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3rd brake light swap for bed lights

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by apoteker, Aug 23, 2012.

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Aug 23, 2012 at 7:50 AM

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i have searched the forums but to no avail- has anyone swapped out the 3rd brake light with one like the tundra or even nissan frontier that has bed lights? is it possible to mod the existing oem or an ebay led version to do this? any thoughts??

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Aug 26, 2012 at 6:58 AM

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Have you considered installing LEDs under your bed rails instead, or are you committed to the brake light conversion?

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I just had that same idea. I want to keep a oem look.

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