Replacing the third brake light with an LED 'chase light'

[Dan_Goodwin]

Here is a fun mod that I completed over the weekend and have been really pleased with the end result. I wanted a better third brake light than the stock unit and ran across THIS unit that looked up to the task. I made a mount that bolts in place of the stock unit:

For the wiring, I copied the design of the TJ trailer wiring harness and used weather pack connectors to plug into the stock wiring without any splices. The wire was routed through the stock light housing and out a cable gland to another weather pack plug for the light to plug into. I picked up the ground from the stock light as well.

I'm really pleased with the final result. The tail and stop light is plenty bright and the reverse light is a huge upgrade over stock. The downside is that I'm now shopping for LED tail lights too...

 

[TheBoogieman]

Nice job. I went with a $25 "ring of fire".

 

[TheBoogieman]

I'm now shopping for LED tail lights too...

Here you go.
https://blackmagicbrakes.com/ols/categories/led-lights

 

[tr21triton]

Nice job. I went with a $25 "ring of fire".

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just ordered the same and it's supposed to get here today !

 

[Artsifrtsi]

I went with 2 1" LED marker lights flush mounted into the tire carrier, shining out through the unused lug holes in the wheel...

edit... I think they were 3/4", not 1"...