Third brake light
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Wonder if the third brake light wires are accessible by pulling back the Trunk liner as the Tech did to repair my motorized pulldown? However, the need to do is not sufficiently compelling for me to find them (even if accessible) and start cutting and splicing! However, if someone does and defines how, I'd do it! Still will use my MO if stopping for a red light etc, of looking in my TV Mirror and if there is a car behind I slow to a crawl ~100 feet before I stop. Ticks off some who just can't wait to look and see who sent a text message when they heard a beep! In SC it's legal to look at your phone when stopped. See people do it all the time when stopped and when the light turns green are so wrapped up in whatever useless texting they just sit there! Ridiculous how some are so tied to their phone they can't live without it!
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They said the memory seats on that side were done for the right-hand drive model, and they decided it was simpler to just do all cars with both. And memory seating is something customers will notice. The CHMSL? Not many will pay any attention as long as it lights up.
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I had hoped that would work on my C7, but no luck. It was just like Broken Halo says for the C8.
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Just and observation but the third brake light is as low as the standard brake lights. Kind of defeats the purpose? I thought they were supposed to be mounted "high(er)" so cars that are a few cars back might see that you are braking.
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^^^
It's a little bit higher, but not much. The regs say it must be at least 34" above the ground, and no lower than 3 inches below the rear window (except convertibles can be 6 inches below the rear window).
NHTSA commissioned a study (done with taxi cabs in San Francisco, IIRC) that compared multiple locations for the CHMSL, including 1 center mounted one, two higher mounted ones in the rear window, and different heights. I guess they found that having a 3rd light in the center made more difference than the height.
It's a little bit higher, but not much. The regs say it must be at least 34" above the ground, and no lower than 3 inches below the rear window (except convertibles can be 6 inches below the rear window).
NHTSA commissioned a study (done with taxi cabs in San Francisco, IIRC) that compared multiple locations for the CHMSL, including 1 center mounted one, two higher mounted ones in the rear window, and different heights. I guess they found that having a 3rd light in the center made more difference than the height.
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^^^
Now if I could have it blinking rapidly as I did on my C6, would be better!
C6 was an easy install. Take out a taillight and plug flashing module into the 3rd brake light harness.
Now if I could have it blinking rapidly as I did on my C6, would be better!
C6 was an easy install. Take out a taillight and plug flashing module into the 3rd brake light harness.
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Here's a new product to do this and the install video.
"Paragon C8 Corvette F1 Brake Light Module Install - Plug & Play!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idF1jE2jfrE
"Paragon C8 Corvette F1 Brake Light Module Install - Plug & Play!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idF1jE2jfrE
Paragon is Plug and Play After you remove the bumper! (Smart, as they did to use a fellow that MC's the Video who was "calm". Being very calm makes it sound easy!
)For my C6 it was a Plug and Play similar to their C8 Module BUT access was by removing a taillight lens.
For my C7's there was a way to splice into the PC Board on the passenger side. Didn't want to screw up that board so never did.
If I had a reason to remove the bumper would consider buying a ~$5 system and splicing . Never had a need on my 2020 and hope I don't with the E-Ray. But if someone posted the circuit i.e. where to cut and splice in the flashers 4 wires, would buy a flashing circuit module and be ready!
Last edited by JerryU; Nov 16, 2023 at 02:51 PM.
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Completely agree Jerry, but not having a lot of faith in a $5 unit, (even though that's what I would buy), I would drill a small hole thru the bulkhead and run the wires between the trunk liner and bulkhead so if/when I had to replace the $5 unit I wouldn't have to remove the fascia again, only the trunk liner to gain access.
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Completely agree Jerry, but not having a lot of faith in a $5 unit, (even though that's what I would buy), I would drill a small hole thru the bulkhead and run the wires between the trunk liner and bulkhead so if/when I had to replace the $5 unit I wouldn't have to remove the fascia again, only the trunk liner to gain access.
On the C8,
It's the same procedure removing the rear bumper, and clipping 2 wires (12V+ and ground) and splice in the module. EZPZ
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Completely agree Jerry, but not having a lot of faith in a $5 unit, (even though that's what I would buy), I would drill a small hole thru the bulkhead and run the wires between the trunk liner and bulkhead so if/when I had to replace the $5 unit I wouldn't have to remove the fascia again, only the trunk liner to gain access.