The present invention is a device which installed in a vehicle that enables a vehicle trunk to be opened from the interior of the trunk and enables at least one of the tail lights to blink. The present invention can be retrofit to existing vehicles by connecting a prepared box and wiring harness to the vehicle power supply, trunk release solenoid, and taillights. The present invention has a ON/OFF switch which enables the circuit controlling the blinking of at least one tail light. A second switch activates the trunk release opening solenoid causing the trunk lock retract opening the trunk. The present invention is mounted in such a way as to be operable by an individual confined to the trunk and be concealed from the casual observer.

A variable color fiber-optic lighting system for pickup trucks that utilizes an optionally changeable in color light source, disposed within the confines a pickup truck's tailgate, whose light is directed to a series of fiber-optic cables which, at one end are aligned adjacent the light source, and set out in a configuration corresponding to the trademark of the truck's vendor at their second end on the exterior of the rear side of the tailgate.

A collision avoidance light for mounting at the rear window of an automobile includes a housing, a socket assembly, a lens and an anti-glare shield. The housing defines an open face. The socket assembly includes a socket for mounting a light bulb. The socket assembly is mounted on the housing. The lens is detachably mounted to the housing in juxtaposition with the open face. The anti-glare shield is mounted on the housing and at least partially surrounds the lens. The shield is readily adaptible to conform to the slope of the rear window.

In order to reduce the height of an auxiliary stop or turn indication lamp which may be mounted either immediately adjacent the rear windshield or housed on top of the trunk lid of an automotive vehicle, a light bulb is arranged in an essentially vertically extending base section of a housing so that the filament thereof is located at a level just above that of the floor of an elongate capsule-like upper section provided on top of the base member. The filament is arranged parallel with a lens or similar light transmissive member which is disposed in an opening formed in the upper section.

The invention is a system including a third brake light for an automobile. The brake light is equipped with means for displaying a warning message when an emergency condition arises. Light emitting diodes, thin film transistors, liquid crystal displays, light bulbs or other light emitting or refracting means display a warning message when activated. The light emitting or refracting means operate in a normal mode when an emergency condition is not present.