LED taillights poor fit! any ideas?

[98chev]

These are the tail lights i finally got today! just went to install them and they fit very poorly. theres a huge gap in the front of the light once the screws are tight.


http://www.ebay.com/itm/30064577725...&sspagename=ADME:B:EOIBSA:MOTORS:1123&vxp=mtr


Heres what i mean. anyone had this problem or have ideas to fix it?

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[TLoud]

Return em or get some longer screws and make a couple spacers to go between the tails and the bed... washers or plastic ..

 

[98chev]

i think im going to return them. arent these the same ones everyone uses?

 

[squeaky3]

are you sure you got the tabs in the holes right on the outside edges?

ive never seen tail lights line up that bad unless they didnt get the tabs put in right or were broken

 

[sewlow]

Do they still have bit of plastic flashing from the molding process that wasn't removed and prevents the curved tabs from seating properly?

 

[Mean Green]

Looks to me like the taillight bucket isnt seating properly against the inside of the bed mount. Like mentioned above make sure the tabs are seated and locked before putting the screws in! Was it just one side that didn't line up or both?

 

[97PROSHOZ71]

I thought the same with mine too, mine aren't those, mine are the ICPW ones, but the same thing happened. It has a very tight seal on it, you will need to kind of put some hard pressure on it until the plastic seal squishes down, that's really the only problem I can think of, mine fit just like stock lights after that.

 

[JParker2012]

I thought the same with mine too, mine aren't those, mine are the ICPW ones, but the same thing happened. It has a very tight seal on it, you will need to kind of put some hard pressure on it until the plastic seal squishes down, that's really the only problem I can think of, mine fit just like stock lights after that.

Dont do this I cracked one of my lenses like that. You have to cut the little support in behind the the light. It is part of the bed not the actuall taillights. Il post pics when I get out of school to show you what I mean.

 

[JParker2012]

Ok im not sure if your lights are quite like mine but if they are then this should solve your problem!
These are my L.E.D. tail lights:

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this is the box on the back that runs into the support in the back:

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This is the support that you have to cut to get the lights to fit right "note the support is already cut":

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sorry this is the best pic I could find with the support visible, compare it with the pic above.

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[Devs93]

dont look like the bottom tab is in sometimes they are a *****