One of my 3rd brake light bulbs has been out since around 2014, so yesterday seemed like a good to finally fix it. I replaced the burnt looking stock bulbs with some plug and play LEDs that look a lot better and don't get hot and melt stuff.
I changed mine over 7 years ago, got tired of replacing burned housings. Bonus is they illuminate just a hair quicker, which might make all the difference in a pinch.