Tail Light Repair

that would solve the light dilema

 

Ok, so after more than two years, the lens tape on my repair job had faded to the point that the color was so pale that I got pulled over and warned by the police.

Still no luck finding a replacement tail light assembly.
I managed to find the material that I intended to use in the first place. This is a stiff plastic with a waffle texture and should be much less prone to fading. I set out to make an even more permanent temporary repair.






I pulled the tail light assembly and gave it a good cleaning and removed as much of the old faded lens tape as possible.

Replacement panels pre-shaped are ready to apply.







Reinstalled

 

Steve, give me the exact make, model and year of that car and any other info on years that may work. There are so many oldschool imports around here in the Philippines, I might find you something. Shipping is gonna be the killer, like $40-60+ just to ship. Trust me, in mid December we sent a small envelope with some christmas cards, postcards and some pictures in it to NY to my parents and it cost $13.

Maybe I can find you something, no promises, but I will keep my eyes open and ask around at any recycle yards that I find. They recycle EVERYTHING here, so cars dont just get scrapped, they get tore apart and reused in those Jeepneys and Owner Jeeps that are all polished stainless steel.

 

Nice job on the fix.

First time I got rearended and lost a taillight, I painted the bulb with red nail polish. Didn't last long. Next I was going to try buying a red condom and putting it on the bulb, but I found a replacement light by then. Would have been a good conversation piece though.

2nd to last time I got rearended (this happens a lot with all the Michigan tailgaters) I saved the broken lens. Then when I got hit last month I picked up all the pieces I could find off the road. Then I pieced it back together, and found I missed a few. So I went back around midnight and scoured the road and found every last little piece. I planned to epoxy it all back together. By the time I got to doing it, I found there was a freaking hole in the bag and I lost a few pieces somewhere. So I was able to cut the pieces off the taillight I had saved, and spent 3 or 4 evenings with a tube of epoxy, crafting it all back together.

 

Looks good, Wagonman what kind of car you need tailight for.

 

It's for my 6000 wagon, but there are usually several on ebay and on car-part.com. I can get one when I need one. Right now I'm just running with the taillights from the plow (another 6000 wagon) and put the glued up set in the plow. I've still gotta straighten out the fender and the gas filler tube because it is a pain to put gas in it, but at least it doesn't leak. I'll probably just wait till warmer weather for that, then head for Swains junkyard.

But thanks anyway.