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Old 05-05-2018, 03:30 AM
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As long as it hasn't melted the plastic that should work well
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Anybody have a stock tail light assembly laying around?

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did you find one. few e53s at the junkyard in my area, i can grab one for you over the weekend.
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light just turned on today, bulb holder/socket looks good when I pulled it out this morning. Going to spend some time to take out the assembly and check what's busted. I know that the tail light assembly was designed by the guys who did the CCV..

was wondering if I could just rewire it using plain wires soldered directly instead of relying on that metal circuit board..








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I know that the tail light assembly was designed by the guys who did the CCV..
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Old 05-08-2018, 07:31 PM
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Picture of yours and if it was broken in the way mine was I can tell you exactly how to fix it


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the metal portion is pressed down due to the melted plastic behind it, caused by a loose contact (burnt mark)


I have to push the metal upwards to provide a better contact but for how long this fix will last? Thinking of putting some epoxy behind the metal to offset the melted plastic..



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Time is money. After attempting a number of fixes I decided a new tail light assembly was in order. I’m happy I did it.
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I fixed Lumba2 (wife's e53) good as new with the steps shown here:

https://www.icloud.com/sharedalbum/#B0SGrhkPxG3LazS


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I fixed Lumba2 (wife's e53) good as new with the steps shown here:

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that's a great fix! never thought of using the screws. What kind of material you put behind the metal?




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