67newport
Old Man with a Hat
think the led light looks cool but wait till they go bad. yet another reason why not to buy new anymore
$5,600 Bill for Some Tail Lamps
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Newer is better! errr.. wait a sec there... The new shift is happening - cars becoming unaffordable and now the repairs will be too. Imagine that, we will one day we long for the days when you could buy a used German car and spend a paltry 1-2 grand on annual maintenance/repairs.. Lord help us!
Sell it to me all you want, but 5600 for anything other than a major motor/transmission repair is about as bad it can get. That means the sky is the limit. Look out!
Sell it to me all you want, but 5600 for anything other than a major motor/transmission repair is about as bad it can get. That means the sky is the limit. Look out!
Buddy has a '14 or '15 Dakota (I'm surprised how heavy it is) it has a long tail light across the back, water got into it, a segment of LED's don't work, but otherwise no other issues.
In the case of this ford, would drain holes have helped? He replaced both lenses? Why?
Why do you need a complete new lens when the short connector assembly inside the lens is the problem? Take the connector out, let it sit in vinegar for a few days, it's fixed. Now this mechanic has a perfect pair of lenses on hand to use to repair a non-radar truck. If it were me, I'd remove the GD radar thing in the lens and then (if possible) de-activate the dash warning message and be done with it.
I had a bus problem on my '01 Ram about 10 years ago (it has only a single data bus, 2 wires) I unwrapped the big wire harness in the engine compartment, traced the problem to the big square connector at the fuse box, everything looked perfectly clean, moved some pins around and problem gone. Hasn't come back.
If I can help it, my '01 Ram (with 45k miles and no rust) and my 4 300m's will last me another 30 years of daily driving (assuming they'll still be selling gasoline all that time).
In the case of this ford, would drain holes have helped? He replaced both lenses? Why?
Why do you need a complete new lens when the short connector assembly inside the lens is the problem? Take the connector out, let it sit in vinegar for a few days, it's fixed. Now this mechanic has a perfect pair of lenses on hand to use to repair a non-radar truck. If it were me, I'd remove the GD radar thing in the lens and then (if possible) de-activate the dash warning message and be done with it.
I had a bus problem on my '01 Ram about 10 years ago (it has only a single data bus, 2 wires) I unwrapped the big wire harness in the engine compartment, traced the problem to the big square connector at the fuse box, everything looked perfectly clean, moved some pins around and problem gone. Hasn't come back.
If I can help it, my '01 Ram (with 45k miles and no rust) and my 4 300m's will last me another 30 years of daily driving (assuming they'll still be selling gasoline all that time).
67newport
Old Man with a Hat
$335 in locate fees. now they charge you to find the parts to fix it?
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