Brake light on stock ek wing - READ FOR FULL EXPLANATION

[edmondvincent]

Sort of a noob question, i've been trying to search around for the answer but nowhere seems to have it... i've seen heaps of people with aftermarket wings on their ek but the only thing that's making me think twice is the brake light. Would it be illegal to not have a third brake light if I installed an aftermarket wing?

[mocchi]

illegal.

[edmondvincent]

sweet thanks, wasn't too sure cause I assumed because the tail lights go brighter when you hit the brakes which would mean theres no use for the other light on the wing

[sebtoombs]

This has been covered somewhere else, but essentially you must have a "Centre High-Mount Stop Light". It doesn't have to be on the wing where the factory one was, but it must be mounted along the centre line of the car, and visible from behind, and above the tail lights. So if ya ain't got that then it's illegal.

[edmondvincent]

yeah i was searching for a thread that covered this but had no luck in finding it, i might as well do that then thanks heaps

[UkuleleGod]

I have a spoon wing, and to fix the problem of no high centre stop light. I went to a wrecker and took one out of a Subaru (I think) and mounted it to the plastic trim on the top of the inside of the hatch. Looks OEM, and is brighter than the stock (y)

[edmondvincent]

sounds awesome, might need to go on a stop light adventure haha! thanks for the info

[UkuleleGod]

No worries! If you need pictures, let us know!

[edmondvincent]

actually yeah, post some photos to see what my options are!

[UkuleleGod]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/gothecow212/9C74F7CA-00F3-4526-9C5F-92EA83B20941-603-00000059CD31B228_zpsa60a1e6f.jpg?t=1366423885

This is how I have done it.

[jprak]

can u get a pic with the boot closed also do u know the exact model of the car that this light came from?

[zippy]

Have to admit thats proper clever! With jprak on this, would love to see a boot closed picture. Really not a bad improvisation at all!

[edmondvincent]

thats sick! looks like a simple little job!

[UkuleleGod]

http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e118/gothecow212/38AB7528-FE65-4B90-8BE0-C97FEC9B74B0-2874-000002EB550BDB81_zpsac1f7ad4.jpg

Here is a pic of it from the outside, works pretty well and gives the impression of slight stockness.

This came out of a 1991 Subaru Liberty wagon.