cheap led 3rd brake light conversion

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cheap led 3rd brake light conversion

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OK so I'm working on this and it would prolly be cheap if you got parts from a jy. Its the 3rd brake light from a 02 Chevrolet venture. You just have to get the led strip and both sides of the harness for it. And cut the light socket from the factory light on the Beretta And replace it with the harness.

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This is as far as I got I rigged it up to make sure it works. but I need a new lens so I'm not going to install it till I have one. Then ill make some updates.

On a side note anyone got a brake light cover they wanna sell? Lol
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Only suggestion I will make. Make it waterproof. Or it will be junk very quickly. The LED's are not weather resistant. And yes water can get in from beneath/behind, so the lights need to be sealed inside the lens. I know, I have built several 3rd brake lights, and I only charge 45 bucks shipped.
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Finished product.

Not to mention, 36 LEDs total. (2 rows of 18)
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Here is a really cool shot, of both my LED 3rd brake, and Styluss's (white car on the right). I made both of them.

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That's a cool shot of a street full of Beretta's! :D
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Actually, that was cropped. Original looks even better,
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That foto is only win.
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Here you guys go!

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These were all taken by Kyle's other half Kim during the Indy road trip to the race track.

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Awsome pics. Nothing makes my day better than seeing a whole bunch of Beretta's. One question, What spoiler is on Styluss Beretta?
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Same one that is on the verts..... lol
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Sorry but what do mean by verts?
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Convertibles?

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Its the same spoiler they used on them.
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Hey i can see my elbow from here!
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I can see my cars rear end as well. Chad no one cares about your elbow, its ruining the pic :P LOL J/k Sorry man, i couldnt resist :ROFL:
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Here is a pretty cheap way to make a LED brake light for GTU spoiler. I made a tray out of sheet metal, Bought some suitable RED led strips from advance, then covered them in clear silicon. I still utilized the GTU brake light lense since it wasn't warped too bad. Spliced the wires in parallel and then utilized the factory plug so I could plug in into my factory harness. Now don't get me wrong, you can't see the individual led's like in caddy tails or anything but it lights up faster then regular bulbs if you're savvy to that.
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