Anyone know where to buy this 4th brake light?

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Honda Civic 10th gen Anyone know where to buy this 4th brake light? ima
I Saw this on Facebook... I'm liking it and wondering where I can buy it. Anyone know?
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I saw this thread, thought it was a cool idea, and did some research. Ultimately, I decided that I wanted more of an undercarriage glow instead of an actual 4th brake light. This is what I ended up with :D

Honda Civic 10th gen Anyone know where to buy this 4th brake light? IMG_20160516_201151


Honda Civic 10th gen Anyone know where to buy this 4th brake light? IMG_20160516_204634
 


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Details and more pictures please???!

I saw this thread, thought it was a cool idea, and did some research. Ultimately, I decided that I wanted more of an undercarriage glow instead of an actual 4th brake light. This is what I ended up with :D

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Details and more pictures please???!
I had an extra strip of red side shine LED, so I wired it up to the brake light circuit. If you look at the pictures below, I basically secured the strip right behind the black bumper thing so the LEDs shine down towards the ground. You can snake the wire up to the trunk area by peeling back the weatherstrip. Inside the trunk, release the clips holding the cloth panels in place and pull back the panels to reveal the wiring to the brake light assembly. The wire colors are different on the driver's side vs the passenger's side. Since I wired mine to the passenger side brake light, I tapped the positive LED wire into the thicker gray wire (there are 2 gray wires to the tail light assembly, you want the thicker one). I grounded the negative LED wire to the chassis, but I'm sure you can also use any of the black wires coming from the tail light.

Honda Civic 10th gen Anyone know where to buy this 4th brake light? IMG_20160517_172258


Honda Civic 10th gen Anyone know where to buy this 4th brake light? IMG_20160517_172334
 

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I'm doing this this morning

I had an extra strip of red side shine LED, so I wired it up to the brake light circuit. If you look at the pictures below, I basically secured the strip right behind the black bumper thing so the LEDs shine down towards the ground. You can snake the wire up to the trunk area by peeling back the weatherstrip. Inside the trunk, release the clips holding the cloth panels in place and pull back the panels to reveal the wiring to the brake light assembly. The wire colors are different on the driver's side vs the passenger's side. Since I wired mine to the passenger side brake light, I tapped the positive LED wire into the thicker gray wire (there are 2 gray wires to the tail light assembly, you want the thicker one). I grounded the negative LED wire to the chassis, but I'm sure you can also use any of the black wires coming from the tail light.

IMG_20160517_172258.jpg


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Will do.

Question, do you have any idea about how many led's were on the strip you used?

I mistakenly bought the wrong strip this morning and didn't realize til After I left the store. Says they can be use interior/exterior, and I just don't feel like it will be bright enough. About 20-40 led's but they're tiny leds

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Will do.

Question, do you have any idea about how many led's were on the strip you used?

I mistakenly bought the wrong strip this morning and didn't realize til After I left the store. Says they can be use interior/exterior, and I just don't feel like it will be bright enough. About 20-40 led's but they're tiny leds

I think 24 LEDs? Different strips have different brightness, so you might have to experiment with different strips. Or you can always add another strip of LEDs. I think mine is a bit dim as well, and I plan on adding a second strip too.
 

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So...that was my 16 and now I’ve got an 18 civic.

My leds are coming in today. This time I bought a red and a white strip of leds so I can light up the ground when I reverse as well.

Back in 16 I remember seeing a nice strip that had both reverse and brake in one strip but these days I can only find 40”+ truck tail strips.
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