They had that cover for the 4th gen so I'm sure they have it for the 5th

 

Why cover it? It doesn't look bad having four break lights. I like having four, just makes you more visible when breaking.

 

I think it looks silly too, especially since all 3 sets are a different color red.

 

Not on mine, they are all the same color and with tinted windows you don't see the third brake light till it comes on and when it goes off you think where did light go it was on top of the spoiler. you have to be seating in a car behide your car to see this.

 

It does look weird with it and a spoiler. Makes it look like the spoiler was an aftermarket add on or just an afterthought

 

has anyone got bought their spoiler from ebay? found this for $100 painted. anyone tried it yet?

#520 PAINTED NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN FACTORY STYLE SPOILER 2013 | eBay

 

I know that this is a little late to the party seeing the post date on your msg, but I just got that spoiler from ebay. Took like 3 days from to get to me in NJ after paying and I gotta say the paint and finish are great and it installed easily. I did however have my buddy who owns an auto shop do it for me but I did so some standing and supervising. Took about 45 minutes and looks great. Took it to the dealer for something and my sales guy was like, I didn't know we got the spoiler on that for you. Lol...the only thing I haven't done yet is wire up the break light in the spoiler. My sales guy did say that the cabin light remains wired so far on the 13's with the spoiler so...there it is. Hope this helps!

 

Anyone knows what bulb the 3rd Brake Light (inside, not the spoiler) uses?
I want to change them with LEDs, but I can't find the type (number) of
the bulbs.

Can anyone chime in?

Thanks.

 

the third brake light is a led,the service manual says when the light goes out you replace the whole unit.

 

It looks great I love the color too.

 

Thank you sir. And to co-sign a previous statement you made, the light bar in the spoiler is most definitely LED. Spoiler came shipped in 2 parts. 2 screws were supplied to attach the LED strip and then just attach to the rear decklid and wire that sucker up. Still have to wire it though. Found the instructions/schematic on Nissan Tech so hopefully they're accurate even for a non factory part. We shall see...fingers crossed.hnoes:

 

You have a plug for the led in the rear of your trunk for the factory plug-and-play spoiler it's right around where your tag lights are.Just splice into the wires.

 

Brake light wired up!

Finally got the brake light wired up!! It's about damn time, took some adjusting since I couldn't find an extra plug and play male harness, so I had to solder up some connectors from Radio Shack but it works great and now all 4 of the brake lights work. According to the dealership when they do the spoiler at the factory or dealership, at least on the 2013 Altima they leave the cabin brake light in so 4 lights no big deal. Here's a quick YouTube vid to show the lights...

0517131440 - YouTube

 

rear spoiler wiring

Finally got the brake light wired up!! It's about damn time, took some adjusting since I couldn't find an extra plug and play male harness, so I had to solder up some connectors from Radio Shack but it works great and now all 4 of the brake lights work. According to the dealership when they do the spoiler at the factory or dealership, at least on the 2013 Altima they leave the cabin brake light in so 4 lights no big deal. Here's a quick YouTube vid to show the lights...

0517131440 - YouTube

I just installed a rear spoiler with led lights on a maxima, but cannot get the led wires to fish through the existing rubber wiring protector in between the trunk lid and the trunk body. I noticed that someone mentioned something about splicing the wires at the license plate light wiring? is that what you did?

thank you

 

Dc30

Who was the vendor that you got your spoiler from on eBay?

 

eBay spoiler vendor



Hey!! I got the spoiler from Auto Spoilers And Trim on eBay. It was like $100 shipped. Arrived to me in like 3 days too. Think they are located in Florida and I'm in NJ. For the money you CAN'T beat it. Hope that helps!

:wave:

Here's a link to the item (mods if this isn't allow please just delete. Thanks!)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/520-PAINTED-NISSAN-ALTIMA-SEDAN-FACTORY-STYLE-SPOILER-2013-/181142113947?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2013%7CModel%3AAltima&hash=item2a2ce94e9b&vxp=mtr

 

Thanks Dc30,

Did you have to replace the trunk springs as well?

 

In the factory instructions it tells you to, and I know that the factory box includes the spoiler with the new tension springs, but I did not replace them and my trunk opens and stays open just fine. Spoiler is very light so definitely not a necessity to change them. :banana:

 

#520 PAINTED NISSAN ALTIMA SEDAN FACTORY STYLE SPOILER 2013 $100.
520 Painted Nissan Altima Sedan Factory Style Spoiler 2013 | eBay

or

2013 Nissan Altima 4 Door Sedan Painted Factory Style Rear Spoiler w/ LED NEW $119.
2013 Nissan Altima 4 Door Sedan Painted Factory Style Rear Spoiler w LED New | eBay


Both are painted, why is one $19 more?
Can anyone verify does the first one have LED lights? it doesnt say in the description.

 

I have the first spoiler you listed my man. No idea why the $19 difference but I can tell you that I DO have the LED brake light on mine. Can't beat $100 shipped.

 

Thanks for the reply, any suggestions on fishing the wire, I've already tried baling wire without success

 

Resurrecting an old thread when I did a Google search on how to remove/disconnect the third brake light in the rear window after having the spoiler installed.

I have a 2015 Altima SL and finally purchased the OEM rear decklid spoiler. I got it on sale from Nissan's eStore for $292. I don't do aftermarket knock-off spoilers. They are cheap for a reason. They are not made to OEM standards so they do not always fit properly, the paint is done cheap so it typically does not last, and sometimes does not match the OEM paint. The LED brake light in an aftermarket spoiler is typically a cheap part that will either burn out prematurely, or the LED lamps will lose their brightness and barely light up after a few months or years. They usually never include the factory connector to plug into the factory harness for the LED brake light, which means you have to cut into the factory wiring. But if you only spend $100, you get what you pay for. I would rather have the spoiler last the lifetime of the vehicle. I got lucky too...my dealer is so good, they only charged me $57 to install the spoiler. He gave me a deal and only charged me for 30 minutes of labor when the spoiler is typically one hour. With drilling, sealing, rust protection, wiring, adhesive...I would rather leave that up to the experts since they install spoilers all the time on vehicles.

So back to the topic at hand...the high mount brake light in the rear window. According to the OEM installation instructions for the rear decklid spoiler, Nissan leaves the rear window brake light plugged in, even though the spoiler includes the integrated LED brake light to replace the rear window brake light. FYI, as stated by others, the rear window brake light is an LED assembly with four LED lamps inside. There are no bulbs to remove, but very easy to unplug. The OEM spoiler plugs into an existing factory connector underneath the interior trim cover in the truck lid. So you can unplug the rear window brake light without affecting the LED brake light in the spoiler. In my opinion, the rear window brake light should be disconnected when the rear spoiler with integrated LED brake light is installed. It looks totally stupid, and cheap, when the rear window brake light is connected with the spoiler installed. It screams out, "I installed an aftermarket spoiler and hacked in the brake light to make it work...so that is why my rear window light is still plugged in". I don't know why Nissan leaves it plugged in when other vehicle manufacturers disconnect the rear window brake light when the spoiler includes the integrated LED brake light. When I had a 2003 Accord Coupe, the OEM spoiler with integrated LED brake light actually plugged into the rear window brake light harness (disconnecting from the light bulb portion of the harness), forcing you to disconnect the rear window brake light. So whenever you saw an Accord Coupe from the 2003 to 2007 era with both rear window brake light and spoiler brake light illuminating, you knew they had a cheap aftermarket spoiler installed. It makes the car look cheap when both light up.

The rear window brake light is very easy to disconnect. Get into the back seat and push on the brake light housing with your two thumbs close to the rear deck, pushing towards the rear window. You will release the two tabs on the back of the brake light housing and it should pop up. Then you can pull it towards you, unhooking the two tab hooks close to the rear window glass. Pull up on the wiring from the rear deck and you will expose a harness connector. Unplug the rear brake light from this harness connector. You cannot unplug it from the LED assembly underneath the housing. It might look like a plug, but it appears to be a permanent connection at that point. I wrapped the exposed plastic plug with rubber tape so it would not rattle against the housing. I also covered both exposed connectors with electrical tape. Then I taped both wires together with electrical tape so neither connector would rattle in the rear deck, but they remain unplugged. Snap the brake light housing back into place and you are done. The LED in the spoiler will light up, but the rear window light will remain dark. Most people have tinted windows anyway, so the housing is not visible. Now the car won't look cheap with two high step mount brake lights. Before and after pics are included.

 

Resurrecting an old thread when I did a Google search on how to remove/disconnect the third brake light in the rear window after having the spoiler installed.

When you pulled the factory 3rd brake light up to unplug it, was it completely free from connection to the rear window deck? I'm asking because if it is, this would be a perfect place to do a mod and remove the 3rd brake lights and install a rear-view dash cam. Bonus: the video wouldn't be dark if you have tinted windows since the tint goes around the brake light housing.

 

On my 2010 I removed the 3rd rear window light and bought the filler piece for the hole.
Now on my 2014 I just left it and installed the spoiler ,so I have 2 3rd brake lights looks fine and improves safety

 

It actually does not improve safety. You can google search that. Since the Center High Mounted Stop Lamp (CHMSL) was implemented on all vehicles in 1986 and later, it was only most effective in 1987 when they were new, resulting in an 8.5% reduction in rear-end accidents. The long term effect, dropped that number to 4.3%. They hoped for higher numbers, but it never happened. They continue to be required because they are inexpensive to produce and install in a vehicle. Leaving the rear window CHMSL plugged in makes the spoiler look like a cheap aftermarket part, because the LED in the spoiler replaces the one in the rear window. But, if you like it plugged in, that's cool.

 

^^mmmmm the only reason I retrofitted the reverse cam was for tight parking manoeuvres, specifically seeing the entire bumper. With it mounted up there, you wouldn't see the first 20+ feet behind the car, which makes the cam pointless.

Now, as a location for a second, rear facing dashcam...you are spot on!

 

It took 3 years but I was finally able to find the part # to fill the hole when I removed the third break light. It turns out part 79910-3TA0A comes with the cap, I was able to convince a dealer to get it for me for free as part of another deal . Sadly it requires the entire shelf to be purchases.

In case any one wants to try to track down the cap alone it is made by M-Tek, Inc for Nissan and has the following markings "9HMO* >PP-T15< Rear Cover". Nothing on it looks like a stand alone part #.