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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 10:53 AM
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Default Where to find replacement 3rd LED brake light

Where can I get a 3rd brake light LED, for OEM prelude 98 spoiler? I'm only wanting to pay like $40!
Mine is cracked and i need a new one, unless someone knows how to ghettolize a lense for it. haha
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 12:12 PM
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I made some custom hide-a-way LED tailights in a S-10. We bought LED's from an electronics web site, made our own array. I cut into corner of the bedside at the rear and mounted the LED's just slightly under the metal level and then covered them in clear epoxy.

I sanded the epoxy smooth to the body level and masked them off for paint, after the basecoat i unmasked them and cleared right over them. It was pretty slick, when the tailights where not on you couldnt even tell they were there.

You could do something like that and save the old LEDs that would be cheap but you'd have to paint the spoiler base/clear afterwards tho. might go over your budget?

Check car-part.com too
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 12:31 PM
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Originally Posted by honda_prelude_jay
I made some custom hide-a-way LED tailights in a S-10. We bought LED's from an electronics web site, made our own array. I cut into corner of the bedside at the rear and mounted the LED's just slightly under the metal level and then covered them in clear epoxy.

I sanded the epoxy smooth to the body level and masked them off for paint, after the basecoat i unmasked them and cleared right over them. It was pretty slick, when the tailights where not on you couldnt even tell they were there.

You could do something like that and save the old LEDs that would be cheap but you'd have to paint the spoiler base/clear afterwards tho. might go over your budget?

Check car-part.com too
thats a pretty eleborate work-around. I'd see if I can retain the LED part.. i'll just get ride of the lense and maybe just paint the LED's red.. sound good? That clear silicon technique sounds like it's worth a try..
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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Doesnt this look exactly the same as the prelude LED brake light? It's from a Goldwing 1800... hahaha

http://www.chromeworld.com/index.cfm...&categoryID=61



$57.99 shipped!
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 12:44 PM
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You can get it from honda for $162. Id check junkyards or ebay.
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Old Dec 23, 2008 | 03:41 PM
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^ agreed; i've seen rear spoilers go for around $50 and you can just swap the LED then dump the spoiler for $35.
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