3RD brake light wiring question

[cactusjacks1]

So, if you have completely done away with the third brake light, you jump the 2 wires (keeperjones talks of in post #2) & the "brake light" warning bulb on the "check board" will go out??

[Disaster Inc]

Good stuff.

I agree us Cab guys gotta stick together. The way I look at my car is yeah its cool. and "Hey by the way, the top goes down"...then it becomes way cool......Chicks love it...Cabs FTMFW!

[DaveSmed]

Good stuff. Guys with rusty lids, you have the early or late style third brake light?

[KeeperJones]

yes

It worked for me. I bought a zender with a 3rd light from elguapo84 and am doing away with my oem. Because it is LED it is not monitorible. I couldn't believe the rust under there. There was no eveidence in the trunk or outside.

[Disaster Inc]

Hey, thanks for the info. My Cabrio has an is trunk lid, so the light has been on the check panel for a while. I'll try jumping those two wires, then only one check light to go!

[KeeperJones]

Ok, so I am glad I checked first. Green/red and brown get the light working and connecting the two green/black bypass the check system for the 3rd light.

BTW, cabrio owners, you might want to pull your trunk lid 3rd brake light and inspect it. I had some serious rust going on an otherwise rust free car.

[KeeperJones]

So I pulled my cabrio 3rd brake light today and am a little confused on the wiring. There are four wires. So I am looking at my Bently and not getting too far. The green/red comes directly off the switch. One of the green/black comes from the active check control unit, which I am guessing is related to the check panel. The other green/black goes to the rear light check relay. The brown is shown ending with three lines of decreasing size under it. If I remember right it signifies a ground and I am guessing grounds the little circuit board that all the wires run through.

So a couple of questions. I pulled the brake light and snipped the wires. I am going to use a Zender spoiler with a 3rd brake light that only has two wires. Do I need to pull the circuit board out of the oem light and use it? Or if I just use two wires (I assume it is the green/red and the green/black going to the rear light check relay) will it cause any issues with the auto check system?

I am not putting the spoiler on until next weekend and I need to get the brakelights working again. Is crossing the green/red and the green/black the right thing to do to get them working temporarily?

I searched around a bit and couldn't find anything on the wiring, hopefully not because it a total noob question. Anyway, thanks for any advice.