ok guys, after seeing a few local members pictures of their 4th brake light, and looking at my tinted tails everyday, i decided i needed a set of these for many reasons. there isnt much to explain the pictures say it all...

but if you have any questions feel free to ask...

and the kit is a universal "24 Red LED Strip (attaches with double sided tape)

First, remove the taillight (i choose to use the passenger side) by taking out the 2 screw style holders inside the trunk


Dont forget the third one behind the carpet


Next i tapped into the 3rd brake light for my source of power. others told me to use the taillight but that is a BAD IDEA!!! DO NOT USE THE TAILLIGHT. you can but its too much work. because you tap the high side of the bulb, which means when you brake it will work but it will also flash with the turn signal (on the side you tap) so just use the 3rd brake light.


I ran the wires inside the decklight and dropped it out outside of view and ran it behind the carpet for cleanliness...


Next i drilled 2 small holes in the car (one in the chassis and one in the bumper) just big enough for your wires to fit...


Next run the wires from the LED strip through the hold in the bumper and through the chassis hole also... i used silicone on the chassis hole to keep water out of the trunk.



Here shows where my wire came through from the whole in the chassis. it come through inside that channel.


A little joining of the wires and heatshrink and tape and your ready to finish up.


Little tape to hold the wires up temp till i figure another way to mount the wires...


This is the strip taped down to the bumper channel.



Lights working beautifully!









As you see here on my color you can kinda see the strip but it is really not noticeable during the day. i am actually going to paint the small "1/2 peice of the bumper to the sides black to make it blend better... and probably the top of the bumper between the tailights so it is as if there is one long black strip going across there (from taillight top to taillight top) I put one on my friend jose's black gp and it blends in smoothly...

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hmmm taht car looks awfully familiar

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hey what is the wires color that you tapped into?

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97 GT Coupe | E55 Retrofit | L67 Swap in the works

randy he t'd into the positive and negative in the 3rd brake light inside the car

just remember the lighter color in the strip in negative and the darker one in positive

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Where did you get the kit with the 24" LED bar?

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he got it from ebay iirc
he posted a link on weewee to the sellar

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I remember this because I laughed like hell.

The sellers name is, and I quote, "ILOVEMYMOMANDDAD"

Some chinese dude. Kinda salty on the price. But he has all the neat interesting light B.S. you could ever want.

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How long did it take to get your light. I ordered mine almost a month ago and still has not arrived

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Just had a thought! What if you got 2 twelve inch bars, and wired them into the tail light? One bar wired into each side. Wouldnt that make both light up when you hit the brakes, and have one side blink with the blinkers?

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2004 Grand Prix GT1, F&R STB's, GMPP R. Sway Bar, GMPP Trailing Arms, 180* stat,

you'd need 4 6" bars since those only have 2 leads, not 3

unless you make it so that the ground for the strip is the blinker +

it would blink interchangeably

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Interesting, very interesting!

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2004 Grand Prix GT1, F&R STB's, GMPP R. Sway Bar, GMPP Trailing Arms, 180* stat,

OK....I must of missed something in the write up, so I am a little confused. If it is tapped into the 3rd brake light, how does it light up when the brakes are not applied like in one of his pictures at night?

His brakes are actually applied in that picture. The spoiler is covering up the third brake light because he had the camera closer to the ground.

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anyone attempting to do this, there is a free rubber plug that goes into the trunk under the drivers side taillight

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Just ordered my light to do this, finally. Sellers name was "Banggood" hahaha!

I tried the 2 seperate lights tapped into the tail lights to work as blinkers and brakes, didnt worked. Made the lights "hyper flash".

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Did this to my car thanks for the write up!