Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior How do I disable the 3rd brake light? someone help

Hi guys I have a trd wing I installed with the led and now I have 4 lights going on, is that legal? If not How do I disable the 3rd brake light mounted on the top of the roof thanks guys!

it is perfectly legal to have 4 brake lights...dunno how to disable the 3rd brake line but there is definately no law that states how many brake lights you can have

I hope so I don't want to get pulled over for having more then 3 brake lights heheh, anyhow if its legal It looks kinda cool at night haha

anyone have more then 3 brake lights out there?? let me know!!

our ambulance has like 8 brake lights...so it must be legal. Im pretty sure ive seen it on other cars before...mostly civics with wings

Very true I don't want to be a ricer celica though, anyone know how to disable the 3rd roof light at all? Maybe a fuse perhaps?? thanks guys

when you buy a true TRD action pack spoiler, it will come with a plastic to mask it off. if i were you, i would that top brake light plastic off and get it paint it or take the light bulbs out...

i shaved the LED bar on my TRD replica wing.

i dont care if its a replica, i just didnt like the 4-brake light look.

I am sure there is a quick way to disable those lights with the wires or fuse, I should call up toyota and ask

umm just yank the wires that connect it .. lol maby

ya i bought a used TRD wing and i was woundering the same thing. Should i jsut go with 4 lights? Will that look ok? Anyone got a pic at night with 4 break lights?

yup, I got a plastic when I bought a TRD wing. I was going to mask it off, but decided not too. It looks pretty good with 4 break lights.

I like it myself but just hoping its not illegal, otherwise it lights up the lights hahah

Well, when I bought my TRD wing, when I went to hook up the 3rd brake light, the connector that was already in the back of the hatch didn't work, so I had to route the connector that was already connected to the third brake light, to the light on the spoiler.

Here's how you can unplug the 3rd brake light on the car.

1. Open the hatch.

2. Look up towards where the 3rd brake light is, and you should see a rubber grommet. It's just a rubber plug that keeps water away from your electrical connections. Reach in the hole that you unplugged the grommet from, and look for a connector. Unplug the connector, and you should be set.


Note, that in the kit that was supposed to come with your spoiler, there should be an adhesive piece of thin foam. You need to take that foam and wrap it around the connector that you just unplugged so that it doesn't rattle. Obviously, if you don't have the foam, just wrap it in something such as seran wrap. Just something to keep it from rattling.

Good luck.

thanks man!!

Np.

It's been a while since I did the install, so my instructions may be a little hazy.

Post back, and let me know if that helped at all.

Here you go, incase you can't find it...

Found this picture online, hopefully it will help...

Now that I think about it, that may diable the 3rd brake light on the spoiler itself, because I think that there may be a link to the two lights via that connection. If it does, then just plug it back in and cover the light on your car. If you don't wanna use the cover that came with the kit, go to www.bluebatmobile.com [bluebatmobile.com] because he sells some vinyl covers that may look better.

Here's an install guide for the wing if you want to look it over...

http://russ.angrypacket.com/howto/carstuff/trd-adjustable-spoiler/index.php?

Hey, if you still have you 4-brake light setup, take a pic!

I've been curious about how it would look, as I want to get a TRD spoiler!