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Jsmith18 · 07-22-2015, 12:43 PM

Yeah just leave it, whos to say the spoiler light isnt tapped into the third brake light turning off both when you unplug it. you dont see the one behind the spoiler so just save the headache and leave it.

Angrybird 12 · 07-22-2015, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TommyTheCat

Don't some cars come stock with no center brake lights still? Like some BMWs

No, all new cars sold in the USA have had to have them by law since 1986... If you see one without one then someone removed it or maybe it was imported by an individual.

http://www.nhtsa.gov/cars/rules/regr...te/808696.html

ELIC1 · 07-22-2015, 02:15 PM

I have this spoiler and kept both lights like someone said more lights the better for people to see you when you stop.... not really happy about the end pieces the way they sit... they line up perfact to the trunk lid lines when looking at it from the front, and the gaps are pretty good. but they need to go on a angle achieve that. you can see it from the back when looking at it

el ess A · 07-22-2015, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Smart Line

just say ...
you unplug the one in the window, a person rear-ends you then gets a good layer and you lose....it could happen.not that i like it but it would open the door for a negligence suit.

just my 2 cents...........

It would be a stretch, but it's plausible. At least here in SC it may be.

Here in South Carolina, you are required, at minimum, to have 1 working brake lamp visible at 100 ft. and no glaring or dazzling lights. So show lamps aren't allowed on the street.

But, according to SC state statute § 56-5-4730: When a vehicle is equipped with a stop lamp or other signal lamps, such lamp or lamps shall at all times be maintained in good working condition.

If you lived in SC, and if there is a blockoff plate available to place inside where your rear window CHMSL is, then using that gets you out of the statute since the lamp is no longer equipped with that lamp. You only need ONE to work, and the rest are considered discretionary. But if there's more than one, you must have all lamps in good working condition. Kind of a puss out, but that's how it is.

ChrisBlair · 07-22-2015, 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by axis

It can be offensive if it reflects the red off the higher spoiler.

Sounds like grounds for a TS ticket

guerrillakilla13 · 07-22-2015, 07:15 PM

The brighter the rears the less chance you have of getting rear ended. All my life i've had super bright brake lights (on my 02 camaro, 02 trans am, and 14 RS camaro) and i've yet to be rear ended.

Could just be me or where I live, but I can't go against what i've personally seen.

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ELIC1 Account Suspended Drives: black and silver Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: new york Posts: 1,728	I have this spoiler and kept both lights like someone said more lights the better for people to see you when you stop.... not really happy about the end pieces the way they sit... they line up perfact to the trunk lid lines when looking at it from the front, and the gaps are pretty good. but they need to go on a angle achieve that. you can see it from the back when looking at it Attached Images

07-22-2015, 12:43 PM	#43
Jsmith18 Drives: 2013 Camaro LFX Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Orlando, Florida Posts: 448 View My Garage	Yeah just leave it, whos to say the spoiler light isnt tapped into the third brake light turning off both when you unplug it. you dont see the one behind the spoiler so just save the headache and leave it.

07-22-2015, 07:15 PM	#48
guerrillakilla13 Drives: 2014 Camaro 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Arizona Posts: 711	The brighter the rears the less chance you have of getting rear ended. All my life i've had super bright brake lights (on my 02 camaro, 02 trans am, and 14 RS camaro) and i've yet to be rear ended. Could just be me or where I live, but I can't go against what i've personally seen.