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Old May 20, 2006 | 02:12 PM
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Has any body installed the flush mount tail light kit? They look cheap and flimsey are they worth the $33.00 or are they junk how about some input
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Old May 20, 2006 | 02:18 PM
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Don't buy the kit, just do it yourself


Flush Mounted Tail Lights

(6) 1" L X 1/2 W X .194" Hole Size Nylon Spacers
(6) 1/4" L X 1/2" W X .194 Hole Size Nylon Spacers
(8) #8 x 2" Zinc Pan Head Screws
(1) Frost King Rubber Foam Weatherseal 3/8" W X 5/16" Thick x 10' Long (Adheasive backed)(I got the black weather stripping)

Simply unscrew tail lights, clean, put weather stripping around the tail light (where the red casing meets the black casing of the light) insert new screws and spacers on back side, screw back into mounting hole.

-The two center lights get one 1" spacer on each screw.
-The outside lights get three 1/4" spacers on each of the outer most
screw
-The inner screw on the outside most lights get one 1" spacer.
-Fit so the weather stripping looks good and screw them back in!

1" spacers $4.77
1/4 Spacers $3.42
Weather stripping $3.98
Pan head screws $.98


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Old May 20, 2006 | 02:20 PM
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I got lazy and bought mine. I love them.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 02:21 PM
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Old May 20, 2006 | 02:23 PM
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Thanks,yours tail lights look great, Ace
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Old May 20, 2006 | 03:40 PM
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I was lazy too. I bought my kit from West Coast Corvettes. The nice thing about this mod is if you decide later to change it back, you can.
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Old May 20, 2006 | 05:16 PM
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kit works well
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Old May 20, 2006 | 05:29 PM
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I guess I'm lazy too!! I bought the kit also, but modified it becuase I wanted one side on each light out a little farther. Turned out good. Here's some pics....





Good luck with your install!!'

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Old May 21, 2006 | 11:55 AM
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It would be a great mod!
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I can't remember if I got my kit from LAPD or CoH but it works well and was easy to install.
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I have to agree with willfulone I made my kit for about 11.00, you cn get all parts from Lowes.


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I plan on buying the necessary "Home Depot or Lowes" items and having them put in.

Definitely don't like the recessed look. Flush looks MUCH better.
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I think it is a great looking mod also.


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Am I the only one that prefers the stock look of the "pushed-in" tail lights?
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Am I the only one that prefers the stock look of the "pushed-in" tail lights?
No. Me too.
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Originally Posted by Vette Dream
Am I the only one that prefers the stock look of the "pushed-in" tail lights?
i like the look of the flush mount.... but there is something the pics dont show you..... the "cheap" looking weather stripping around each light. close up i think it looks pretty bad since you can see the foam strip around the lights. but to each their own!
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