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Old 09-22-2002
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Why is the third brake light here?




i know it's in the Philippines, but why is it THERE? [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]

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thats odd... if you notice he's even got the space for the 3rd in the rear window. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/IMG]
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i always wondered that too. i think its not just a phillipines thing, its like that in asia and i think europe in general.
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this guy is from portugal and he has it too....
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It may pull double duty as a rear fog light, which almost all cars over there tend to have. Just a guess
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's[hr]
You sure it's a reflector? check the first picture, it looks like a LIGHT.
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its for the really short people to see when he's backing up. lol
looks cool but need one for other side too

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several cars in europe have that lower break light also, if i remember right it was like a fog break light. most german cars in europe have that also, its not just a phillipines thing.
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's[hr]
You sure it's a reflector? check the first picture, it looks like a LIGHT.[hr]
He said it WOULD look nice if it WAS NOT a light and just a reflector, he did not say it was a reflector
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FiLiPinO PriDe......
thats hardcore PDM stylz..lol[IMG]i/expressions/beer_yum.gif[/IMG]
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Someone make a DIY[IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif[/IMG]
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that'll make cleaning the rear window easier.
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's[hr]
You sure it's a reflector? check the first picture, it looks like a LIGHT.[hr]
He said it WOULD look nice if it WAS NOT a light and just a reflector, he did not say it was a reflector[hr]
Sorry, my eyes have deceived me.
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I don't think that's even a brake light. I believe it just lights up when your lights are on, or it has a seperate switch. it serves the same purpose as the front fog lights

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here you see where it is on the european model:

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I actually saw something like that on the back of a pickup truck a few days ago, but it didn't look red and it didn't light up when they braked. I was thinking it might be one of those lights people use to **** of tailgaters...once I saw some old beat up car with two of those things mounted on the trunk pointing directly back...the first word that came to mind was "loser"
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I don't think that's even a brake light. I believe it just lights up when your lights are on, or it has a seperate switch. it serves the same purpose as the front fog lights[hr]
I'll have to agree w/ Mex, it's a rear fog light.

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I actually saw something like that on the back of a pickup truck a few days ago, but it didn't look red and it didn't light up when they braked. I was thinking it might be one of those lights people use to **** of tailgaters[hr]
d00d, that's the pickup bed light. Most new trucks have them now.

If you ever see a pickup with a fog light mounted on the back bumper, chances are they use that to help hitch up trailers at night.
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I thought it was a European thing

and mainly Europe people do it because they have such narrower roads
people park on the right side of the road, and so there is not that much room
so with the reflector/light, your car would be more visible at night.

I also thought I heard some where that some people leave their parking lights on just for that reason.


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Its also for bad weather conditions like fog, every car in britian has one.
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i thought that those things are to tell the person behind you that they can pass you. it just lets the car know its clear to pass... something like that
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's[hr]
You sure it's a reflector? check the first picture, it looks like a LIGHT.[hr]
He said it WOULD look nice if it WAS NOT a light and just a reflector, he did not say it was a reflector[hr]
Sorry, my eyes have deceived me.[hr]
Just felt there were not enough quotes yet...
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's[hr]
You sure it's a reflector? check the first picture, it looks like a LIGHT.[hr]
He said it WOULD look nice if it WAS NOT a light and just a reflector, he did not say it was a reflector[hr]
Sorry, my eyes have deceived me.[hr]
Just felt there were not enough quotes yet...[hr]
Cool shape huh
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Even a Skyline R34 has one too. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG] The other one on the driver's side is the reverse light. [IMG]i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif[/IMG]

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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's[hr]
You sure it's a reflector? check the first picture, it looks like a LIGHT.[hr]
He said it WOULD look nice if it WAS NOT a light and just a reflector, he did not say it was a reflector[hr]
Sorry, my eyes have deceived me.[hr]
Just felt there were not enough quotes yet...[hr]
Cool shape huh[hr]
I just had to do it. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG]
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anyone every thought, if u put on a rear lip the light would be covered
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It's a fog light. I have to put one on when I go to Portugal.
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's[hr]
You sure it's a reflector? check the first picture, it looks like a LIGHT.[hr]
He said it WOULD look nice if it WAS NOT a light and just a reflector, he did not say it was a reflector[hr]
Sorry, my eyes have deceived me.[hr]
Just felt there were not enough quotes yet...[hr]
Cool shape huh[hr]
I just had to do it. [IMG]i/expressions/laugh2.gif[/IMG][hr]
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LOL, would you PW losers stop with the giant quote!!!!! lol
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Not sure what it's for but it looks pretty clean, it would look nicer if there were one on the right side too[hr]
yup....it would like nice if it wastnt a light and just a reflector jus like the bmw's[hr]
You sure it's a reflector? check the first picture, it looks like a LIGHT.[hr]
He said it WOULD look nice if it WAS NOT a light and just a reflector, he did not say it was a reflector[hr]
Sorry, my eyes have deceived me.[hr]
Just felt there were not enough quotes yet...[hr]
Cool shape huh[hr]
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I dont like that 3rd light on the bottom

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Intruder was absolutely correct, i was in Greece for vacation last summer and i saw a 2k1 sedan with the same thing, so i asked my cousin why it was down there and he told me it's a fog light that they use in europe.
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