third brake light idea .........

[YALEROYNOT]

I saw this on ebay and had a thought. there is a guy who rents space across the street that sells computer stuff. so I want to see if any one would be interested I can get them at a discount (not sure how much yet). here is an ebay link for the one set up.

brake light (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-05-GRAND-AM-ALERO-CCFL-CATHODE-3RD-THIRD-BRAKE-LIGHT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQihZ009QQit emZ190214614318QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)

i am changing out my third brake light cuz I have a short in one of the 65 leds and I cant find it :rolleyes2:

[Cliff8928]

I think that's better than LED!

[[ion] C2]

that is pretty fcking sweet

[cavaliers60]

He did a good job with the install and such, but I like my LED's.

[YALEROYNOT]

I think that's better than LED!

C2;350750']that is pretty fcking sweet

here is a pic

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/6/1/3/8/0/webimg/121156922_tp.jpg

I am working to get a price on the twin cathode set cheap from the guy that rents the space across the street. I will post it here when I get it.

[YALEROYNOT]

if any one is interested let me know I am going to get a price for 10 kits (2 12 tubes )

[cherrington17]

i would be. thats awesome, very unique, yet subtle (sp?)

[Trickyslick]

sweet yaleroynot..i'd be interested

[cherrington17]

if any one is interested let me know I am going to get a price for 10 kits (2 12 tubes )

so your looking to just get cathodes cheap? or make these kits??

cuz if your looking for cheap cathodes oznium has some, and he might discount a big purchase... i'm not sure.

[AGT]

I kinda like the LED a little better. It seems cathode looks too yellow orange

[cherrington17]

...but cathode is SOO much easier. :lol:


and yeah... see if you can beat http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit on price and quality.

shipping is 2.99, and the red is definitley red. (used to be a pinkish, but they fixed that issue) 9.99 for a pair. plus, phil (owner) is awesome.

[YALEROYNOT]

so your looking to just get cathodes cheap? or make these kits??

cuz if your looking for cheap cathodes oznium has some, and he might discount a big purchase... i'm not sure.

...but cathode is SOO much easier. :lol:


and yeah... see if you can beat http://www.oznium.com/cathode-kit on price and quality.

shipping is 2.99, and the red is definitley red. (used to be a pinkish, but they fixed that issue) 9.99 for a pair. plus, phil (owner) is awesome.

I am looking at getting the cathodes cheap. the guy who I am getting them from rents right across the street from me. on his site (www.hardwarecooling.com (http://www.hardwarecooling.com/product_info.php/prod/528/Red_Cold_Cathode_Kit_Dual)) the catodes are cheaper then oznium and thats with out me getting a dizcount. I have an email out to him just waiting to hear back. he is usally at his "shop" shipping every day so I can walk there and talk to him. I will keep every one posted

[cherrington17]

sweet. can't wait to see how this goes.

[TheMeaningOfLife]

Would there be an easy way to mount some led strips under the spoler in that little indention and have it light up in the pic with the brakelights? I tink you could route the wires inside the spoiler to inside the runk but then what do they connect to?

[cherrington17]

i think i'd be pretty hard to get then INSIDE the spoiler. unless you mounted them on the underside... which would look lame. (very visible) but if you managed to, you could just connect the wires to the same power/ground as the 3rd brake light. should be 12V.

[TheMeaningOfLife]

Yea. Im thinking ill take off my spoiler(i put it on so itll be easy) drill a hole in the bottom of one of the mounting places and in the side of the indention that runs along the bottom of it, then drill a hole in the trunk, then run it down to the 3rd brake light, so it lights up under the spoiler like in the pic!

[YALEROYNOT]

Yea. Im thinking ill take off my spoiler(i put it on so itll be easy) drill a hole in the bottom of one of the mounting places and in the side of the indention that runs along the bottom of it, then drill a hole in the trunk, then run it down to the 3rd brake light, so it lights up under the spoiler like in the pic!


here are pics of how the spoiler was done :

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/6/1/3/8/0/webimg/124145449_tp.jpg

http://img.auctiva.com/imgdata/7/6/1/3/8/0/webimg/124145444_tp.jpg

link to ebay auction (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SC-T-Wing-Spoiler-99-05-Pontiac-Grand-Am-GT-SE-White_W0QQitemZ190214613222QQihZ009QQcategoryZ3363 8QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem)

[cherrington17]

i'm not sure if that'd be legal here in ny. :lol: (light that up when brakes are on)

...and i don't think mine even has a groove under there. maybe it does, and i never noticed. :huh:

[YALEROYNOT]

got a price :

$8.00 shipped (us 48 )

shippment is coming in on fri april 24

will ship mon or tues

paypal

hutt234@comcast.net

[cavaliers60]

I think it's kind of stupid in my opinion..... but kudos to the guy who made it...

[Spilner521]

i'm not sure if that'd be legal here in ny. :lol: (light that up when brakes are on)
As long as any brake lights on the back of the car are red and not any other color, it's perfectly legal.

[TheMeaningOfLife]

Ok, now. I was reading about making all 4 lights turn on in the back, how do i do that exactly? What wires go where?

[YALEROYNOT]

Ok heres the deal before s**t starts here

I have not made one of these lights tenspeed over at gagt made one and i saw it talked to my neighbor and got a deal on the lights and thought I would pass it on. I am not making money on the lights. and I do know how to do this mod I am sure it isn't nearly as hard as putting 65 leds as a brake light.

just making it clear

thanks

lights will be here on fri shippin them out on sat/mon

[adam337]

how would the sc/t wing look on an alero?

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/8103/124145489tpru3.jpg

[YALEROYNOT]

how would the sc/t wing look on an alero?

http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/8103/124145489tpru3.jpg

I think that wing or the gt wing look better then the alero factory wing. IMO

[adam337]

well i have no wing.. this calls for a new thread!

[YALEROYNOT]

got a price :

$8.00 shipped (us 48 )

shippment is coming in on fri april 24

will ship mon or tues

paypal

hutt234@comcast.net

well I got the lights and they will not fit in the shipping box I thought so the price is now

$11 shipped ( my cost is $9.60 so I am not making a ton on this )

I can get em in purple,red,white,blue,green,UV

I have 1 red and 2 blue right now but they are just a phone call away.

thanks

Installed :

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/YALEROYNOT/0425081958.jpg

[YALEROYNOT]

here is a pic of what needs to be done to the brake light to fit the cold cathodes. Dremel or roto zip is the tool to do this job

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/YALEROYNOT/0425081853.jpg

and one more install pic. now I have 65 red leds that I need to use hmmmm ?

http://i256.photobucket.com/albums/hh198/YALEROYNOT/0425081958a.jpg

I HAVE ONE RED AND TWO BLUE I NEED TO SELL SOME OF THESE GUYS

[cavaliers60]

So you have to dremel out some of the housing??? Sounds like LEDs are easier to install since all you have to do is glue them to a piece of wood or something that fits in the original housing, then just run the wires out the back... no modifications to the housing, so you can go back to stock if you need to.

[YALEROYNOT]

So you have to dremel out some of the housing??? Sounds like LEDs are easier to install since all you have to do is glue them to a piece of wood or something that fits in the original housing, then just run the wires out the back... no modifications to the housing, so you can go back to stock if you need to.

I can go back to stock just scew the three bulb holder on and plug it in. I just go my car inspected and the 65 led light I made was on the fritz so I thru the stock bulbs in and got it inspected. then installed this when I got my cat back. I prob never will go back to stock if this dont work I will make something new.