[TR] TR3A low mounted 3rd brake light??

[60TR3A]

Ken

I had also thought of that approach as well but I am not sure the way  
Dan Masters systems wires the flashers if I could make it work.  I may  
have to email dan to see if it can be done without a lot of rewiring!

John

On  17 Jan, 2008, at 2:52 PM, Kent Shrack wrote:

> A good non-original up-grade for the TR3, is to change out the  
> behive bases in the rear (single filament bulbs) with a couple of  
> behive bases as used on the front (double filament bulbs) and to  
> hook up "brake lights" on the bee hive lights on the back.  You then  
> have 4 brake lights on the back.  I have not done this to my TR3 but  
> it will be the next think I do. It's simple, and looks original  
> until you use the brakes.
>
> Kent Shrack 1960 TR3a, rhd TS78563 O
>
> 60TR3A <60TR3A at cox.net> wrote:
> I was searching my Moss catalog last night looking for another little
> piece of something & I noticed that early TR3s had their brake light
> integrated in with the license plate light. It struck me I could swap
> out the current "license plate only light" for one of these and put
> one more brake light in the back.
>
> Based on the Moss diagram it looks like a clean swap that could
> quickly be changed for my occasional trip to the local car show.
> Does anyone know of a reason it could not be swapped back & forth?
>
> BTW the combination of my nice new heavier Dan Masters wire & Ron
> Francis brighter light bulbs really seem to make my running lights
> brighter.
>
> John
>
> John A. Wise
> Glendale, AZ
>
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