Hey guys,

My stock third brake light isn't lighting up completely. When I step on the brake the third brake light lights up, but hardly noticeable.

Could this be a loose plug or are my led's burnt??

Thanks for any help,

 

what u mean not completely it only lights up in the center about 4 inches. the whole thing does not light up unless u mod it.

 

^Sorry should have been more clear.

It's a stock tbl, so only the middle is suppose to light up. The problem is when I step on the brake the tbl hardly lights up. You can't see the tbl light up unless its completely dark outside and you stand a couple feet in front the the tbl.

Could this be a loose plug somewhere or is it time to replace it?

The last thing I had installed is my Viper 5900 with 2 529t's.

 

^ good reason to get a new tbl from LED-HEADZ or OZNIUM.....

 

^ Yeah it is, but I don't really want to buy a new one if I don't have to.

Anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this?

 

open up the hatch and take a look........there area two screws on the hatch cover inside,remove the trim around window inside and give it a yank by the handles and it will come right off,takes like 4 minutes,look for loose plug,if nothing works you need new light.......

 

if ur under warranty take it in....

 

toyotaguy, did you ever determine what caused your tbl problem? mine is doing the same thing now. really dimly light when brakes applied.

 

mines has gone out so my 3rd brake light doesnt work anymore.

im betting its either a burnt out bulb or a burnt out fuse.

 

the tbl is a set of several led's so they wouldn't burn out across the entire brake light. i checked my fuses and they are good. it has to be something in the circuit board they led's are attached to but i was really hoping to not have to replace the whole thing.

 

i would use a test light to check each spot on the circuit board to see where you are losing power.