someone help me with my Q!!! - Honda Prelude Forum

primetimelude · 06-05-2002, 11:28 PM

hey guys have a question!! My 4th gen prelude has a hight mounted brake light on the rearwind shiel is there any way of removin that so i can get an OEM spoiler with LED?? or do i have to get one without the LED..i think that if i kept the high mounted 3rd brake light and get an LED spoiler it would just be too much lighting...also if i did remove the 3rd brakelight would be warning light go on, on my dashboard (the light the goes on when one of my lights are blown out)) ??? pleaz help me out guys ASAP!!...THNX SOO MUCH!
PEACE!!!

twisted_prelude · 06-05-2002, 11:36 PM

just take out the bulb. nothing will happen

brendon2k · 06-05-2002, 11:41 PM

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Originally posted by twisted_prelude
just take out the bulb. nothing will happen

except you have to look at the light on your dash that says "brake light/lamp?" whenever you are driving.

LoudLude · 06-06-2002, 12:46 AM

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Originally posted by brendon2k

except you have to look at the light on your dash that says "brake light/lamp?" whenever you are driving.

So run a jumper wire across the terminals.

I don't know how the LED spoilers are wired in, but if you are at all good with electronics you could wire it to where your 3rd brake light used to be. I dont know what it would look like at your headliner if you completely removed the housing and everyhting though.....

primetimelude · 06-06-2002, 10:46 AM

yeah but do all 4th gens come with that 3r breaklight up there?? i dont think so...i might as well get a spoiler without the LED..even though i would much rather have the LED one especially at night!! that freaking break light!! has anyone removed theres??

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-06-2002, 11:16 AM

I used some vinyl to make a honda emblem in mine. Blacked out most of it. Apart from the girl flipping you off......

this is what it looks like. Both the spoiler and that light work

primetimelude · 06-06-2002, 11:25 AM

ooh that doesnt look too bad...do they come from the factory with both the LED and the 3rd brakelight?? or does it come with one or the other??? thnx guys!!

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-06-2002, 11:27 AM

It looks better in person. The camera I was using wasn't that great. Maybe I can shoot some tonight with my digi cam if you want.

VTEC Shore Lude · 06-06-2002, 11:29 AM

Is it possible to ad a LED light to an existing spoiler???

primetimelude · 06-06-2002, 11:31 AM

ooh i know its not hurting anything but a lot of times when i see cars with the LED and the other 3rd brake light it looks weird!!!!
do preludes come from the factory with both the LED spoiler and the 3rd high mount break light????

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-06-2002, 11:37 AM

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Originally posted by Wide Mouth Lude
Is it possible to ad a LED light to an existing spoiler???

Yes it is possible. But it is gonna cost more money than getting another one. I Bought, installed, and painted my spoiler for 245.00.

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ooh i know its not hurting anything but a lot of times when i see cars with the LED and the other 3rd brake light it looks weird!!!!

As far as that goes. I am not sure.

primetimelude · 06-06-2002, 11:57 AM

ooh! 1 quesiton remains unanswered.. no one in this whole prelude forum knows for sure if the housing for the 3r brakelight can be removed?? no one at all .. i find that hard to believe!

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-06-2002, 12:01 PM

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Originally posted by primetimelude
ooh! 1 quesiton remains unanswered.. no one in this whole prelude forum knows for sure if the housing for the 3r brakelight can be removed?? no one at all .. i find that hard to believe!

The whole housing can be removed.

It is number 20.

22 is the housing that covers the screws.

13 are the screws you remove. It just pulls off after that

primetimelude · 06-06-2002, 12:11 PM

$$ lude thanks a lot now im def gonna look for a LED spoiler those are much nicer!!! good thing i didnt buy the spoile without LED... thanks everyone else!!!! later!! oh one more question!! when it is removed...what will it look like in that area where the housing used to be? wil there just be a hole with nothing there?? or will it look normal??

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-06-2002, 12:54 PM

There will be two holes on one side and three on the other. Probably some abrasion marks as well. I had my body shop use 3M double sided tape to keep it in place cause I couldn't find a better option for a spoiler. I found my spoiler on EBAY for 87 bucks. Check there. Don't go to Honda. They are a big rip. I will post some pics tomorrow so you can see the results.

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-06-2002, 02:15 PM

OK.. here are my day time pics. Now that I look at it I think the tape I was using slipped so I am going to take it out tonight and fix it up right. I can take some pics of that too if you want.

The ghetto white strip is what I use to keep if from vibrating.

primetimelude · 06-06-2002, 02:40 PM

hey $$lude why didnt u just take out the whole housing for the 3rd brakelight and just use the LED spoiler????

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-06-2002, 02:50 PM

When you take the housing out it leaves a big nasty hole in the back. Even if you put the cover back on. I didn't like the way it looked without it on there so I left it.

primetimelude · 06-06-2002, 02:56 PM

oh man that stinks...now i think im gonna go for a OEM wing without the LED light....cuz 4 brake lights would be too much and removing the 3rd high mount one would leave a big hole in that spot..so i guess ill just look for a spoiler without the LED light...too bad i really liked the LED especially at night...oh well!!
thanks anyways!!!
later man!!

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-06-2002, 04:12 PM

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Originally posted by primetimelude
oh man that stinks...now i think im gonna go for a OEM wing without the LED light....cuz 4 brake lights would be too much and removing the 3rd high mount one would leave a big hole in that spot..so i guess ill just look for a spoiler without the LED light...too bad i really liked the LED especially at night...oh well!!
thanks anyways!!!
later man!!

Well.... the dash light will come on if you pull the bulb out. That light turns on when the circuit is broken. All it really looks for is a resistance as that is all the bulb is. You can get some resistors from some place like Radio shack and your dash light won't come on and you won't see the 3rd brake light.

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-07-2002, 12:29 PM

I forgot to turn the setting down on my digi cam so it kinda sucks. But here goes......

Bigshibs · 06-08-2002, 10:56 AM

That doesn't look bad at all, that honda sign on the 3rd brake light looks pretty bada$$ even though you can't really see it. I may have to try that, any tips?

MR.CLIFFORD · 06-10-2002, 09:45 AM

Well, This is what I did. I took the third brake light assembly out and took it apart. I tore the reflector out to see what it was like. I went to my local flooring store and picked up some scrap vinyl. Big enough that in case I messed up I didn't have to go back. It didn't cost me $$ cause they have scrap just laying around. Anything should do since you won't see the part you normally step on. The back side is an off white and I traced everything on it. I eventually used a can of primer to get the color to black. I went home and took the rear emblem off of my trunk to get the honda symbol. I cut out the H from that and put it on another piece of vinyl that I could cut big enough to cover the reflector. I traced a bigger circle around the outside of the H so you can see the finished product. I used the reflector to cut the piece to size that was going in the car. Trimmed to fit then really just stuffed it in there and put it all back together. I put the vinyl on the back side of the reflector so you can still see the red. In the pictures I used a piece of tape to hold the vinyl to the back side of the reflector but when I looked at it I saw there were some gaps that were showing red around the sides. I took it all apart again used a spray adhesive my dad had to keep it on the back. Now nothing shows through except what I wanted. Let me know if it makes sense or if you have any questions.

Andy