My third brake light sockets seem to be "melted". Has anybody else had this issue? Water has gotten into the housing and ive had to replace bulbs many times.

 

Sounds like you need a new plug or the problem will not stop. Also look into sealing it back up to keep the water out

 

+1 - AND, replace that 912 bulb with a 194 or 168-based LED, which generates practically no heat. In Atlanta traffic, you spend more time on the brake than gas, so reducing the heat will save that new connector that you'll need (probably 25 cents from a junkyard!).

 

I ha this prob looked like mine was melted bad. Put pic on here of it. Forgot where it is and so e say it was the worst they seen. Well to fix prob I took bulb out and painted the third Brake light black. Basically doin away with it. I do t see the need for it on my truck.

 

Don't want to do that here. Too many distracted drivers (texters, iPads, and Pandora surfers) that follow too close anyway. Without something to wake them up (3rd Brake Light, something blinking, or ignition coil voltage in their seat), they'll have my trailer hitch ball where their radiator used to be. A cheap hyper white or red LED in that spot (if it doesn't light up, reverse it, since polarity counts with LEDs) does the trick.