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Are the 98-02 tail lights prone to crack?

Old Jul 23, 2010 | 04:19 PM
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Are the 98-02 tail lights prone to crack?

My passenger side tail light signal stopped working last week so I pulled it off and found that it had a crack and was full of water. Just took a look at the drivers side tail light and it has an even smaller crack but is still letting in water.

Is this a common problem with the 93-97 lights? If so is it worth it to upgrade to the newer lights or do they have the same problem? I think I like the looks of the 93-97s better but if the newer ones dont crack and arent that hard to upgrade to I will change them.
Old Jul 26, 2010 | 10:58 AM
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Is it really a crack or a seperation between the lens and body? Anyway it's faily common in the 93-97's. It's also faily easy to fix. A little glue or RTV usually works.
Old Jul 27, 2010 | 12:50 PM
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Originally Posted by Z28SORR
Is it really a crack or a seperation between the lens and body? Anyway it's faily common in the 93-97's. It's also faily easy to fix. A little glue or RTV usually works.
They're both cracked in the exact same place and the passenger one is also seperating from the gasket.
Old Jul 27, 2010 | 02:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Z28SORR
Is it really a crack or a seperation between the lens and body? Anyway it's faily common in the 93-97's. It's also faily easy to fix. A little glue or RTV usually works.
I concur on separation.. Never seen one just cracked unless you are slamming the lid down very hard????
Old Jul 27, 2010 | 02:40 PM
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Mine aren't cracked, 93k miles on the car.
Old Jul 27, 2010 | 04:17 PM
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I concur on separation.. Never seen one just cracked unless you are slamming the lid down very hard????
I've only owned the car for a week but I have no idea what the person who owned it before me was doing. The cracks are so small I didn't even notice them until after the passenger turn signal stopped working and I went to change the bulb out.
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