Sounds like something else to irritate the driver behind you, and cause road rage. No thanks.
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It's also illegal for the dealer to install.
9711 | NHTSA
Mr. Shih-Chiang ChenPresidentTop World Traffic Equipments Co., Ltd.7F-1. No/ 286-9, Hsin Ya RoadChien Chen Dist.KaohsiungTaiwan R.O.C. Dear Sir: This is in reply to your letter of June 15, 1995, to the Department of Transportation regarding your invention, the "brake condition warning sensor."...
Agreed!
Especially with the BCM controlling all the light circuits now, some cheap piece of junk like that hacked into the circuit can wreck havoc.
Exactly. I tried to buy a used Mazda last spring from a big Honda dealer. They had already installed it and wanted $899. I pulled one up on my phone for $12 and asked him how theirs was $887 better. He had no answer, and eventually agreed to have it removed if I bought the vehicle. It actually ended up not to matter because we couldn’t meet on price.
Wait- so those brake flashers don't come installed from the factory? I find them annoying as heck, especially when I'm behind someone who constantly hits the brakes every 10 seconds for no reason.
I'm interested in the Costco program as well. I'm wondering if it eliminates any of the nonsense, or if it's just better to deal with the internet manager and spell it all out in an email like I usually do before setting foot into a dealership..
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There illegal. If the factory installed them they wouldn’t meet DOT specs. How they get away with it is beyond me. Surprised some decent attorney hasn’t sued these dealers for causing an accident.
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Right on. I hate those dang things.
And I'm not the road rage type...
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I tried it twice years ago and it wasn’t great - higher price than going direct via e-price and not very responsive - not to mention my closest dealer was 150 miles away and not in my states 2 largest cites. . I would try it again though - it costs nothing if your a member.
Thanks! I heard mixed reviews from people in my area.
Tied selling is illegal.
They are another phrase for Additional Dealer Markup.
How frequently do you have to feed it? /sMy local Toyota dealer wanted $1200 for the brake flasher.
I wonder if possibly a previous owner installed it? Seems an odd item for a dealer to add. But they may have figured, hey, let's charge for it?
How are they any different than the Mustang sequential turn signals?
I helped a neighbor a few years ago getting a CR-V. Costco deals with select dealers with a "good" price. You get an appointment, go in, take a test drive and make your decision. Zero pressure. I think the sales rep gave them the no haggle price at that time. Very easy, and now you know what a good price is. She then went to another Honda dealership who beat the Costco price (not by much), as I recall.
When I buy, I just make a spreadsheet, contact local dealerships with what I want and let them compete. I tell them what I am doing.
It just depends on the current market, like everything else.
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I wouldn't want a brake light flasher either. Just another useless modification.
I often pump the brakes a few times when I'm at a near standstill waiting to turn left off of a highway, or coming up to stop and go traffic on the freeway, just a few more chances to catch the attention of the potential texter behind me going full speed still... I've never been close to being rear ended either, but that could be just coincidence.
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