"dent" in the taillight
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"dent" in the taillight My car is on jack stands right now becuase im getting new wheels and i decided it would be a good time to clay bar/wax/detail the hell out of my car and as i was doing my spoiler and noticed that there was this dect in my taillight, just my driver side one. as far as i understand plastic doesnt dent it just shatters... so would this be like heat warp or something? any help would be great
Ever had taillight blackouts on it? Maybe a previous owner did? (if you bought it used).
But yes, heat from the actual taillight bulbs cause that, mainly when the heat is trapped inside a blackout.
But yes, heat from the actual taillight bulbs cause that, mainly when the heat is trapped inside a blackout.
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no the car has never had taillight covers or blackouts of any kinda, i was getting ready to have them smoked is why i was looking at them today actually
That problem is a normal inconvenience in our cars. But as said above, you have a 3,000,000,000,000% higher chance of having that happen with blackouts over the taillights, but it can happen without them.
Just go to a junkyard and pick up some that are in good shape. Your car is too nice to be driving around looking like that
Just go to a junkyard and pick up some that are in good shape. Your car is too nice to be driving around looking like that
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Holy crap that's really bad. If you've never used blackouts before, I'd do some checking when you swap to new lights to make sure you have the correct bulbs back there.
I've seen very small dents develop in lenses w/o blackouts, but nothing like that, not even close.
Might have popped in too hot of a bulb by accident.
I've seen very small dents develop in lenses w/o blackouts, but nothing like that, not even close.
Might have popped in too hot of a bulb by accident.
I had them on my passenger side taillight and I never had blackouts on my car. Looked almost identical to yours. Maybe the former owner had them on my car and yours but my original owner came back as a 67 year old women so I doubt she would have put blackouts on unless it was used by her grandson or something. Tail light housing are pretty cheap and a snap to replace. Check ebay.
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yea the guy i bought mine off of was about 35 and i dont think he ever drove this about 3k rpm he loved this car.. it just pisses me off cuz saturday im buying new rims and there goes my money and im only 17 in highschool with no job and money isnt easy to come by... o well gotta start saving
I'd just leave it, personally. Its not that noticable except to you and a select few, and most of the FBody friends that would notice it know about the warping as it is.. it's an issue that's been posted on here repeatedly over the past year. Get the rims, worry about the taillights way down the road, it's not a big deal. Hell, slap some covers on them and it'll hide it. They'll make it worse, too, but hey the covers will hide the dent and then a year or so down the road when you are done with the major stuff you can go back and replace the taillights.
Check the bulbs. There are bulbs that will fit but that have different wattages. To get that bad of a dimple it really seems to me there's a good chance the wrong bulb is in there.
And you can't really expect any sympathy at all being 17, no job, and having an SS.
And you can't really expect any sympathy at all being 17, no job, and having an SS.
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so don't buy rims and stop complaining
Just go to a junkyard. Probably 25-50 bucks for a set. Not going to break the bank on those.
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Originally Posted by todddchi
And you can't really expect any sympathy at all being 17, no job, and having an SS.
Originally Posted by todddchi
Check the bulbs. There are bulbs that will fit but that have different wattages. To get that bad of a dimple it really seems to me there's a good chance the wrong bulb is in there.
And you can't really expect any sympathy at all being 17, no job, and having an SS.
And you can't really expect any sympathy at all being 17, no job, and having an SS.
I've been working since I was 14 (17 now) and I could just barely afford my v6 when I bought it.
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i worked for mine, i bought it for 18k with 15k miles on it.. i paid 14 of the 18 worked for 6 years at my friends dealership to get that money plus some bonds and random forms of money... well worth the savings
