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Broken tail lights

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by baja tacoma 06, Mar 6, 2013.

  1. Mar 6, 2013 at 10:54 PM
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    baja tacoma 06

    baja tacoma 06 [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Sold a pair of tail lights to another member here in TW, USPS f..ked my package and both lights were broken when they arrived to destination. Any ideas? can lenses be fixed? or just sell them cheap? or trow away?
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  2. Mar 6, 2013 at 11:34 PM
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    jw1983

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    Pictures are a good idea. We can't see what you see without them. Without pictures we are just going to assume if they can be saved or not. Just sayin'.
     
  3. Mar 7, 2013 at 5:23 AM
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    maineah

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  4. Mar 7, 2013 at 7:22 AM
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    sde780

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    Did you purchase insurance?
     
  5. Mar 7, 2013 at 8:43 AM
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    baja tacoma 06

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    Sadly no insurance, first time I send by USPS and never thought they f..ked up like they did. Now I will have to reimburse the guy that bought them from me.
     
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  6. Mar 11, 2013 at 2:10 PM
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    baja tacoma 06

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    I guess trash will be a good place for these.....learned my lesson from USPS (no wonder they're going broke)
     
  7. Mar 11, 2013 at 2:34 PM
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    t4daddy

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    I could be interested in the drivers side. PM me.
     
  8. Mar 11, 2013 at 3:08 PM
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    2004TacomaSR5

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    Just a crack, unless it lets a ton of water in it's not a big deal. Nobody will ever notice it unless they are up close. I'd just throw them on and run em the way they are.
     
  9. Mar 11, 2013 at 3:26 PM
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    127.0.0.1

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    can't pass an inspection with cracked lens

    usps sucks but also, how was it packed ? if packed correctly
    it should survive being thrown at the ground from the back of an airliner
    *on the tarmac not at 30,000 feet lol
     
  10. Mar 11, 2013 at 3:31 PM
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    DueToThe802

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    Well that's probably a good goal at least...
     
  11. Mar 11, 2013 at 4:32 PM
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    bagster

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    Correct. Just seal the cracks with clear silicon.
     
  12. Mar 11, 2013 at 4:34 PM
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    prerantaco

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    talk with the buyer, see if you reimburse him half, if he will just silicone over the cracks and accept them?
     
  13. Mar 12, 2013 at 10:54 AM
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    baja tacoma 06

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    Yeah, spoke to the buyer about keeping both of them and I would reimburse half but he didn't go for it.
     
  14. Mar 12, 2013 at 10:55 AM
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    baja tacoma 06

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    I packed them exactly how my new one came in, same box, same packing material.
     
  15. Mar 12, 2013 at 11:58 AM
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    baja tacoma 06

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    PM'D
     

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