How to Clear third brake light
10-29-08, 08:55 PM
#1
How to Clear third brake light
*Disclaimer : This is for offroad or show purposes only. This may be illegal so do not come up to me if you get in trouble for it. Be sure to pick up a red bulb if you do this*
Did this today on my fc, spent a good few hours this afternoon..
Used florescent ceiling lamp lenses.
Basically trim to fit the housing and drill 4 holes on the outer non-visible area and screw it to mount it. Then I had to trim 1 piece for the popped-up area that fits into the the body cut out area. Glued that to a trimmed piece of plexiglas that will be on the exterior surface. Glue used was clear adhesive sealant. Should be ok. Test fitted for flush-ness with the body and to get the position correct. Seems good. Waiting for the pieces to dry.
When you glue the pieces, the only way this will work is by gluing the visible area, hence why I used clear adhesive... Don't worry though, still very clear end product, just do it in thin enough layers to fill in, and don't get any air bubbles trapped.
*the black trim is the original rubber seal. Try to keep those intact so you can reuse them, or purchase new ones, or make some sort of gasket to seal the lense to the body.
In the final pic, theres some glue/fingerprints on the exterior side which I will clean off once all the glue is set.
The beauty of this is that I can keep my red lense and always swap back. I did test these under lights and it is pretty good.
Things to worry about : I have noticed these ceiling lenses may fade to a slight brown from constant sun light over time, hopefully the plexiglas may hinder it a little bit. I also have a rear deck spoiler which cast shade over the light itself so Im not too worried about it.
Did this today on my fc, spent a good few hours this afternoon..
Used florescent ceiling lamp lenses.
Basically trim to fit the housing and drill 4 holes on the outer non-visible area and screw it to mount it. Then I had to trim 1 piece for the popped-up area that fits into the the body cut out area. Glued that to a trimmed piece of plexiglas that will be on the exterior surface. Glue used was clear adhesive sealant. Should be ok. Test fitted for flush-ness with the body and to get the position correct. Seems good. Waiting for the pieces to dry.
When you glue the pieces, the only way this will work is by gluing the visible area, hence why I used clear adhesive... Don't worry though, still very clear end product, just do it in thin enough layers to fill in, and don't get any air bubbles trapped.
*the black trim is the original rubber seal. Try to keep those intact so you can reuse them, or purchase new ones, or make some sort of gasket to seal the lense to the body.
In the final pic, theres some glue/fingerprints on the exterior side which I will clean off once all the glue is set.
The beauty of this is that I can keep my red lense and always swap back. I did test these under lights and it is pretty good.
Things to worry about : I have noticed these ceiling lenses may fade to a slight brown from constant sun light over time, hopefully the plexiglas may hinder it a little bit. I also have a rear deck spoiler which cast shade over the light itself so Im not too worried about it.
Last edited by Hypertek; 10-29-08 at 08:58 PM.
10-29-08, 09:03 PM
#3
well its dark already when i finished it so ill ahve some pics tomarrow, but it looks pretty much like this
http://i33.tinypic.com/eq1hs5.jpg
Those are probably aftermarket by some jdm company, but im just showin how they should look simular.
I think it looks great with no rear spoiler, but again, i expect it may fade over time.
http://i33.tinypic.com/eq1hs5.jpg
Those are probably aftermarket by some jdm company, but im just showin how they should look simular.
I think it looks great with no rear spoiler, but again, i expect it may fade over time.
Last edited by Hypertek; 10-29-08 at 09:05 PM.
Trending Topics
10-30-08, 11:14 AM
#12
Like a G6
iTrader: (1)
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: In the Dutch Mountains
Posts: 713
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
Nice job! Should look better on any color FC except red. I'm happy Euro FC's don't have 3rd brake lights, so that's a cleaner look. Still have the ugly keyhole though.
Riz.
Riz.
10-30-08, 11:21 AM
#13
Not Even Foo
iTrader: (13)
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: South Bay, CA
Posts: 8,999
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
pretty neat look. time to follow up with some clear tail lights... if it's even possible. lol
would that be considered as the S5 Altezza tail light mod?
but if someone was going for the show car look, clear lenses around the car,
i'm sure they'd rock this 3rd brake light mod.
hypertek's all about being innovative. props yo.
would that be considered as the S5 Altezza tail light mod?
but if someone was going for the show car look, clear lenses around the car,
i'm sure they'd rock this 3rd brake light mod.
hypertek's all about being innovative. props yo.
10-30-08, 02:22 PM
#16
the brake light housing however does not dispurse the light the best since the bulb kind shoots to the right of the housing. If I do a LED setup, it should be ok because i can aim em straight to the back.
Last edited by Hypertek; 10-30-08 at 02:28 PM.
