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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 09:32 AM
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Third brake light

Im replacing all weather strips, door rubbers you name it in my truck and im looking for the third brake light gasket and cant find one. Anybody know where to get one or if someone has made one from something that worked before?
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 09:37 AM
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Third brake light on a first gen?
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 10:03 AM
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I think he means cargo light. I just cut one out of neoprene gasket material
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 10:40 AM
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yea I wasn't thinking lol yea cargo light oh ok thanks man I was just curious
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Old Jun 13, 2015 | 12:30 PM
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LOL neoprene would work good
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 04:41 AM
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I've been toying with the idea of turning my cargo light into a 3rd brake light, making the reverse lights the turn signals and just adding a pair of reverse lights either in the bumper or under it.
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 08:47 AM
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I've been toying with the idea of turning my cargo light into a 3rd brake light, making the reverse lights the turn signals and just adding a pair of reverse lights either in the bumper or under it.
That would be pretty easy. The reverse lights aren't so good anyway.
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Old Jun 14, 2015 | 08:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Angry Johnny
I've been toying with the idea of turning my cargo light into a 3rd brake light, making the reverse lights the turn signals and just adding a pair of reverse lights either in the bumper or under it.
Something like this would be cool.

Truck Parts and Truck Accessories
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Old Jun 15, 2015 | 05:51 AM
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leak in the roof light

get some putty tape around the lite stop the leak once and for all
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Old Jun 15, 2015 | 07:57 AM
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I bought a 2x2 sheet of neoprene/foam gasket material for mine......has worked great. Pretty sure what I did. Is in my build thread if your interested.
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Old Jun 16, 2015 | 08:27 AM
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does anyone know what bulbs fit the cargo light socket?
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Old Jun 23, 2015 | 08:41 AM
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Something like this would be cool.

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That's awesome and just what I had in mind.
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Old Jun 24, 2015 | 08:03 AM
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That's awesome and just what I had in mind.
It caught my eye in the paper catalog. Kinda cool to see a mod that you want to do.
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 08:00 AM
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Anyone installed a third brake/cargo lamp on a first gen?
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Old Oct 17, 2015 | 08:41 AM
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Originally Posted by ofelas
Anyone installed a third brake/cargo lamp on a first gen?
you guys and your non-LE trucks
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