'02 GP Tail light lens

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quietman928 - 11 Sep 2006 09:46 GMT

I bought an '02 GP SE about a year ago and didn't see at that time any
thing wrong cosmetically. In the intervening months the left tail light
lens has progressively cracked in several places so that now after a car
wash or good rain enough water gets in to blow the bulbs. Easy enough to
replace bulbs, but would prefer to not have to. Does anyone know if this
is a common problem, i.e. possibly covered by dealer, or a reliable source
of replacement parts? It almost looks as if the clear outside part of the
assembly can be replaced just by itself, but don't want to worsen problem
by prying when and where I shouldn't. Any and all thoughts/ideas welcome!
-Chip

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Harry Face - 11 Sep 2006 18:00 GMT

If it were under warranty the dealer might replace just the outer clear
lens. They did on my 91 Bonneville because the black bordering was
disolving inside the lens.

I hate these lights that have the clear lens over the taillights.

The clear lens is hard to remove because you have to break the seal
loose as you pry it apart.

In you case of the lens being cracked then a new or used tailight would
probably be the best bet .

good luck

harryface
05 Park Avenue 48,800
91 Bonneville 307,322

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Geoff Welsh - 12 Sep 2006 00:31 GMT

> I hate these lights that have the clear lens over the taillights.
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> harryface

In the mean time, drilling a small hole in the bottom of the lens will
at least let the water just pass through, and hopefully not blow the bulb.
GW

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tom ronson - 12 Sep 2006 03:57 GMT

> I bought an '02 GP SE about a year ago and didn't see at that time any
> thing wrong cosmetically. In the intervening months the left tail light
> lens has progressively cracked in several places.....

honestly it's probably not worth the effort to repair the housing ---- at
least not given the many options available to you for a replacement. ebay
has number of options from new and slick to used ones --- to check 'em out
click http://tinyurl.com/lctfq

There's also a gentleman out of Ohio that has a very good rep for used parts
for the Grand Prix --- you can contact him at gtped@msn.com and ask him for
a price on the housing you need. He's probably your cheapest option. He's
very well respected on clubgp.com and I've used him a number of times
myself.

As a note that housing fits in '97 to '03 cars, so you're not limited to a
'02 part.

good luck

--tr

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