How are you guys getting aftermarket tail lights to fit the Flaresides?
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How are you guys getting aftermarket tail lights to fit the Flaresides?
As a Christmas gift to myself, i finally got a set of tail lights that match my tailgate paint just about perfectly.
Issues -
- They are a 3 bulb design, OEM tails have 2.
- The top of the housing is not fitting to the contour of the bed. The top of the taillight itself sticks out from the bed/tailgate and looks funny and look like it need to go back further in the bed.
I have tried cutting a little fiberglass from the inside of the bed where the housing is and also ground off the tab on the exterior of the tail light housing, but they still don't fit worth a crap.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
Issues -
- They are a 3 bulb design, OEM tails have 2.
- The top of the housing is not fitting to the contour of the bed. The top of the taillight itself sticks out from the bed/tailgate and looks funny and look like it need to go back further in the bed.
I have tried cutting a little fiberglass from the inside of the bed where the housing is and also ground off the tab on the exterior of the tail light housing, but they still don't fit worth a crap.
Does anyone have any suggestions?
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How do you install a taillight upside down?? It is impossible.
Anyway Mark I had that problem when I had my stepside. Some tails worked and some didn't. I don't know what it is and I'm not sure how to fix it. I did only run 1 screw on the inside. Like where the tailgate closes. And that seemed to work.
Anyway Mark I had that problem when I had my stepside. Some tails worked and some didn't. I don't know what it is and I'm not sure how to fix it. I did only run 1 screw on the inside. Like where the tailgate closes. And that seemed to work.
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How do you install a taillight upside down?? It is impossible.
Anyway Mark I had that problem when I had my stepside. Some tails worked and some didn't. I don't know what it is and I'm not sure how to fix it. I did only run 1 screw on the inside. Like where the tailgate closes. And that seemed to work.
Anyway Mark I had that problem when I had my stepside. Some tails worked and some didn't. I don't know what it is and I'm not sure how to fix it. I did only run 1 screw on the inside. Like where the tailgate closes. And that seemed to work.
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