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Old Jul 25, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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I'm just wondering about one thing has anyone made, seen, or know of anyone that has a clear third brake light?? I'm going for the all white/black/clear/chrome look and i was just wondering and yea i know about the custolight painted ones but they just look tacky I think..well guys thanks and let me know something..
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 07:33 AM
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nope, I don't think anyone makes a clear spoiler brakelight.
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Old Jul 26, 2005 | 11:20 PM
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I have never seen one.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 12:38 AM
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I was wondering on a custom third brake light to...Can u buy one that lights up ws6 when u brake or do u have to custom make it your self. I was going to try to make it myself but there is a brown plastic piece that helps house the light socket in to place. Does any body know how to remove that with out braking or cracking the lense.
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 12:42 AM
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...QQcmdZViewItem

Maybe they can custom make one for the WS-6
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 08:00 AM
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I dont know about clear but if you follow this link they have about 100 diff light covers
www.custolight.com
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 11:08 AM
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i would love a clear ss 3rd brake light.. would blend in so nice on white
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 01:06 PM
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instead of buying one, i just went to afterthoughtsauto.com and bought a can of vht nite shades, bought some stickers from wallmart... put the letters in the order i needed them on the brake light and sprayed over it with the vht... it turned out really good. looked like it was blacked out during the day and just the letters would light up at night... you can have it say whatever you want it to say... just an idea
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 02:05 PM
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Thanks for the help...ZEEMAN that website is just what I've been looking for. Thanks
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 02:18 PM
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go to brent frankers site...he does awesome vinyl work and and his prices are awesome with free shipping..check out his website on my cardomain site in my sig
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 02:48 PM
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Actually last night i tried using window tint to cover the 3rd brake light on my T/A. didnt come out so good. its hard to get the tint to wrap around it that much without messing it up.
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Originally Posted by 02_t/a_SOMetallica
Actually last night i tried using window tint to cover the 3rd brake light on my T/A. didnt come out so good. its hard to get the tint to wrap around it that much without messing it up.
If you wanna go that route use a hair dryer to help expand the limo tint...if its the kind from wally world or autozone the results may not be that great..i used to work at an audio shop and thats how we did our tint installs...just hold one side down and blow the hot air on it as you gently pull toward the other side so it stretches..see if that helps at all...
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Old Jul 27, 2005 | 05:16 PM
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FYI - I dealt with the Custolight people a few months ago and they are a pain in the ***. They jerked me around for 3 months about a 3rd brake light for a T/A. They basically blamed me for their incompetence. I do not suggest dealing with them as the owner "Sandy" was very rude and refused to refund all of my money when I was told that it would be double the price for the part I wanted. Buyer beware!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 12:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 3pnt4maro
If you wanna go that route use a hair dryer to help expand the limo tint...if its the kind from wally world or autozone the results may not be that great..i used to work at an audio shop and thats how we did our tint installs...just hold one side down and blow the hot air on it as you gently pull toward the other side so it stretches..see if that helps at all...
No its the tint that GM uses to tint windows on the assembly line, its not from autozone or anywhere like that.
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 12:17 PM
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I had mine smoked. I had a friend at the body shop mix a tiny bit of black in with the clear...came out perfecr...the more coats you put on the darker it gets...



it doesnt look black in person, just a dark smoked red....I didnt like how the red stood out against the blue, it was too bright.
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Old Jul 29, 2005 | 01:30 PM
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I used nite shades and mine came out good. It has seen better days though and its time to redo it. Its been on my car for a couple of years now.
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Old Jul 30, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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I have a Black T/A and i cant stand how the third break light looks on the yop of the spoiler, I am taking it off and either sprayin it with black and clear or just VHT.
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