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Oi Vey! Tail Light issues.

So, I'm apparently a short bus rider. If you get my meaning.

I just got a set of Euro Tails and 07 Tails. Neither of them will fit my truck. It's because it's a 98 2wd, I'm sure. The inside screws on the Euros (don't match up) and the 07s? Woo doggy. Don't get me started. Anyways. They don't fit. I should have known this, right? It was a horrible assumption that they'd fit.

...right? Either way, I have two sets of tails for sale.
 
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prices?
 
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110 shipped Priority with Tracking Number (if you so desire) and 55 for the Euros. Shipped.
 
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you have a problem with your bed if the '07 stock tails wont fit......i put '07s in my '97 and they fit fine.....Ford hasn't changed teh bedsides since '93....
 
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Flareside has nothing to do with it? My bed is fine. It's never been in an accident.
 
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aftermarket tails wont fit if they were for a styleside, but the stock taillights are the same flareside to styleside....
 
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hey, i tried to call you, i forgot to tell you, with the flareside beds you have to cut a piece of the bed out behind the tail light, ill look for it on the forums later, unless someone else can post a how-to or pics.
 
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only with the aftermarket taillights....the stock tails are the same...
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
only with the aftermarket taillights....the stock tails are the same...
oh, if i had time i would search for it, but i have to go.
 
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Originally Posted by 5speedin2.3
hey, i tried to call you, i forgot to tell you, with the flareside beds you have to cut a piece of the bed out behind the tail light, ill look for it on the forums later, unless someone else can post a how-to or pics.
That'd be appreciated, bro. Thanks.
 
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dude lifted97ranger...they will fit you have to grind off some crap!i had the same problem!and they fit perfect now... theres those 2 lil black plastic clips on the top and bottom of the light where the screws go in on the inside of the bed/tailgate.. that slide in that lil slot...you have to take a dremel tool or a grinder and grind off those tabs. i was like WTF too when i got mine! but grind them lil plastic tabs and the holes will line up. u have to use longer screws on the outsides(not the ones inside your bed post by the tailgate) but there ya go thats how u mod them...if ya want ill send ya a pic of what i did to make mine work.
 
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Pics would be awesome. Hit it up bro. I'll go check it out now.
 
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So. Apparently there's the way to get them 07s to fit my flareside? Any help would be greatly appreciated! Especially since I'm doing the front end conversion soon.
 
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they will simply bolt in.....AFTERMARKET taillights have a different back on them
 
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Originally Posted by lifted97ranger
they will simply bolt in.....AFTERMARKET taillights have a different back on them
The thing is, they're not simply bolting in. I think it's cause of them black things that the one dude was talking about removing. When I try and put them on right now, they're not lining up right, AT ALL.
 
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