Need ideas for third brake light cover

engunneer · 04-04-2006, 04:38 PM

I actually have the drawings done and material on hand to make one of these, but I don't have a test subject yet. I will do fully custom. Check out the links in my sig for details.

darelldd · 04-04-2006, 05:41 PM

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Just a word of caution from Lawsuit Land: partially covering a brake light could provide justification by the guy who rear-ends you (or his insurance company) to place at least partial legal responsibility on you. He can claim he was visually confused by the obscured factory-installed brake lamp, causing reaction delay and the accident. Since you made the mod, you might be held at least partially liable. [/b]

Scary. And probably true. Here in CA, it is perfectly legal to tint the rear window LIMO dark (5%). And that includes right over the third brake light if it happens to shine through the back window. Yes, we must have that thrid brake light, but nobody needs to see it, apparently.

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04-04-2006, 04:38 PM	#21
engunneer Prius Hacker Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 302 My Car: Package: Nominated 0 Times in 0 Posts TOTM Awards: 0 Friends: 0	I actually have the drawings done and material on hand to make one of these, but I don't have a test subject yet. I will do fully custom. Check out the links in my sig for details.