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<blockquote data-quote="stealth" data-source="post: 999351" data-attributes="member: 15845"><p>Sorry to hear of the lack of weatherproofing on yours. I guess the leaking issue might be ongoing because now I'm hearing some 2014 model owners are having issues. Check out this thread if you haven't already: <a href="http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f183/tsb-ne 11-4-7-third-brake-cargo-light-high-mounted-stop-lamp-tsb-ssm-fix-9989/" target="_blank">http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f183/tsb-ne 11-4-7-third-brake-cargo-light-high-mounted-stop-lamp-tsb-ssm-fix-9989/</a>. I think using weather stripping or some type of retrofit gasket to mimic the seal on the newer models might work better especially if you have to remove the light. I closely inspected mine and it appears the additional weatherproofing also makes it so it doesn't sit fully flush to the back of the truck - there is maybe a 1/32 of an inch gap. I've heard Recon's third light has so much weatherproofing that it's nowhere near flush.</p><p></p><p>I apologize for not taking more close up photos of the LED plug. After looking at some more photos it looks like 3 or 4 wires. I'd been putting off tinting the light thinking I might screw something up. I finally just did it and snapped some photos along the way. I now believe it when people say it's hard to go wrong with VHT Nite Shades. I'm happy with how mine turned out.<span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"><span style="font-size: 9px">---------- Post added at 03:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:36 PM ----------</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p><span style="color: Red"></span></p><p></p><p>Yep, that's another idea. It's funny how most of the regular F150 owners want the Raptor third brake light. I don't like the style of the F150 light at all and wouldn't get it only for that one function. I love ours just hate that one required feature, haha. I might try TJ's suggestion when I get a chance. In the meantime, I guess I can try following another Raptor at night in a real world situation to see what it really looks like while blended in with traffic. 95-100% of the other attentive drivers should know the difference between the marker lights and braking lights especially if they just saw it in action. I guess my concern is for those oddball situations when I just turned my park lights on and it's harder to tell. Or distracted drivers out there who equate third brake light on with brakes on since almost all other vehicles are that way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="stealth, post: 999351, member: 15845"] Sorry to hear of the lack of weatherproofing on yours. I guess the leaking issue might be ongoing because now I'm hearing some 2014 model owners are having issues. Check out this thread if you haven't already: [url]http://www.fordraptorforum.com/f183/tsb-ne 11-4-7-third-brake-cargo-light-high-mounted-stop-lamp-tsb-ssm-fix-9989/[/url]. I think using weather stripping or some type of retrofit gasket to mimic the seal on the newer models might work better especially if you have to remove the light. I closely inspected mine and it appears the additional weatherproofing also makes it so it doesn't sit fully flush to the back of the truck - there is maybe a 1/32 of an inch gap. I've heard Recon's third light has so much weatherproofing that it's nowhere near flush. I apologize for not taking more close up photos of the LED plug. After looking at some more photos it looks like 3 or 4 wires. I'd been putting off tinting the light thinking I might screw something up. I finally just did it and snapped some photos along the way. I now believe it when people say it's hard to go wrong with VHT Nite Shades. I'm happy with how mine turned out.[COLOR="Red"] [SIZE=1]---------- Post added at 03:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:36 PM ----------[/SIZE] [/COLOR] Yep, that's another idea. It's funny how most of the regular F150 owners want the Raptor third brake light. I don't like the style of the F150 light at all and wouldn't get it only for that one function. I love ours just hate that one required feature, haha. I might try TJ's suggestion when I get a chance. In the meantime, I guess I can try following another Raptor at night in a real world situation to see what it really looks like while blended in with traffic. 95-100% of the other attentive drivers should know the difference between the marker lights and braking lights especially if they just saw it in action. I guess my concern is for those oddball situations when I just turned my park lights on and it's harder to tell. Or distracted drivers out there who equate third brake light on with brakes on since almost all other vehicles are that way. [/QUOTE]
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