rob that would be awesome man, it would be greatly appreciated
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Old 03-16-2011, 05:06 PM
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Default Re: third brake light/cargo light mod

Not in exact order but I'll mess around with it tomorrow and try and figure it out
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