NOTA4RE

Does anyone have pictures they could post of the 07 third brake light. How is it different from the 06 and older style?

jbigelow

here are 2007 amg taillights and center third brake light on my 06 r230 sl500
the center third brake light is a clear smoked lens


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NOTA4RE

Thanks. So what is the difference between the 06 and the 05 3rd light?

lkirchner

None

NOTA4RE

so then what is the difference between the 07 and 05?

rajah996

'03-'06 were all the same red ones. the '07 AMG one is
now clear.

lkirchner

The AMG '03 to '06 had a black stripe in the middle covering the clear and amber lenses. The '07 AMG's have the same black stripe but they are now covering a clear lens.

What you are referring to are the non AMG SL's.

rajah996

I am not refering to the regular brake lights, but the one
in the middle of the trunk, which is called the "third brake
light" as per the thread title.

Sharkster

Well, the 07 model has a clear (white) lense and the third brake light only looks red when illuminated. The third brake light on the 03-06 MYs have a red lense. Both are LED lights though.

jbigelow

if you look and click on the pix on my second post, you will see that the 07 AMG center third brake light is a clear smoked lens, while the prior years AMG center third brake light was a smoked red.

-john

lkirchner

Sorry about that

lovecars2speeed

where can i buy the clear third brake light and will it fit an 04 sl 500

Akademiks

Yes, all brake lights are the same for any R230 SL. You can purchase one from your dealer.

Marcus Frost

The 3rd brake light on the '07+s is not clear, but smoked. I have it on my '05 R230. Plug and play.

santomen

lovecars2speeed, you can get it from www.parts.com part #2308200756 they have the best price I've found!! Pat.

tkkben

santomen, I just look at the light from parts.com. They have 2 different parts, W/sl65 or W/o sl65. I email and ask them the difference. They don't know and they won't even confirm it will fit a 2004 SL500. Anyone know the difference? Thanks.

Akademiks

It WILL fit ANY R230 (SL320, SL500, SL55, SL600, SL65). Come on now, why is that so hard to understand? ANY R230 SL. ANY. ANY.

So whose the next one to post: "What about mine?"

santomen

w/o sl65 is red the w/sl65 is lightly smoked!!

lovecars2speeed

thank you,do you know if the one they sell at parts.com is the smoked clear lens like yours Marcus?

lovecars2speeed

thanks,Santomen

lovecars2speeed

Santomen ,when you say lightly smoked is it a lightly smoked clear lens or a red lens lightly smoked.

Marcus Frost

lovecars2speeed it is an OEM part I got from my dealer... I cannot comment on parts.com - if they carry OEM parts they should carry this part. It is not expensive.

The lens is clear smoked, NOT red smoked. Looks much nicer than the original red unit, especially on a Black AMG.

-m

tkkben

lovecars2speeed, I was at the dealer yesterday. The OEM part for 2004 SL500 is 2308200056, I supposed it is red. They were asking $230 plus $160 to install. It just doesn't look that hard to remove the back cover to install it. I took you guys recommendation and ordered 2308200756, clear smoked, from parts.com last night for $145.24 shipped. Parts.com did say that they carry OEM parts. I will let you know when it arrive. Mine broke because I had the trunk full one time and some post in other forum said that it is common cause for the light to break like that, especially the stuffs in the trunk was shifting as you drive. Be aware of that, so it won't happen again. By the way, glad to join this forum.

santomen

lovecars2speeed, it is lighty smoked clear part # 2308200756

lovecars2speeed

Thank you all who have helped me get it right. I appreciate it very much,Thank you.