I got a pair of these these tail lights . Please leave your opinion out of this, I like 'em and that’s that. But, they’re a pain in my side. The do not fit flush with the body on the sides. But they fit fine on the back.
I searched and found that someone said that I need to get new gaskets from Acura. That doesn’t seem right. I tightend them and re-tightend them. They are starting to fog up from the mousture. Anyone have any suggestions?
thats too bad, those are probably the nicest looking red/clear lights i’ve seen for the G2 (personally i’d paint the bottom red and paint that chrome part black though—like Tony’s… man they look good).
typically aftermarket taillights aren’t gonna fit as well as stock. Even the higher quality ones won’t fit exactly like stock, although its usually close enough. Not sure what to say about the fitment, there may be nothing you can do.
the condensation however you can fix. there is a teg tip on it. Most of the cheaper aftermarket taillights (apc altezzas for example) leak water like mad!! They just need a good sealing.
Re: Aftermarket Tailights Won’t Fit
Originally posted by Waats
[B]I got a pair of these these tail lights . Please leave your opinion out of this, I like 'em and that’s that. But, they’re a pain in my side. The do not fit flush with the body on the sides. But they fit fine on the back.
I searched and found that someone said that I need to get new gaskets from Acura. That doesn’t seem right. I tightend them and re-tightend them. They are starting to fog up from the mousture. Anyone have any suggestions? [/B]
when replacing taillights, they never sit flush in the beginning. The trick is slowly letting the gaskets settle in. The gaskets have to be smashed pretty hard in there, so I suggest just pushing on it really hard, while someone tightens the screws. Try pushing on it every day, that’s what I did and my taillights now sit flush. I took them out before just to clear them…
fogging up is probably because of the gaskets and the seals around, unless there is a crack somewhere. Try getting Silicon glue stuff from the hardware store and just put that all around the gasket.
see if it gets better, if not maybe u shouldt ry new gaskets.
goodluck
I just bought them also from the same guy, haven’t sent the $$$$ yet because of the holiday weekend. How did you pay for yours, this is the first time I ever bought stuff on EBAY did you use paypal? I’m nervous about someone getting my account info. I also bought JDM headlights also and are waiting to pay for them.
I paid through PayPal.Com - A lot of seller’s on eBay use PayPal, so go ahead and setup a credit card with them and pay through it there. Its totally safe so don’t worry about it.
I’m thinking of going back to stock, but I hate the way they look.
well… here’s what my dad suggested to do. a while back i had clear tallights that i bought from a shop, but there was a problem. the screws in the back of the taillights were not lining up with the holes on the body. so what was suggested to do, is we took a drill, and all we did was stretch the holes a little wider than they were. after that the taillights fit perfect. sometimes when you buy certain ones, they dont line up right with the stock tails. so all i did was make the holes a little wider. and as for the condensation, i think that is from not sealing the lights. properly. even after i “widenend” the holes, i put the stocks back and they are fine. i think that has more to do with the sealing around the lights. just take some silicone and get all the cracks good, so no water gets in. Hope that helps, and feel free to correct if i’m wrong.
they key is to check all the areas where water can get in. if in doubt, reinforce with silicon. The holes where the bulbs go in is one area, protected by the gasket… and basically where lense connects to the backing is the other. Just fill the cracks with silicon, spray down with water, see if it’s okay. try pushing the light in really hard with your hands, have someone holding the brake just in case you’re some extremely strong guy, and have another tighten the screws. Those screws are easy to strip, so use those 12 sided wrenches… crescent? not sure, the kind you can’t slip on, the ones you have to go over the top of the bolt with. basically the more contact points, and the more surface contact, the better.