Flush Tail-lights
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Flush Tail-lights
Seems like a few C5 owners have come up with a way to get a few parts at Lowe's to avoid buying one of the "kits" for Flush tail light. But I have not been able to determine what components were used. I can figure out the stainless screw part myself. but what is being used for the spacer/riser block? And how about the nice edge treatment that I have seen on at least one set of lenses?
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Here you go:
Parts should be able to be purchased at a local Home Depot.
Parts needed:
• 8 each ½” x ½” round poly spacers with .194” hole.
• 6 each ¼” x ½” round poly spacers with .194” hole.
• 8 each #8 x 2” panhead sms screws.
• 1 package 5/16” x 3/8” auto/marine closed cell foam gasket with sticky on one side.
• Black Sharpie pen.
Step 1 – remove screws from tail lights and carefully let them hang out of the opening by the wire harness.
Step 2 – using the Sharpie, color the heads of the #8 screws black. Push the tip of the pen into the Philips slots to cover the screw with color completely.
Step 3 – Install the foam gasket material onto the taillight housings where the lens meets the black part of the housing, sticking the gasket to the black housing portion.
Step 4 – On the two inboard taillights, install the screws through the holes on the housings and slide 1 each ½” spacer and 1 each ¼” spacer over the screws and slide the taillights back into the openings and tighten the screws.
Step 5 – On the two outboard taillights, repeat step 4 except on the outer most taillight screw only install a ½” spacer and then tighten the screws.
The difference between this installation guide and others is that the others used 1” spacers. When the 1” spacers were used, the top of the taillights stuck out a little on the top and just didn’t look like a factory install.
Parts should be able to be purchased at a local Home Depot.
Parts needed:
• 8 each ½” x ½” round poly spacers with .194” hole.
• 6 each ¼” x ½” round poly spacers with .194” hole.
• 8 each #8 x 2” panhead sms screws.
• 1 package 5/16” x 3/8” auto/marine closed cell foam gasket with sticky on one side.
• Black Sharpie pen.
Step 1 – remove screws from tail lights and carefully let them hang out of the opening by the wire harness.
Step 2 – using the Sharpie, color the heads of the #8 screws black. Push the tip of the pen into the Philips slots to cover the screw with color completely.
Step 3 – Install the foam gasket material onto the taillight housings where the lens meets the black part of the housing, sticking the gasket to the black housing portion.
Step 4 – On the two inboard taillights, install the screws through the holes on the housings and slide 1 each ½” spacer and 1 each ¼” spacer over the screws and slide the taillights back into the openings and tighten the screws.
Step 5 – On the two outboard taillights, repeat step 4 except on the outer most taillight screw only install a ½” spacer and then tighten the screws.
The difference between this installation guide and others is that the others used 1” spacers. When the 1” spacers were used, the top of the taillights stuck out a little on the top and just didn’t look like a factory install.
