redundant third brake light?
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redundant third brake light?
It seems to me that the small third brake light on a C5 convertible is useless, if a following driver can't make out the four huge tail lamps they're legally blind.
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The way I look at it is the more light back there the better. That's why I went with LED Halo lights instead of the stock taillamps.
Besides, GM didn't have much choice since the third brake light was mandated.
Besides, GM didn't have much choice since the third brake light was mandated.
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Yep; there's a Federal mandate for the high mounted center stop lamp. Was an '84 or '85 law IIRC for '86 year model onwards vehicles.
There's a good recent thread here in General Chat that has a member that's contemplating the ever becoming popular third brake light flasher. It's similar to the more recent new style flashers that flash the third brake light the initial moment you put on the brakes.
There's a good recent thread here in General Chat that has a member that's contemplating the ever becoming popular third brake light flasher. It's similar to the more recent new style flashers that flash the third brake light the initial moment you put on the brakes.
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Here is the other post Velocity_Vette mentioned:
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-flasher.html
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...t-flasher.html
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I have the Web Electric flasher unit & Radioflyer led taillights.
http://www.webelectricproducts.com/
http://www.webelectricproducts.com/
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I have the Web Electric flasher unit & Radioflyer led taillights.
http://www.webelectricproducts.com/
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The central brake light is also on different circuitry to the regular lights, which go through the hazard switch/flasher unit as they double up as turn signals.
Just another C5 fun fact.....
Just another C5 fun fact.....
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Yep; there's a Federal mandate for the high mounted center stop lamp. Was an '84 or '85 law IIRC for '86 year model onwards vehicles.
There's a good recent thread here in General Chat that has a member that's contemplating the ever becoming popular third brake light flasher. It's similar to the more recent new style flashers that flash the third brake light the initial moment you put on the brakes.
There's a good recent thread here in General Chat that has a member that's contemplating the ever becoming popular third brake light flasher. It's similar to the more recent new style flashers that flash the third brake light the initial moment you put on the brakes.
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