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I am trying to find a drift wing for my R33 S2 GTS-T (as in the little lip that makes the boot flush with the rear quarter panels not a fast and furious T-wing) that has an in built led rear light (like the stock S2 r33 spoiler). Mainly because legally you need an eye level brake light and I don't want to have to retrofit one to the parcel shelf.

I have emailed/asked a lot of suppliers and none have had them or even known about them but I have seen one before, I asked the gentleman where he got it from but he said it came with the car.

So if anyone knows where they are available from please post up.

If not, I imagine it wouldn't be too hard/expensive for a bodyshop/fibreglass place to modify one to include a brake light? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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HEKT1K Grand Master

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i'm the same mate, tossing up whether or not to get this wing, but i don't want to go through the hassle of fitting another brake light.

i don't think it'd be too hard to retro fit, in fact the r33 GTR wing has the LED strip across the bottom bit.. maybe show one to your panel beater

DRD-00F Grand Master

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You only need the eye level light if you have a wing. the DUCK lip/wing is a lip and doesn't require a higher light.

It's not called a drift wing. It got the name by people incorrectly interpreting D-Wing as Drift, when it means Duck.

Also, those are the laws for NSW, but they are a pretty standard law. Go for a drive and have a look for cars that have a higher up brake light. I bet they all have wings or ar station wagons/4wds.

HEKT1K Grand Master

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You only need the eye level light if you have a wing. the DUCK lip/wing is a lip and doesn't require a higher light.

ok so this is wrong. ADR 60/00 says that all passenger cars manufactured after July 1 1989 are to be fitted with a central high-mounted stop lamp.

Link to ADR

OP, i advise you keep looking for someone who can put in a LED strip for you :D

Craved Grand Master

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i use my skyline garnish as a 3rd brake light, never had any issues in the 6 or so years and numerous defects.

Find a nice flush mounting LED light - like the R34 ones in teh boot, then get the wing modified. or DIY

If you dont want to try it, find me a nice flush one and i'll try it haha have one of these awaiting install on one of my 33's

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Okay so I can't source my own DUCK wing with one built in, looks like I will try and get one made up at the crash repair, hopefully it wont be too expensive$$$ (thanks for the offer of helping make one Craved but logistically it would be easier to give it a shot myself!).

In SA I am pretty sure I need a light in it as my mates Silvia got defected and he didn't have a rear spoiler (original ones have a spoiler with a brake light) so they made him install one on the parcel shelf, same scenario as a Skyline I would imagine.

I will have to try and source an LED brake light possibly a 34 boot style, I have seen the post in this section about LED brake lights for a 34 so I imagine I will use something like that off Ebay, from Import Monster, etc.

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