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whiterider00
10-25-2009, 10:34 PM
well i had searched before and it was said that the led 3rd brake light from an impala would fit the alero, and that a couple people had done the mod. anyway, i picked one up for pretty cheap, and there is no way it will fit in the spot it needs to fit in. did you who did it just swap out the little led board thing and make it fit in the alero housing? if someone could let me know what i have to do to get it to work that would be great. thanks.
dragon8807
10-25-2009, 10:44 PM
i just swapped in the led board into the alero housing
whiterider00
10-25-2009, 11:13 PM
alright. any mods u have to make to the housing to get it the board to fit? how did you mount it? there doesnt seem to be any place to attach it to. if theres any way you could get a pic that would be really helpful.
dragon8807
10-25-2009, 11:28 PM
i didn't do any mods to the housing, i just pushed the board in there and it stayed in place. i can get a pic in the morning
whiterider00
10-25-2009, 11:29 PM
alright. ill give it a shot. whatd u do as far as wiring it up? just splice the wires into existing wiring?
jayson_waltz
10-25-2009, 11:59 PM
yes you have to splice the wires. really simple 2 wires.
whiterider00
10-26-2009, 12:11 AM
sounds easy enough. ill give it a shot tomorrow. thanks for the help.
whiterider00
10-26-2009, 01:06 AM
another question, did u use that clear plastic piece back in? does it make any difference in how the lights light up?
dragon8807
10-26-2009, 01:17 AM
didn't use it, nope
whiterider00
10-26-2009, 01:22 AM
alright. ill probly get it all figured out tomorrow. only reason i got it was the led strip in there now has a couple burned out, and the impala one was under $20 including shipping.
Kilroy
10-28-2009, 12:13 AM
alright. ill probly get it all figured out tomorrow. only reason i got it was the led strip in there now has a couple burned out, and the impala one was under $20 including shipping.

What year Impala ddid you get the LED 3rd brake light from??
whiterider00
10-28-2009, 01:58 AM
i think i typed in 2000. i think 00-03 or 04 are all the same. some have bulbs tho, and some have an led board thing. i assume its gotta b the one with the board to b able to swap them.
rida125
10-28-2009, 09:14 AM
Well actually when atomosphere and I did that we sanded down one of the sides of the board so that it would fit all the way down into the bottom of the alero housing. When i say we sanded it, we did it by hand so it was very minor, we then used a hot glue gun to hold it into place.
whiterider00
10-28-2009, 12:22 PM
ya, looks like thats all it will need to fit. im gonna try to get to it tomorrow, along with another tiny little mod on the rear end, ill post a pic when its done