Date:         Mon, 30 Nov 1998 03:46:01 -0500
Reply-To:     Gary Kovach <dearbo@EROLS.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Gary Kovach <dearbo@EROLS.COM>
Subject:      3rd Rear brake light
Comments: To: Jess Lopatynski <Jess_Lopatynski@COMPUSERVE.COM>,
          vanagon@vanagon.com
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Jess Lopatynski wrote:

>My brother -in-law saw and couldn't wait to tell me about a 3rd brake
>light he saw on a late model Vanagon. It was the round VW badge mounted
>just over the rear hatch key with a red lens and lamp behind it.  Seems
cool, anybody
>seen anything like this or is it somebodys' customization?
>Cheers!   Jess

I just replaced my rear wiper motor and came to the same idea as above.  I
was going to attach the VW emblem on top of the red lens.  Any ideas on
where to get the red lens?  FLAPS don't have them unless I want to cut down
a larger piece.

I added a 3rd brake light on my 80Westy.  Was a Cyclops make.  I chose to
locate it at the bottom center of the rear window.  I snakes 2wires up
through the rear pillar and came out at the place where the rear window
defogger exits.  Then I pulled them down through the rear hatch pillar and
attached it to the brake wire. I attached the 2nd wire to ground.

I would perfer a larger lens.  This was about 2.5" x 5".  I like the ones in
the Trooper and did call their parts dept to get a price - Don't recall the
exact amount but it was over $300!
Gary
88GL
Baltimore