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Old Sep 23, 2014 | 09:35 PM
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3rd brake light

long story,anyhow this 86 iroc dosnt have any guts in the 3rd brake light housing.Looks like there never has been any. Has 2 wires in there that conect to nothing.Could this be a factory boo boo. What do the guts even look like? Can they be bought?
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 06:05 PM
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Re: 3rd brake light

I've never seen the inside of an '86 high mount stop light but there certainly should be "guts" in it.

I seriously doubt the car made it to the dealership lot with an empty housing.
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Old Sep 24, 2014 | 06:20 PM
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Re: 3rd brake light

Best bet is a junk yard or someone parting one out.
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