Found an LED brake light kit...
01-27-2012, 11:09 PM
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Since Hacker quoted the other Tony, I'm going to assume he was talking about his brake light mod. 
Originally Posted by Vonov:9224237
It is illegal to modify the brake lights; it is NOT illegal to add additional lights to the system, as long as the original lights are unaltered and their function is not impaired in any way (the LED's draw so little power that the light monitoring system is unaffected, and they activate a full half-second quicker than the incandescent brake lights), and thanks for the compliment...the dog in your avatar looks like he's just about to say something, great pic, lol...
01-27-2012, 11:44 PM
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That's not the point (and yes, I personally know people pulled over for non-OEM tail lights).
Point is, be careful.
Just think if you modify / remove a federally mandated, DOT stamped, 3rd brake light and get into an accident. The other guys insurance adjuster notices the modification and pleads a case you are at fault (even though his client slammed into the back of you), due to this mod.
Why? For starters any car this type of mod is not technically street legal and you modified a safety device that would be directly involved in why his client rear-ended you.
There is a good chance you will lose that case.
That's all I'm saying and yes, it has happened.
Point is, be careful.
Just think if you modify / remove a federally mandated, DOT stamped, 3rd brake light and get into an accident. The other guys insurance adjuster notices the modification and pleads a case you are at fault (even though his client slammed into the back of you), due to this mod.
Why? For starters any car this type of mod is not technically street legal and you modified a safety device that would be directly involved in why his client rear-ended you.
There is a good chance you will lose that case.
That's all I'm saying and yes, it has happened.
01-29-2012, 01:16 PM
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In my experience, and I was in law enforcement for 25 years, unless it's blatantly unsafe, or they're looking for a reason to pull you over for an investigative stop, i.e., either they think you're involved in a crime of some sort, or the officer is being pushed to generate stats, local law is not generally interested in enforcing equipment violations; it's when you get stopped by state LEO's that you're likely to get dinged, and then it can be very costly indeed.
That being said, Hacker is correct.
That being said, Hacker is correct.
09-01-2012, 11:35 PM
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Autozone LED's
...that functions as a flashing third brake light, sequential turn signal, and running lights. It's sold at Auto Zone, and the manufacturer is Alpena. I opted to discard the sequential function, since it doesn't sequence in time with the turn signal, and wired the running light function to the turn signal circuit instead. I wanted to keep the lights invisible unless the brake lights or turn signals/hazard flashers were activated, and also not alter the appearance of the exterior. Here is the car with the hazard flashers activated (but no LED's):
