Hey guys I was wondering if there was a way to unplug the light until I got a chance to get it fixed completely. I think having half of the light or a couple bulbs light up is kinda tacky. Any help guys or any advice is appreciated.

 

From the service manual :

 

Wow alax hell of a response lol, How are you doing drove your car lately? Can I find this in the link under your avatar, Is there any pictures?

 

I'm doing fine, and try to drive a bit each week.
Yes, the service manual is in the links somewhere ( pdf file ) and does have pretty pictures.
You will be amazed what you can find in there, there will be an oral quiz next week, so be ready

 

Were you able to get your middle LED brakelight replaced?

After removing the middle brake light from my 2004 NA coupe I thought the problem might have been the solder joints. Chrysler/MB/Karmann may have had to use the RoHS required solder (unleaded) which was troublesome when introduced around 2003-2004. However the solder joints looked fine under magnification. I was a little surprised by what a cheap board construction they used to mount them. It's just a single sided board with unsupported holes for mounting the LEDs. The two LEDs that didn't light were truly nonfunctional when I checked them on my test bench. I found the datasheets on the LEDs but they were obsolete and nobody seemed to have stock on them anywhere. I finally found a cross-reference to a nearly identical LED which has a smaller viewing angle but the same light intensity and package size. I bought a bunch because it looked like it was near obsolete as well and I wanted to have ample spares. The viewing angle doesn't seem to be critical since anyone that I have asked (even me!) can't tell the difference in the brightness or viewing angle on any of them when the brake light is on. I have had them in the car nearly a year now with no issues.

I wonder if they are the same type as used in the roadster? Do you feel like experimenting a bit? Do you still have the original parts? I'd like to determine if they used the same LEDs in the roadster as they did in the coupe. Some close-up pictures might be sufficient. I might be able to replace them.