Cargo rack blocking 3Rd brake light?

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acolic

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Hi

I’ve been sketching out a cargo rack to add to my truck to support a RTT.

It dawned on me that the rack or RTT will block out the OEM 3rd brake light.

In states/provinces where the light is required what do people do?

Thanks

Alex


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Normally the law is it needs 3 lights to activate when braking, so if u not towing with ur hitch u can get one of those tow hitch lights and hook it up to ur tow harness and u should be fine

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Get one of the tailgate LED light bars. There are a few guys on this forum that have the one from Opt7.
For any of them or ones that go into the receiver, use one of these to keep the wiring simple and out of sight: CURT 56584 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007EA6WQU/
 

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So do fiberglass caps. There is a wire under the truck in the harness that hooks to the brake light on the cap. Add a light to the rack, tie into the wire with a quick disconnect and drive without worry of being stopped.

You just need to disconnect the wire when you remove the rack.
 

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There is a wire under the truck in the harness that hooks to the brake light on the cap.
^^^ this too
The wire is a White/Purple and it's a bare wire sort of next to the spare tire
 

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I wired in three LEDs to my Sport Bar and tapped into the wire under the bed for the bed cap center brake wire. I then deactivated my OEM brake light.
 
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