Time To Shine

Okay, so I have had this issue for a little while and I cannot find a fix anywhere for it. I have taken off my stock taillights to paint them and when putting them back on, the far corner (the pointly one) sticks out from where it used to sit. I just got some after market taillights this Christmas and installed those. They do the same thing that my stock lights where doing. Anything I can do to fix this? Just to let everyone know, my car is a 2003 OZ Rally.

Blacksheepdj

iTrader: (88)

Not to sound dumb, but are you 100% sure you're installing them correctly?

Time To Shine

yes. i havechecked them several times. what could i be doing wrong?

MR. EVO MR

iTrader: (9)

Anything blocking the hole?

Green_Bandit

iTrader: (25)

there should be a ball socket on the end of the tail light. It may never fit perfectly. You may have to take the ball from the stock one and put it on the aftermarket one's.

I'm pretty sure there is a clip on the stock one's that fit into a hole in the car at the end. Examine it and see what I mean.

OZR_Lancer

iTrader: (2)

i have the same issue on my car. i fixd it by taping in 8-9mm bolt into the tail light ( where the ball joint nut thingy was ) that sticks throu the trunk. and sticks out about 1-1.5" on the inside.
i put in a ss washer and a matchin 8-9mm nut witch fixed it for me, crude but it worked

lancer586

dont worry, i have same problem on both my taillights rofl.. one time i walk pass it and the corner caught into my shirt and rip it.. >.<

CrAnSwIcK

iTrader: (5)

yeah mine sorta clips in, and i have to line up the holes and sort of hammer it in with my palm..

Time To Shine

i think its kinda upetting. i will be looking into that ball joint thing later when the weather get nicer and i start working on my car again.

WangMan

iTrader: (17)

+1

Lil red '03

i had this issue too. i swapped my oem lights for a set of RRM lights and that little corner stuck out.

wasnt a big deal to me.

Paintabruh

same thing happened to me, i got after market one wouldnt sit flush or stay in strong so i got electrical tape wraped (tight) the ball conector thing (doing this made the ball joint thicker and i lined it up perfectly and just pushed and palmed it on fits perfect never fell out even after i was chased by some looney guy who revered into me and chased me trying to pit manuver me (wasnt A cop) scarey stuff haha

Time To Shine

what?!

Paintabruh

Haha Yehp no word of a lie car still works Got a nice dint

Time To Shine

just pop that thing out with the heat gun and compressed air. :P