I've seen several cabrio's without the ugly third brake light on their trunk lid. I found out mine is leaking really bad, and I'd like to remove it. I know there will be holes left over, so what do you guys recommend be done about those? Can a body shop cover them up or something? Could I get a trunklid from another E30 without the brake light and have it painted to match? I already have most of the light off, i'm just not sure what to do with the harness. It doesn't appear to come off of the bottom portion and I really don't want to cut it. I can't imagine it doesn't unplug from somewhere but I can't seem to find where it would.
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On mine, the harness ran up under the trunk trim and the plug was well back in there.
As far as the trunk lid, I replaced mine with a non-cabrio trunk lid.Current Cars2014 M235i2009 R56 Cooper S1998 M31997 M3 -
Joey, what color is your cabbie?
Luke
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Hey Luke, it's white :D
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You'd need to get an I trunk. You can also take off the brake light and get a new gasket or just use silicon all around the gasket area to make it seal. It mounts with i think around 4-6 phillips head screws under the tool box area.Comment
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Looks like your trunk sheet metal problem is solved - thanks to Luke! The wiring for your brake light runs across the underside of the deck lid, down the hinge, behind the trunk liner. Their is a fastener plug right by the underside of the antenna to unplug the light. Now once you change deck lids & you get rid of it, your check panel "brake light" will stay on.
No one seems to have an answer on this board, as too how to jumper wire the plug or get the same resistance as (the now gone) bulb - @ 4 ohms - so the stink'n "brake light" will go out on the check panel. Any solution to this would be appreciated!!
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Solder in a 4 ohm resister...:: PNW Crew ::
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Luke that's very generous of you. Is it Alpine White or Alpine White 2?Comment
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1988 5 spd.Cabrio/Lachs Silber/Black Leather/123k/Dealer Serviced & Maintained by both PO's
Clarion DXZ785USB HU, BBS Wheels, Leather e-brake handle & e-brake boot, Mtech 1 Wheel, Maplight Mirror, Performance chip, Rear Headrests.
Previous E30: 1986 5 spd. 325es/Delphin Gray/Black Leather/191k
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He's talking about the one in the wiring for the 3rd brake light.
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there are 4 wires in there i cant remeber the color but there are 2 that are the same color that go to the check control, splice them together problem solvedYour signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.
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