Disclaimer: The following is provided as a GUIDE ONLY, and neither myself, nor FITFREAK.NET endorse, recommend, encourage nor take any responsibility for the outcome of someone else doing the following. You follow these steps at your own risk!

Ok here you go:
First pop the hatch and locate the third brake light and remove the back cover


Grab a 10mm socket and remove the two 10's on both side of light.



Pop light out by squeezing the two tabs, unplug the white connector and fish the wires out of the light housing




Use a small flat head and remove the red reflector(two tabs on each side)



Unplug the tiny 5 pin white connector, then unclip the tabs on each side of light that cover the led board electronics



Remove the white connector from the FIT led brake light and fish the two wires through the small opening on the light, then reconnect the wires to the connector to the second and four pin




Now connect the led connector to the connector you unplug earlier, tuck the plugged in connector under cover and snap back.



Reconnect main plug and reverse beginning steps, and your done




I hope this DIY is helpful and if you have any questions please dont hesitate to ask.

 

This is quite awesome write up. Surprised noone said anything since September? Comon people, the guy did all this work and it looks sharp.

 

thanks for reading......

 

That looks amazing!! Did you say where you got that part?

 

i have some if you want one.

 

wow thats pretty sick

 

Worked liked a charm! Thanks bud

 

I would love led third brake like that. But something that doesnt say fit

 

i have JAZZ.......

 

I want somethin thats not words, something like rolls of LEDs

 

Doesn't this forum have moderators that can delete this spam crap that has all of a sudden been coming into the threads?

WTF



Clay

 

NICEEE that looks really well put!!!!
would having your third brake light say "FIT" or any other words attract cops?

 

I'd be interested in that, do you still have any? and how much? you can pm me for that if you want.

Thanks

I'm still not sure which gen I have, will that work or "fit" on either?

 

I finally installed one.

THe DIY was a big help.

A couple small points. On the exisiting light what you are doing is removing the lens only. The LEDs remain but are disconnected.

The new light comes with a small plug with the two wires attached. You need to disconnect them from the plug in order to snake them through the housing. The slot in housing id rather tiny. I was able to bend down the bit of aluminum that is in the space enuf not to break it but allow the wires to go through.

 

Does the JAZZ brakelight work the same way.

 

I don't see why not

 

 

Why not? It is red. Where is Elgin?

 

IL if our goveners our any example

 

Now, where did you get it, and how much?