Hey guys just noticed a broken tail light


I dont have any idea how this got broken , it looks like the corner of the lens hit the tail light when the tail gate was closed .
I did a ebay search and couldnt find them . I found the regular tail light but not the ones on the tailgate , I tried reverse lights , backup lights ,tailgate lights and nothing . Anyways ..does anyone know what the hell they call these lights? Or better yet any body have one ?

 

There are a few in eBay. Search outlander sport inner taillight

 

Thank you

 

That's annoying..

Well, I'm not sure it's worth $80 from ebay to get this replaced.
But, you could just use some plastic/bondo to form the missing bit, spray it will a little red paint and then add a strip of red tinted film to seal&bend it with the rest of the housing.

I'm sure you have most of all the materials (above) on hand.
Just a thought.

Either that or call a local salvage yard and have them pull you the full set for maybe $20 cash.

 

My thought was to head to a salvage yard, and see if i could find one .

 

Maybe it was a casting defect and is covered under warranty??

 

I had the exact same chip (same shape, same place). How weird is that.

 

Like I said - maybe a factory flaw. True story. Years ago my wife had a Mazda 323. One morning the rear hatch glass exploded. Dealer blamed her; said never heard of it, blah, blah. I called a few dealers in the province and lo and behold there were many reports of such a thing. Mazda replaced the glass free!

 

Indeed..?
Well, that IS weird.

This is interesting.
I'll have to bookmark this in the back of my mind, if I ever see/notice a chip in our tail len(s).

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OP,
You might want to hold off in getting it DIY-ed or replaced on your own (too soon).

 

yep - but save the broken part and any receipts if you do replace it.

paid ~$1500 for a ACD hydraulic pump and install by Mitsu dealer for the Evo.
two months later, they extended the warranty on it, and Mitsu cut me a check for the full amount. i was pretty impressed by that.

 

Geez with Pipefish having the same thing Im wondering if it did hit the taillight ?

 

Went to my dealership Monday ...........$180 for the inner taillight !!! I ordered a used one off the bay for $59

 

For 5 bucks worth of plastic... It would be cheaper to buy an entire light assembly off Aliexpress than pay the dealer price. Crazy. But save your bills - this might turn out to be a warranty item!

 

99.97% if the time that's the way to go.

 

We had to go to the dealership yesterday to get OS #2 inspected . I had the service writer come out and take a look at the tail light , he said it was very odd and noticed that it had been touching the outer light . He took some pictures and is sending to Mitsu so lets see what happens