[TIMELESS]

Since I went wingless (per say), I needed to add a third brake light to operate in accordance with CA law. Luckily I found two people parting out two seperate WRXs; one with the rear deck and another with the 3rd brake light. I had to install these and didn't remember seeing any threads on this so I thought this would be useful for the visual oriented-ppl.

You'll only need the following:

• 10mm socket wrench or hand tool
• 14mm socket wrench or hand tool
• pliers
• phillips screw driver
• panel popper (recommended, much easier) if not a flathead screwdriver will do

1. Since everyone knows how to remove the seat and back cushion I'll opt to skip that part. On each rear door sill you'll see a push pin on each side; remove them with the panel popper.



2. Two clips will be holding the sill in place; just lift gently and it should come off.



3. To remove the upper sill remove the 2 screws located near the base of the panel and the top of the sill near the seat belt retractor.



4. Use the panel popper again to pry off the seat belt covers from the back in case you scratch the plastic. Remove the bolt behind the cover (14mm).



5. Gently pull on the lower right quadrant of the gray panel and work your way around to pop off a total of 6 push pins.



6. Go to the trunk and use a plier to release 4 gray push pins shown in the first picture below.



7. Get back into the car and undo 3 push pins located in front of the rear deck.



8. Remove the lower middle seat belt bolt (14mm). Lift and turn the rear deck over.



9. Pop out the plastic cap holding in the middle seat belt and feed the seat belt through the hole.



10. After placing the rear deck and 3rd brake light in place just screw in the two 10mm mounting bolts and connect the white harness from the 3rd brake light into the existing blue harness from your STI and you are done.



Hope this walk-through helps. I typed this up fast so PM me if I missed anything.

[reeksti]

nice write up

[highwayman]

Nice write up. I also went wingless & was thinking about installing the third light. Honestly though, I don't forsee getting hassled for not having it, let alone someone noticing it. I'm sure w/the other mods theres alot of other stuff that would get noticed. I'll be back here if I come across the stuff used like you did.

[spazegun2213]

for the record, you DONT need to remove the seatbelt holders

but nice write up

[SUBIRU]

wow, very impressive write up.

[TIMELESS]

In CA they're pretty strict with the 3rd brake light law (speaking only from SoCal) and since I have the mods I have, I want to cut down the number of reasons to be stopped. It doesn't cost that much to add the light and if you bust a bulb you won't be left with just one brake light

I opted to remove the seatbelt holders because I didn't want to scratch the plastic. But you probably can get by doin it with it intact.

The rear deck is a pretty simple thing to remove but I just decided to provide a pictorial JIC.

[STIBLITZ]

ken you pansy! no need for a 3rd brake light!

[TIMELESS]

i like the pretty liiiiiights

[youknowimwhoa]

There is a law I heard of that any car made after the mid to late 80s has to have a third brake light. I heard it is the law here in NYC but unknown if it is nation wide like the seatbelt law.