3rd brake light required?
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Guess i'm going to have to go out and drive around and see if I get cited. I took my 3rd brake light/stock carrier off last night to install my Smitty XRC bumper/carrier on Friday. Only thing that confuses me is , I see TONS of guys on this forum without the 3rd brake light with carrier style bumpers, thoughts or reason why they don't get cited?
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Guess i'm going to have to go out and drive around and see if I get cited. I took my 3rd brake light/stock carrier off last night to install my Smitty XRC bumper/carrier on Friday. Only thing that confuses me is , I see TONS of guys on this forum without the 3rd brake light with carrier style bumpers, thoughts or reason why they don't get cited?
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Haha, not here in Oregon, police LOVE seeing my Jeep on the road, and love to stop me even more "for a closer look". I guess i'm going to have to slap the stock carrier back on until I can get my bumper on friday (disappointment, I kinda liked the look of it off) and maybe then i'll have better changes on the road.
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A buddy bought a hardtop for his TJ that didn't have a 3BL. He looked and looked for anything on Illinois' books saying it was required and couldn't find anything so he didn't bother trying to rig one. I took mine off my JK, too. We've never had any issues.
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I have to find it again , but I read here in California , you are require to have a third brake if is permanently mounted to the vehicle , in case of the jeep it is not permanently mounted , so you don't need it
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Hm, interesting on the DOT stuff. I know Arizona just says two lights, no more info. However, it's pretty relaxed here as long as your two main one are functioning correctly and in plain sight.