Coupe 3rd brake light help, tried search

[ticklemejoviemo]

So I finally registered my coupe last Friday. I have until this Friday to get an inspection sticker, however it was noted to me, which i verified that my 3rd brake light does not work. I took the light assy. out and checked for power, none. Now, the harness ( a 2 wire bl/rt & brn) runs through the left side of the hatch which appears to maybe go inside the loom protected part of harness (small hole to be able to tell) down rear c pillar... before i start tearing apart interior, is there something common that i should look for? keep in mind, both tail brake lights work perfect. thanks very much for any help!

-Jovan

[45guy]

If either your rear wiper or rear defroster are also out, look for broken wires inside the rubber accordion boot, on the upper left inside of the hatch.

[ticklemejoviemo]

thank you, however rear wiper is functional. rear defroster however not sure cause dont have anything on window. where does the wiring route to though? is there a connector further upstream i can check? according to etm it says a splice, x181 i believe (not home cant verify thats correct)

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[BenFenner]

Total 3rd brake light newb here, but wouldn't the bulb(s) be the first thing to check?

[ticklemejoviemo]

its a strip of bulbs, and the light is functional, first thing i did was jump it to power. i actually just finished working on it, i know its not the right fix, but i routed a new power wire, soldered to left brake light and now its working perfectly.

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[Bimjam96]

Now only if we could find a good source to get a new LED strip. I have about 5 lights out on my brake strip and id rather replace with leds but man that's a lot of soldering to replace them all and soldering circuit boards is not my strong suit

[ticklemejoviemo]

i actually realized after fixing that i have one out. im assuming they arent just pop 'em out pop in a new one bulbs? led would be nice, i saw an old topic regarding a buy for coupe ones, unsure if it formulated. i just didnt wanna get a reject inspect sticker thats why i kinda just bypassed the possible extensive troubleshooting

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