Wiring a 3rd Brake Light w/ Swingout
12-11-2010, 06:17 PM
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Thanks for the detailed write up. It really helped me this weekend to have this on my iPad while working on the jk. Only problem i have left to solve is seating that piece of foam in the right spot. Any words of wisdom?
12-12-2010, 07:56 PM
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That's my only advice.I only removed the foam to get my arm up inside of there.
I just came inside frustrated with this same problem. I have the LoD tire carrier and just gave up for the night. Tackle this tomorrow!
12-15-2010, 10:40 AM
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Lesson learned from a similar wiring I did a while back, running the wiring between the body and bumper is not a good idea. The body will move and flex differently than the bumper and if enough flexing occurs, it can damage/cut the wires.
You are better off to drill a small hole in the bumper and use a grommet to give it a clean look to run the wiring through.
You are better off to drill a small hole in the bumper and use a grommet to give it a clean look to run the wiring through.
11-01-2023, 08:13 PM
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Heyyy there… 👋
11-02-2023, 04:48 AM
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Welcome to JKF. They certainly started cracking down on that in Texas a couple years ago. It used to be nbd but i think 2 years ago the very lax car inspection guy I go to said nope, they absolutely won't approve without 3rd brake light these days. I wonder what happens to stuff like this in 2025 when they stop requiring safety inspections due to the legislation recently passed.
