3rd brake light mod!!!

[cavaliers60]

I finally got it done!!! I'm pleased with the results to!!

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_0260.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_0261.jpg

[mfuller]

Is that the LED 3rd brake light from an Impala? Looks good.

[pawzbear]

nah a guy on here makes them. i used to have one of those, among other things, before i decided to quit modding the ho

[pimpalero2003]

ozinum?

[clutch1]

Looks like one of their flexi strips.
Very nice!

[pawzbear]

no.. is oznium a member on here? then no. i couldnt think of the name at first but now it came to me.. AnderbrA

[pimpalero2003]

I Was Talkin About Ozinum.com For Leds Cathods And Crap Damn Dumbass

[cavaliers60]

lol Yeah I got the LED strip from Oznium.. I'll post up some pics of how I did it.

[cavaliers60]

Well obviously, the first thing I did was order the LED Strip from Oznium.com. I got the 9.7"? one and the 1.2" one so I had enough to go all the way accross. Then I cut out a piece of Luan to fit inside the 3rd brake light assembly seen here:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_0256.jpg

Put adhesive tape on the back of the LEDs and taped it on the Luan. I also glued down the wire for the 1.2" strip.


Next, I took off the light bulb assembly and ran the wires through one of the holes in the back.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_0258.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_0259.jpg


The rest is a piece of cake. Just wire it up to the 3rd brake light plug and you are good to go.

[pimpalero2003]

Good Mod Bro

[cavaliers60]

Thanks! I really like it! My next mod should be here in a few days.... OSV badges!!! :D

[pawzbear]

I Was Talkin About Ozinum.com For Leds Cathods And Crap Damn Dumbass

dont call me a dumbass i was being sarcastic. I said a member on here makes them.. and u said oznium.. jeezus dont take me so damn seriously. Get a life and leave a girl alone. I made a mistake, bite me!

[cavaliers60]

dont call me a dumbass i was being sarcastic. I said a member on here makes them.. and u said oznium.. jeezus dont take me so damn seriously. Get a life and leave a girl alone. I made a mistake, bite me!

uh oh.... you made her mad... I knew this was coming. I knew you were being sarcastic, Pawz. ;)


I've seen a couple other people do this, but does anyone have any idea of how many people did this or something very similar to it?

[pimpalero2003]

I Was Messin To Paws
And I Have A Hell Of A Life

[cavaliers60]

guys, stop fighting... I don't want my thread getting closed. lol

[pawzbear]

sorry Chris i think it looks good. and ur blue glowy shit in ur car is nifty too =-P

[cavaliers60]

You know my name? lol

[pawzbear]

yeh ur on my myspace.. it says christopher something i think.
I pay attention, i know almost everyone's names

[cavaliers60]

oohhh ok.. Gotcha... I'll have to look for you on my friends list.. I knew I had a couple people on there from aleromod or just people with alero's, but I didn't know one of them was you! lol

[cherrington17]

nice job. looks clean too. (in contrast to alot of led work done on here. :lol: )

i'd like to redo my 3rd brake like but have red center, and outlined in yellow. each side would blink w/ the turning signals....

but.... we don't have room for that kinda stuff. (unless OLED strips became popular and affordable)

[cavaliers60]

OLED strips???

And thanks for the comments. It means a lot. lol I'm very happy with all my LED projects. It's all nothing over the top. Just general lighting mostly. The brake light, the turn signals in the side mirrors, and the blue LEDs under the dash.

[cherrington17]

oled...or organic led. those paper thin strips that can be any color, at a decent contrast.

crazy stuff... but its wicked expensive.

[cavaliers60]

oh ok. I got it now... Yeah those are expensive... These strips I bought work just fine for me though. lol

[black]

looks good.

i think i will add that mod to my list.

it will go good with my other light mods.

the lights on my trunk light when i break also.

so all four light up. they are all led.

this will go perfect. thank you!!!

[steve-o]

Looks good, I like it.

[cavaliers60]

The best part about it is, I kept the pieces for the other lights, so if I decide to change it back for some strange reason, I just pop out the LED lights and assemble that back in. The LED strips are glued to a piece of luan which fits in there nicely.

[01silveralero]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Oldsmobile-Alero-Third-Brake-Brake-Light-Cover_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38661QQihZ011QQit emZ320156713951QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

how about add this now :lol: :lol:

[lonnie]

lol Yeah I got the LED strip from Oznium.. I'll post up some pics of how I did it.
I gotta give it to you that is the best mod for the 3rd brake light that I have seen. Very good Job cav...

[lonnie]

looks good.

i think i will add that mod to my list.

it will go good with my other light mods.

the lights on my trunk light when i break also.

so all four light up. they are all led.

this will go perfect. thank you!!! I did that mod with a modification. I wired it so that the lights would only come on with the brake...really didn't like all the lights light at night anyway will get a pic with brakes off and with brakes on to show...I like it check back later tonight.

[Alon Alero]

Looks nice! ;)

[black]

I did that mod with a modification. I wired it so that the lights would only come on with the brake...really didn't like all the lights light at night anyway will get a pic with brakes off and with brakes on to show...I like it check back later tonight.

sweet twist.
as soon as i get home...
(rewire!!)

[SittinOnChrome]

sweet mod man looks awesome come to ohio and do mine

[cavaliers60]

a little far away for me. haha I'm on the other side of Indiana.

[lonnie]

sweet twist.
as soon as i get home...
(rewire!!) Damn it it won't let me load the pics. I'll try later

[lonnie]

Finally had to got through a bunch of crap to get these to load but here's a rough pic of the Brakes off
2785
Here it is with the brakes on
2786

[robz02alero]

This may sounds dumb but I like your license plate, adds character the the car.

[lonnie]

This may sounds dumb but I like your license plate, adds character the the car.
Whos car are you talking about?

[robz02alero]

I am talking about cavalier60's in the very first picture of this post, the Indiana license plate goes with the black car.

[lonnie]

I am talking about cavalier60's in the very first picture of this post, the Indiana license plate goes with the black car.Very true! Our plates around here suck no character at all.

[cavaliers60]

thanks although my car isn't black. lol

[lonnie]

thanks although my car isn't black. lol
Is it dark green, and is that how it rolls out of the factory? Damn sure looks black...well any who still looks good.

[Headstrong2740]

Yeah man looks good. I have the same mod but i acually got my LED modd free when i ordered something for the alero online... it was weird. I opened the box and the part i ordered was there and the LED modd to. Mine was a hard plastic (clear) and i mounted it the same way you did. Looks great!

[jayson_waltz]

Is it dark green, and is that how it rolls out of the factory? Damn sure looks black...well any who still looks good.

dude his car is blue, adjust your monitor.

[Spilner521]

For a comparison, incase anyone wondered, this is the Impala LED strip on my car:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/428000-428999/428155_62_full.jpg


I pay attention, i know almost everyone's names
Do you know my name? :p

[alerocar01]

both cars look good. maybe i will do something like this.

[NoSweat83]

Gonna shave mine some day.

[cavaliers60]

For a comparison, incase anyone wondered, this is the Impala LED strip on my car:
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/8/web/428000-428999/428155_62_full.jpg


Do you know my name? :p


I think yours was the one I got the idea from. I just went with ones from oznium...

[lonnie]

dude his car is blue, adjust your monitor. Yeah that's why I asked a question.

[lonnie]

I had to bring this back cause.....damn it I have a question. Is it enough room to get two of the oznium flexi strips in there? Cause before I order these I want to know that I can do what I want to do. This question is for those of you that have done this mod.

[cavaliers60]

Yes. I got the LED strips from oznium. I forget the sizes though. All I did was cut a piece of luan board to fit inside the housing and glued the strips to the board. I also left a little slot in the board to run the wires in and out through one of the light sockets and wired it up to the plug. It's easy and takes maybe 30 minutes to an hour. Gotta give the glue some time to set.

[cavaliers60]

Well obviously, the first thing I did was order the LED Strip from Oznium.com. I got the 9.7"? one and the 1.2" one so I had enough to go all the way accross. Then I cut out a piece of Luan to fit inside the 3rd brake light assembly seen here:

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_0256.jpg

Put adhesive tape on the back of the LEDs and taped it on the Luan. I also glued down the wire for the 1.2" strip.


Next, I took off the light bulb assembly and ran the wires through one of the holes in the back.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_0258.jpg

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c26/cavaliers60/IMG_0259.jpg


The rest is a piece of cake. Just wire it up to the 3rd brake light plug and you are good to go.


here you go lonnie.

[lonnie]

Thanks cav but how far down is the lunan board in the light housing? Does it just sit at the top and if so what about the lense? Here's what I'm trying to do one strip will be for the brakes, and the other will be really two seperate ones together for the signal lights, but what I'm concerned about is the the room between the lense and the strips, if you are following me.

[cavaliers60]

I'll take it apart today and take a couple pigs of it. The luan board fits inside the whole assembly. And I glued the strips on in the middle. Although, I would move it up just a tad as it is slightly low when in the middle in my opinion, but it looks good either way.

[lonnie]

I'll take it apart today and take a couple pigs of it. The luan board fits inside the whole assembly. And I glued the strips on in the middle. Although, I would move it up just a tad as it is slightly low when in the middle in my opinion, but it looks good either way.
I really appreciate that Cav cause I cant picture how its sitting in there.

[jeenysrider07]

i like it cav i am going to make mine myself so i can say that i made it the pattern will be -:-:-:-:-:-:-:-

[bizarre179]

I just finally did something to my 3rd. It is something like this...

http://www.anderbrainnovations.com/clear%203rd%20brake.JPG

That is taken off anderbras site. Mine is clear with three really bright 5mm leds.

[lonnie]

I just finally did something to my 3rd. It is something like this...

http://www.anderbrainnovations.com/clear%203rd%20brake.JPG

That is taken off anderbras site. Mine is clear with three really bright 5mm leds.
Got any pics?

[bizarre179]

I work all week and my car isn't in town... So maybe this weekend I can go snap some pics.

Also have a couple projects that are going to be finished this week ( or damn near close) that I will post up to. Its all a surprise, so I cant say what it is.

[bizarre179]

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/5056/image006editra9.jpg
http://img140.imageshack.us/img140/6158/image008editem6.jpg

Sorry for the terrible pics. They were taken with my phone tonight. I went to go burn stuff in a fire and fit my new center console (which i will be posting pics up tomorrow after paint), so I decided I would snap some pics of what I got going on back there. The car needs to be washed and the adhesive from the emblems still needs to be removed.... but you get the idea.

Oh and I noticed that when I removed the Alero emblem from the deck, it appeared to be "ghosted" onto the lid. Explanation being someone got lazy and clear coated with the emblems on. It kinda looks cool none the less (in person).

Its late. Goodnight.

[lonnie]

Holly shit those are some big pics...I ate my lunch before I got to the other side....lol. So how did you do it? Looks good by the way!

[bizarre179]

Thanks! I Just took out the bulbs, and put leds in their place. I think I have the easiest third brake light out there apart from the clear lense (which is pretty easy as well).

I am going to resize the pics right now too and edit the post. I was too tired last night.

[lonnie]

Thanks! I Just took out the bulbs, and put leds in their place. I think I have the easiest third brake light out there apart from the clear lense (which is pretty easy as well).

I am going to resize the pics right now too and edit the post. I was too tired last night.But how did you do the clear lens?

[bizarre179]

I cut the red one out and kept the clips that snap into the bracket. Then I cut some lexan to fit it and used silicone to seal it.

[lonnie]

I cut the red one out and kept the clips that snap into the bracket. Then I cut some lexan to fit it and used silicone to seal it.
Thanks sounds easy enough, but did you have any problems with any type of contouring, or does it just lay flat. When you say cut, do you mean if it doesn't work then I'm screwed cut, or cut as in taken out?


...hey do you remember the thickness?

[bizarre179]

It is just flat. And when I saw cut, I mean you screw up, you better go find a new piece or try to salvage your ruined one with epoxy. I am pretty sure it is 1/8 inch thick (or something real close to it).

[lonnie]

Cool Thanx

[bizarre179]

Sorry, it is 3/32. Anyways it is non yellowing and non breakable... so it says. Home depot for $14.

[lonnie]

Sorry, it is 3/32. Anyways it is non yellowing and non breakable... so it says. Home depot for $14.Thanx again cause I was wondering where I could get it from.

[cavaliers60]

Bumb for reference.

[hok666]

have it stickied!

[cavaliers60]

I know, right? I'm thinking about taking it apart and redoing it sometime soon. :)