Third Brake Light Question

[travis.smith]

Okay when I replaced my third brake light with my LED smoked one my cargo lights quit working. However, The brake light still works. I had them send me a new 3rd brake light same problem. Now I noticed there is a relay of some sort wired up to my third brake light. I am assuming that is why my brake light was flashing when I had the stock on in there. My question is this relay factory? Would it effect my led cargo lights to not work? I have checked the fuses and everything checks out good. Help me if you have any ideas.

 

[travis.smith]

Okay let's change the question is the relay factory

 

[65Bowtie]

Some dealers will install a third brake flasher in there which costs about $20 and 5 minutes to install but jack the price up to $300 claiming enhanced safety. The one that they installed in my wifes car had a red stop sign on it with some sort of verbage. Its garbage and can be removed or disconected if it bothers you as it did to her.

 

[travis.smith]

It doesn't bother me but I want my cargo lights to work. I am wondering if the relay would hinder my lights from working being that a led is different. Gould be a normal diode I know it is receiving power on the anode and cathode but what are the chances that 2 are bad

 

[travis.smith]

So what do y'all think? The factory one works and the led doesn't.