High Level 3rd Brake Light

[shortlad]

Anyone on here added a high level brake light on an early Tuscan?

[toobin]

There was a chap (Brian Lister I think) with a Topaz Tuscan that had it done. It was on the old sleepy-fish website. Sorry not much help I know.

Please keep the thread running as I would be interested to see how it is done.

[BLUETHUNDER]

Not on a Tuscan.But i did one on my old Chimaera.Used an Audi TT one.Molded the mounting so it would fit the shape of the boot.When it was done it looked like a factory job.

[NCE 61]

toobin said:

There was a chap (Brian Lister I think) with a Topaz Tuscan that had it done. It was on the old sleepy-fish website. Sorry not much help I know.

Please keep the thread running as I would be interested to see how it is done.

Brian sent me some pictures of this, I will see if I can find them.

[tuscanx1]

I have all the gear to do it with but haven't got round to doing it yet. I think it is fairly straightforward although a bit of a ball ache as the rollbar interior panel needs replacing. There is no recess in the original for the brake light to sit in. The wiring then picks up earth from the interior light and has to be tapped into the braking circuit somewhere convenient. That's my plan anyway!!

[dvs_dave]

Mk1 Tuscan S has a high level 3rd Brake Light built into the roll hoop. Maybe you can source these parts from a dealer as it should be a fairly simple to fit.

[shortlad]

NCE 61 said:

toobin said:

There was a chap (Brian Lister I think) with a Topaz Tuscan that had it done. It was on the old sleepy-fish website. Sorry not much help I know.

Please keep the thread running as I would be interested to see how it is done.

Brian sent me some pictures of this, I will see if I can find them.

Hi

Did you manage to find the pictures?

[NCE 61]

shortlad said:

NCE 61 said:

toobin said:

There was a chap (Brian Lister I think) with a Topaz Tuscan that had it done. It was on the old sleepy-fish website. Sorry not much help I know.

Please keep the thread running as I would be interested to see how it is done.

Brian sent me some pictures of this, I will see if I can find them.

Hi

Did you manage to find the pictures?

I found these:-





Although I don't know where Brian had the work carried out.

[shortlad]

NCE 61 said:

shortlad said:

NCE 61 said:

toobin said:

There was a chap (Brian Lister I think) with a Topaz Tuscan that had it done. It was on the old sleepy-fish website. Sorry not much help I know.

Please keep the thread running as I would be interested to see how it is done.

Brian sent me some pictures of this, I will see if I can find them.

Hi

Did you manage to find the pictures?

I found these:-





Although I don't know where Brian had the work carried out.

Thank you... That's just what I was looking for.

[TUS 373]

Hi, Bryan here.

Yes, I got the work done by a hi-end audio place called SQ Plus near the Trafford Centre, Manchester. The light pod was a Hella unit as fitted to new Tuscans at the factory. I just bought the unit via a TVR dealer, but it should not be too difficult to get one on order from a Hella stockist.

SQ Plus made a little fibreglass pod for the lamp (actually LED) unit, then trimmed it matching Ambla that I also ordered from a TVR dealer. Parts were about £50 for the lamp, £20 for the trim, and then SQ Plus charged me about £100 (though I am struggling to remember and I am not at home right now). They did a really good job, and only left the car with them on a Saturday morning and collected it from them early afternoon. Was a very good job and proves that it can be done!

[shortlad]

TUS 373 said:

Hi, Bryan here.

Yes, I got the work done by a hi-end audio place called SQ Plus near the Trafford Centre, Manchester. The light pod was a Hella unit as fitted to new Tuscans at the factory. I just bought the unit via a TVR dealer, but it should not be too difficult to get one on order from a Hella stockist.

SQ Plus made a little fibreglass pod for the lamp (actually LED) unit, then trimmed it matching Ambla that I also ordered from a TVR dealer. Parts were about £50 for the lamp, £20 for the trim, and then SQ Plus charged me about £100 (though I am struggling to remember and I am not at home right now). They did a really good job, and only left the car with them on a Saturday morning and collected it from them early afternoon. Was a very good job and proves that it can be done!

I'll be doing just the same job but hope to do it for a bit less. I have a friend who does car trimming so hope he can do it for me.

I'll update the post when I've had it done.

Thanks for the info.