# In ontario, do we need... **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [October 21, 2007, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417 "2007-10-21T11:22:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![white240](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/white240/32/5651_2.png) [@white240](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/white240)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 11:22am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/1 "2007-10-21T11:22:47Z")
A third brakelight legally? I want to remove the one on my hatch’s lid… will I get shit for that? I know other people have done it…just wondering about around here. Thanks Mark ---
**Author:** ![tosh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/58956e/32.png) [@tosh](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tosh)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/2 "2007-10-21T11:36:13Z")
if it was OE then yes. it would be illegal to remove it. peace ---
**Author:** ![Fargo\_182](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/439d5e/32.png) [@Fargo\_182](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Fargo_182)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 11:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/3 "2007-10-21T11:40:15Z")
As far as I know if you make it so it doesn’t look like one belongs there, then you can. i.e. brake light in window, you take the whole pod out. I personally wouldn’t risk it, there’s a reason we have them. ---
**Author:** ![Solarian](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solarian/32/5514_2.png) [@Solarian](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Solarian)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/4 "2007-10-21T12:18:32Z")
^ +1 It’s illegal, but if you do it right, cops aren’t gonna know it’s missing, so they won’t ticket you. ---
**Author:** ![snowboard\_240sx](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/snowboard_240sx/32/5519_2.png) [@snowboard\_240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/snowboard_240sx)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/5 "2007-10-21T12:59:04Z")
iirc anything 89 and older do not require a third brake light ---
**Author:** ![maxgohan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/22d042/32.png) [@maxgohan](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/maxgohan)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 1:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/6 "2007-10-21T13:08:19Z")
> [@2007= NO PLATES](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2007-no-plates/14505/62): > > iirc anything 89 and older do not require a third brake light wrong, if it came from the factory with a brake light then it is required to be working but if it didn’t then you don’t have to add one ---
**Author:** ![forrory](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/6de8d8/32.png) [@forrory](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/forrory)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 2:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/7 "2007-10-21T14:18:01Z")
I took it off my hatch and had cops harass me looking for stuff to give me a ticket for the other day, they didn’t catch it. But if there was a way to put one on the window inside the car i would… but then u have to cut the tint to go around and shit. I took off all the side markers too. but i’m pretty sure thats legal. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/2X/b/b7170c8eddc0b95ece6b88172b2f416a08489a45.png) [@system](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/8 "2007-10-21T20:03:21Z")
I would NOT want to get ride of it. It really helps dumb people when you are stopping ---
**Author:** ![bbakpl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@bbakpl](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/bbakpl)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/9 "2007-10-21T20:28:24Z")
well when i had my 240 it kinda fell out because the hatch kinda got bet one night. i drove like that for a while… never got harassed for it. ---
**Author:** ![90240sxsohc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/9/e19adc/32.png) [@90240sxsohc](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/90240sxsohc)\ **Post date:** [October 21, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/10 "2007-10-21T20:40:21Z")
it is illegal to remove sidemarkers as well ---
**Author:** ![codyne](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/codyne/32/5629_2.png) [@codyne](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/codyne)\ **Post date:** [October 22, 2007, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/11 "2007-10-22T03:43:33Z")
on my first car, the 3rd light, and passenger side brake light didnt work, never got a ticket, at night time both tail lights would light up, but only driver side brake lamp worked, im sure if you do a clean job its not gonna matter, it is a good idea to have one tho, ---
**Author:** ![Cal](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cal/32/5505_2.png) [@Cal](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cal)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2007, 9:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/12 "2007-10-23T09:24:58Z")
I don’t know if it’s been piosted before since I doidn’t bother reading any responses. As a sop told me when I was pulled over for wat I thought was a brake light out (coupe), he told me that legally you need to have 2 WORKING brake lights. So, you can remove the third light, but better make damn sure that your taillights do not go out. ---
**Author:** ![krgoodwin](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/krgoodwin/32/5559_2.png) [@krgoodwin](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/krgoodwin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2007, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/13 "2007-10-24T17:35:27Z")
I don’t think side markers are mandatory. I’ve seen a lot of new cars without them. My front passenger marker is covered by a piece of steel, lol. For brake lights I’d leave 3 in. All new cars have 3. However my '87 AE86 hatch had a 3rd brake light, but the 85 didn’t. eeh Read the HTA see what it says about it. ---
**Author:** ![Heatw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/cdc98d/32.png) [@Heatw](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Heatw)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2007, 8:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/in-ontario-do-we-need/110417/14 "2007-10-25T20:03:21Z")
my 87 200sx had a 3rd brake light but when i put on a hatch from an 84 i no longer had one. frankly i want it back. it was in the wing anyway. which i misss all those people talking about driving without working lights change your fucking bulbs i hate people who don’t fix that shit as soon as they know about it how much is a freakin bulb cheap asses.