Hi all.

Here is a little mod.
Easy and cheap.

Before:


and after:


Cheers,

carib

Neat!   I did the same thing one week after getting mine. Nothing like having 168 Watts of lights (28WX6) to warn those behind you that you're slowing down, although it won't help people like the one below:  



Cheers!

[SRT Metro]

Great mod! 

[Shambles]

Not much point just showing off with before & after pics

You need to explain what you've done; fittings changes, electrics etc

Does look good tho

[dctyke]

As far as I know all i30 brake lights work with the car lights on 

Not much point just showing off with before & after pics

You need to explain what you've done; fittings changes, electrics etc

Does look good tho

Hi.

First of all, my big, big problem is to write in English! And “one image is better than thousand words”.

OK, trying to explain.

This is an i30CW (Cross Wagon, Van, Touring, whatever. It's not the hatch).
Those lamps have two filaments. Only the presence lights come connected from factory.
Why? Do you know?! I don't! But they come with the cables!

Only needed 4 connectors, two pieces of cable (each with about 10 cm), about half an hour and a little of caution.

I had three brake lights. Now, I have seven!

Cheers,

carib

[Shambles]

I had three brake lights. Now, I have seven!

Do you mean now you have five lights? Or did you wire the tail lights upto the brake lights too?

[Lorian]

On my hatch the top longer red lights are already wired as the main lights and brake lights. The lower red lights are the fog lights.

Presumably carib doesnt have fog lights, so they just wired those up as brake lights.

Same here in North America, the lights used in Europe for fog lights are the main brake lights here, ald the upper ones are only used as markers even though they are the two-filament type. I just used a length of wire to connect the 2nd filament wires of the upper lights to the one in the bottom.

[Shambles]

Yup looks like a different configuration. My UK "top portion" shares the brake & tail light, whereas carib seems to have something else...



"3" is obviously the original brake light for carib & Dr.P but why are there two separate bulbs in the "1" and "2"? Do both the uppers (1 & 2) illuminate when used as parkers?

I had three brake lights. Now, I have seven!

Do you mean now you have five lights? Or did you wire the tail lights upto the brake lights too?

Hi.

Shambles, not five, but SEVEN lamps! (Better, six lamps and the top led!)

On my hatch the top longer red lights are already wired as the main lights and brake lights. The lower red lights are the fog lights.

Presumably carib doesnt have fog lights, so they just wired those up as brake lights.

Lorian, I have fog lights! They are not visible in the pictures. They are in the bottom of the bumper.

Yup looks like a different configuration. My UK "top portion" shares the brake & tail light, whereas carib seems to have something else...



"3" is obviously the original brake light for carib & Dr.P but why are there two separate bulbs in the "1" and "2"? Do both the uppers (1 & 2) illuminate when used as parkers?

One more explanation.

My first picture shows only the original stop brakes and the presence lights (two in each side) are off!

In the second picture I have now the original stop lights more two lamps on each side. The dual presence/stop lights.

In my pictures, the presence lights are allways off.

carib

Do both the uppers (1 & 2) illuminate when used as parkers?

Yep 

[Shambles]

Do both the uppers (1 & 2) illuminate when used as parkers?

Yep  

That explains a lot cheers

So both those [upper] parking lights on each side are dual-filament types but one filament wasn't connected to anything? Cool

Hope you guys checked your fuse rating for the braking system

Hope you guys checked your fuse rating for the braking system

That's a good point.
Thanks for the advise.

I didn't!
But, until now, so far, so good!

carib

[Karzzy]

Check this out.
Original break light turn on when brake pedal is depress


This is what it's look like when naked  



For those who want to DIY, following is the steps.
Remove the 3 screws and put out the light assembly carefully



Pull out the wire catch



Remove all the blubs from the casing



Cut the insulator, not too much and be careful not to cut the wires.
Pull out the green wire. The green wire is not joint to anywhere.



Both top 2 pilot light being prepare for the mod.



Top most blub. Cut off 1cm of the insulator from the green wire.
Use an red wire (13amp type) and twist them together firmly.
Use an insulator tape to tape it firmly together.



2nd blub. Make an opening, appox 2~3mm along the red wire by removing the insulator only.
Do not cut the red wire, just remove insulator. Twist them together firmly.
Use an insulator tape to tape it firmly together.



Final part. Joint the red wire to the original brake light. Just make a 2~3mm
opening in the green wire and twist it together with the red wire firmly.
Use an insulator tape to tape it firmly together.



When it's done do a test by depressing the brake pedal. You should be
able to see all 3 blub lights up.




Final result
With pilot light turn on


When brake pedal is depress. It's bright man....