Broke my tail light post

GN2018 · December 9, 2020

So, no good idea goes unpunished. I thought I'd be better off putting some LED's in my backup lights. In doing so, I broke the post off of the lens where it anchors into the body. Hard to understand why something like that isn't more sturdy, but I guess that's what our "save 2 cents on every part" mentality gets us. It wouldn't pull out and I must have put just enough side pressure on it to crack it.

Now I have to decide whether or not to replace it or just live with it. It does seem to be snug enough that it should be okay, but I'll be keeping an eye on it and looking out for a deal on a replacement. Maybe I can find someone local that replaced their lens and wants to get rid of the old ones. Ugg. $10 project turns into $100 - $200 project.

pgamboa · December 9, 2020

[mention]Viktorrocks15 [/mention] has some tails for sale. LED for cheap too.

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Spendit · December 9, 2020

Just replaced one on my 2014, someone tagged me at a boat launch......was tough to find OEM and it was $280 from Rockauto

GN2018 · December 9, 2020

1 hour ago, Spendit said:

Just replaced one on my 2014, someone tagged me at a boat launch......was tough to find OEM and it was $280 from Rockauto

It will have to be flopping in the wind before I spend $280 on it. Maybe I can glue it. I know that won’t be a permanent fix, but maybe good enough until the next time I have to remove it to replace a bulb.