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R4Y4N 08-22-2018 12:22 PM
Tail light cover replacement.
 
Good day everyone

I was involved in a minor accident and the glass/plastic covering my tail light was shattered, everything else is fine. is there any website you guys know of that sells such parts?

MadMax07SL 08-22-2018 12:57 PM
Likely going to need the whole housing...Can't just buy the cover for it. I don't have the site, but online you should be able to do better then the dealership. My guess is about $350 for the housing...but that's just a guess.

zup28w 08-22-2018 02:14 PM
Might be cheaper to look at aftermarket or buy used on eBay.

-zup

414sfinest 08-22-2018 10:20 PM
Originally Posted by R4Y4N (Post 9181650)
Good day everyone

I was involved in a minor accident and the glass/plastic covering my tail light was shattered, everything else is fine. is there any website you guys know of that sells such parts?
Your best bet as far as not spending a lot of money would be eBay for sure. I just checked it out and they have tons of pre owned oem tail lights starting at $100.

R4Y4N 08-23-2018 07:02 AM
Originally Posted by MadMax07SL (Post 9181654)
Likely going to need the whole housing...Can't just buy the cover for it. I don't have the site, but online you should be able to do better then the dealership. My guess is about $350 for the housing...but that's just a guess.
thanks for the fast reply. I understand that it's just all the internal parts are perfect so I just wanted to know if there is a way to get an advantage of this. again, thanks!
Originally Posted by zup28w (Post 9181658)
Might be cheaper to look at aftermarket or buy used on eBay.

-zup
I agree. thanks for your help!

Originally Posted by 414sfinest (Post 9181691)


Your best bet as far as not spending a lot of money would be eBay for sure. I just checked it out and they have tons of pre owned oem tail lights starting at $100.
thanks, I'll look into it.

tmokorn 08-23-2018 05:14 PM
The units are sealed to be waterttight. Therefore the entire taillight needs to be replaced. Be sure to read reviews for some of the aftermarket “OEM” units if you use CarId or similar. Apparently they are not all equal in terms of quality. Best bet in my opinion is a salvage yard. The “finish” is likely a better match too.

robtroxel 08-25-2018 08:06 AM
Originally Posted by tmokorn (Post 9181765)
The units are sealed to be waterttight. Therefore the entire taillight needs to be replaced. Be sure to read reviews for some of the aftermarket “OEM” units if you use CarId or similar. Apparently, they are not all equal in terms of quality. Best bet, in my opinion, is a salvage yard. The “finish” is likely a better match too.
Sage advice you should take. Plenty of tail light assemblies out there. Just make sure the mounting tabs/bolts are all there and that there are no cracks. Let us know what you get.


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