[Erbe]

well...got my clear tails today...was lookin at em...everything was good til i noticed two cracks on each tail....has anyone with red/clear tails have this crack...here are pics of both

right...

left...

IM NOT TOO PLEASED!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Erbe]

^edit...the cracks are near the divide of the red and clear sections...look off of the divide a litle and you will see them

 

[luisitol]

i can't see it. I'll check my red n clears to see if i have any cracks

 

[WhiteRabbit]

yea alot of aftermarket parts arent the best quality made unfortunately, and when they are, it always costs an arm and a leg :disappoin

can you get a refund or something?

 

[Rapeacivic]

Damn, dude that sucks, contact the company you bought them from and ask to get them exchanged for non cracked taillights

 

[Phi]

yeah, contact the seller asap. You might have to file a claim with the postage company too.

Condensation will pwn you :thumbdown

 

[Erbe]

yeh...the thing was in a box filled with styrofoam nuggets and the tails were wrapped in thick-ass bubble wrap

 

[BLUEMEANIE]

cracked from the maker... :thumbdown :disappoin

 

[CDub LXi]

Sucks man. Where'd you order them? I was planning on red/clears for my 4.5 after I get my wheels.

 

[Admiral]

hey big_p31, heres how I thought of it. when i got my red/white tails i noticed the same characteristic. i too was pissed, but then i realized its not really a crack, both have that line in the same spot and in the same patten. further more if you try to run your fingernail along it you can feel you finger elevate slightly revealing that its not a crack, but for some weird reason, its the design. why??? i dont know. what really bugged me was they dont fit right on the 3.5s. They actually reshaped the curve of the light. so they dont match the pattern of the lightss that dont light up on the trunk. I dont know how or why toyota would even think to do this. no aftermarket tails match the design of the 3.5s (atleast that i know of) but anyway, yeah its design, not a crack.

 

[luisitol]

I knew it didn't look deep enough to be a crack

 

[Sportivo Concepts]

Yeah, the 3 and 3.5 Gen Cam have slightly different tails, kinda like what they did with the 4 and 4.5 Gen Cams.

There are not true aftermarket tails for the 3.5 Gen Cam... Any parts for the 3 Gen will fit the 3.5 but you may have a slight gap or irregular fitment with them.

 

[Erbe]

hey big_p31, heres how I thought of it. when i got my red/white tails i noticed the same characteristic. i too was pissed, but then i realized its not really a crack, both have that line in the same spot and in the same patten. further more if you try to run your fingernail along it you can feel you finger elevate slightly revealing that its not a crack, but for some weird reason, its the design. why??? i dont know. what really bugged me was they dont fit right on the 3.5s. They actually reshaped the curve of the light. so they dont match the pattern of the lightss that dont light up on the trunk. I dont know how or why toyota would even think to do this. no aftermarket tails match the design of the 3.5s (atleast that i know of) but anyway, yeah its design, not a crack.

the "cracks" are not in the same exact spots

 

[MykeLefty]

just wondering.... is there a cheaper place to buy clear tails than eBay...... gen4 clear tails go for about $140 shipped on ebay.

 

[DAMON]

yeah man on my all clear tails for my 94 camry the same cracks were present and i thought they were cracks at first too. thats three for three, id say its normal.

 

[Erbe]

they are internal cracks...my dad reassured me that shipping had nothin to do with it..they are being shipped back tom. anyways

 

[InTeReX]

bad luck on that!....but good luck getting them shipped back and replaced. :thumbup: