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Old 05-20-2026, 12:26 AM
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Originally Posted by Spartan View Post
Late entry, sorry for that. I have 2006 and got a pristine set from a 2003. They are not compatible. The electrical design is different as regards to earthing and globe fitting. It was two years ago but I know that it required me trying to remove a few parts of the old light fitting. I would be interested to know how you went as I only wanted the outer lenses and will one day just remove these and fit them. Perhaps LoL
Are you referring to the taillights on the rear corners of the body of the car, rather than the inner taillights mounted on the tailgate?

If so, yes, there are numerous lamp/bulb and wiring differences between the pre-LCI and LCI versions. Not too difficult to modify the earlier taillights to fit later cars but not so the other way around, although it can be done.

The TIS doesn't appear to show any pre-LCI/LCI variation in wiring for the inner taillights, mounted on the tailgate - it's the same for all model years.
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