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Spoiler brake light/ lose high mount brake light?

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Spoiler brake light/ lose high mount brake light?

Post by claymore68 » Fri May 31, 2013 3:57 pm

Looking to install oem spoiler this weekend and wondered if its best to lose the high mount brake light or splice the wiring and keep both, any thoughts or advice.
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Post by indigolemon » Fri May 31, 2013 4:04 pm

Legally, you should only have one - I'd go with the spoiler light.
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Post by claymore68 » Fri May 31, 2013 4:12 pm

cool so remove the internal high mount...simples I hope ! ;)
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Post by honda-hardy » Fri May 31, 2013 4:15 pm

Or make a panel that says prelude like on 4th gen. Or wire it up to vtec and have it say vtec

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Post by claymore68 » Fri May 31, 2013 4:22 pm

honda-hardy wrote:Or make a panel that says prelude like on 4th gen. Or wire it up to vtec and have it say vtec
Oh I wish ,wouldn't seem right without vtec under the bonnet :D
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Post by Pushki » Fri May 31, 2013 4:31 pm

claymore68 wrote:cool so remove the internal high mount...simples I hope ! ;)
You may need to source a blanking bezel.
I think @Carrisma came up with a solution IIRC.
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Post by honda-hardy » Fri May 31, 2013 4:38 pm

Forgot oops

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Post by CARRisma » Fri May 31, 2013 8:08 pm

Pushki wrote:
claymore68 wrote:cool so remove the internal high mount...simples I hope ! ;)
You may need to source a blanking bezel.
I think @CARRisma came up with a solution IIRC.
Here ya go: http://www.ludegeneration.co.uk/post35316.html
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Post by honda-hardy » Tue Jun 04, 2013 2:41 am

here you go bud.
i went to the 5th gen braking in london and thought of you when i was there.
as i said in the pm, the tabs are broken but it does stick down ok with the velcro i added.

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