Ladies & gentlemen, boys & girls; today I want to introduce you to this absolute UNIT of a brake light. This brake light utilizes the stock mounting locations and wire routing hole through the rear panel. This brake light hold up to (4) Baja Design rock lights and has designed in cable management. In the photos, I currently have 2 red rock lights connected to my oem brakes and will be adding 2 more. Any color can be added and wired however you see fit.
This was printed in 2 halves with a 3D printer using PETG. I then glued the 2 pieces together and proceeded with LOTS of sanding. Couple coats of paint and here we are. I also added a sheet of 2mm foam for a watertight seal against the panel.
This definitely gives you the ability to customize which color lights you want. Another option is the Baja Designs Rear Tail Light. The mounting holes are adjustable on it, so I think youād be able to make it fit with the existing holes for a no-modification install. Price is a bit more, but you get an integrated light thatās purpose built for this application.
@PorkChopExpress I have seen those, they super cool! Just a lot bigger and more expensive than I wanted, plus already had 2 red rock lights . I wanted something simple that looked OEM and slim but thatās a fantastic solution if you have some extra $$$. However, not a huge of the side mounted cable; will make it difficult to use the original wiring hole Iād assume.
Definitely. I was curious about the wiring, too. Their installation instructions werenāt clear about whether the wire could be rerun from the middle of the light or if it was fixed at the end.
Made and installed another brake light for @GainzGFC . Heās opted for amber lights as āchaseā on the outermost spots and red in the center for brake.
@joserheo Havenāt even though about it but now you got me thinking . Iāll see what I can come up with. Might be a while with my busy schedule however. Iāll keep the thread updated about it!
Sounds good! Love your rock light idea, but the S2s are great chase lights and since we like to āGo Fastā weāll for sure be all over it.
Definitely a market since us camper users canāt use the awesome S2 3rd brake lights from Meso, ICS, etc., and if you can fit them using the GFC wiring and mount holes then you have a winner
The BD Rock lights say they are 500 lumens. While I am no expert on lights, 500 lumens is about a 45-60watt light bulb and 4 of these flipping on with the brake light might be really bright for drivers behind. What is your opinion of the brightness? I am about an hour away from a break in my day where i was going to cad something up and while I was originally planning to use these (slightly modified), it does seem the BD rock lights and their knock offs are well suited to this application.
4 red is definitely bright, I havenāt seen all 4 in action myself but will most likely swap to 2 amber for āchaseā. The 2 red seems to be definitely better suited but wanted to try so I could say for sure. Itās perfect in daylight but Iām sure much brighter at night.
That said; if anyone needs 2 reds or wants to trade ambers for them, hit me up
Only issue I see using something like those or the S2ās is that they arenāt as slim or close to like oem. However, would love to see what you come up with!
. I wanted something simple that looked OEM and slim but thatās a fantastic solution if you have some extra $$$. However, not a huge of the side mounted cable; will make it difficult to use the original wiring hole Iād assume.
. Iāll see what I can come up with. Might be a while with my busy schedule however. Iāll keep the thread updated about it!
weāll for sure be all over it.