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Old Jan 15, 2019 | 07:19 PM
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Taillights cracking?

was wondering if anyone else had experienced this taillight issue. I assume from the age of the car/sun exposure, the taillight lenses are beginning to wear. Is there Anywhere to buy just the lense or do I need to replace the whole assembly?
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Old Jan 16, 2019 | 04:29 AM
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Mine are clouding a bit.....and from what I understand, they really can’t be polished out like headlights typically can. Obviously, yours are way beyond that point. You’ll just need to buy a new set of tail lights.....no way to purchase just the outer clear shell. The good news is that the tail lights are relatively inexpensive and easy to replace.
 
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Old Jan 17, 2019 | 07:35 AM
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Wow, never seen them that bad. Mine did the cloud thing also and I just replaced them with euro version. The out clear part is not separate.

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...il-lights.html

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...oem-parts.html




If you want the stock ones:

https://www.northamericanmotoring.co...il-lights.html

 
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Old Jan 17, 2019 | 09:10 AM
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This seems like a crazy amount of heat cracking. I wonder if these were maybe aftermarket or there were some super hot bulbs in there before, because that's not normal.

I found a replacement headlight from these guys not too long ago, they might have some OEM ones cheap to replace them.
 
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