Tom's tail light gap - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

BRZranger · 03-11-2014, 02:17 PM

Just received my Tom's tail lamp from @RavSpec, they look great! Except the right passenger trail light seems to have a gap from manufacturer. Doesn't seem to be a way to push the tab in :-(

I'll contact @RavSpec and figure this out in meantime. Anyone else have this?

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BRZranger · 03-11-2014, 02:18 PM

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Scoobybrz · 03-11-2014, 03:57 PM

I have the same gap on the same side. It doesn't really bother me anymore. But I've seen others with perfect fitment.

phloozy · 03-11-2014, 04:00 PM

U need to push it all the way into place before tightening. Thats what I did at least

BRZranger · 03-11-2014, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by phloozy

U need to push it all the way into place before tightening. Thats what I did at least

Were you able to flex the whole tail light to push that in?! I'll give that a try.

I'm definitely OCD, can't have the gap!

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phloozy · 03-11-2014, 05:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRZranger

Were you able to flex the whole tail light to push that in?! I'll give that a try.

I'm definitely OCD, can't have the gap!

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I pushed it flush with my car while my wife tightened the bolts, may need 2 ppl.

mfbmike · 03-11-2014, 05:40 PM

There is a long protruding "stick" on the back of the taillights that needs to go into a hole to make it sit flush. Make sure that's in correctly. Make sure you didn't break it either trying to jam the tail light in there.

Burrcold · 03-11-2014, 05:52 PM

Definitely have someone else push the tail in place while you tighten the bolts. Much easier to do and will ensure a tight fit. After having my wife help out, mine sit perfectly flush now as well.

BRZranger · 03-11-2014, 08:03 PM

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It's actually not the taillight against the body. That part is fine.

There is a tab on the side marker that is not seated. I would have to open the tail light and push it snapped closed.

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RavSpec · 03-11-2014, 08:06 PM

Got it .. let me work on this now !

BRZranger · 03-11-2014, 08:31 PM

Thanks @RavSpec! Looking forward to doing more business with you!

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IgnitionGundam · 03-12-2014, 12:13 AM

I had these shreds of plastic in my clear tom's. It wasn't a big deal, but man it looked like it was scratched from the inside and very annoying to look at. Will@486power took care of it right away and I got it replaced within a week. Great customer service going on over there.

ZionsWrath · 03-12-2014, 12:25 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BRZranger

Were you able to flex the whole tail light to push that in?! I'll give that a try.

I'm definitely OCD, can't have the gap!

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03-11-2014, 02:17 PM	#1
BRZranger Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Everett, WA Posts: 736 Thanks: 996 Thanked 268 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Tom's tail light gap Just received my Tom's tail lamp from @RavSpec, they look great! Except the right passenger trail light seems to have a gap from manufacturer. Doesn't seem to be a way to push the tab in :-( I'll contact @RavSpec and figure this out in meantime. Anyone else have this? Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

03-11-2014, 04:00 PM	#5
phloozy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Drives: Scion FR-S Location: United States Posts: 743 Thanks: 46 Thanked 397 Times in 211 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	U need to push it all the way into place before tightening. Thats what I did at least __________________ My build thread, slowly but surely http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40509

03-11-2014, 05:52 PM	#9
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Definitely have someone else push the tail in place while you tighten the bolts. Much easier to do and will ensure a tight fit. After having my wife help out, mine sit perfectly flush now as well. __________________

03-12-2014, 12:13 AM	#13
IgnitionGundam Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: Silver Ignition Gundam Location: Southern California Posts: 153 Thanks: 48 Thanked 62 Times in 42 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had these shreds of plastic in my clear tom's. It wasn't a big deal, but man it looked like it was scratched from the inside and very annoying to look at. Will@486power took care of it right away and I got it replaced within a week. Great customer service going on over there. __________________

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03-11-2014, 02:18 PM	#2
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03-11-2014, 03:57 PM	#4
Scoobybrz Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Drives: BRZ Location: SoCal Posts: 104 Thanks: 6 Thanked 23 Times in 16 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have the same gap on the same side. It doesn't really bother me anymore. But I've seen others with perfect fitment.

03-11-2014, 08:03 PM	#10
BRZranger Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Everett, WA Posts: 736 Thanks: 996 Thanked 268 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's actually not the taillight against the body. That part is fine. There is a tab on the side marker that is not seated. I would have to open the tail light and push it snapped closed. Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

03-11-2014, 08:06 PM	#11
RavSpec Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Drives: Rx7 Location: NYC Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 7 Thanked 473 Times in 232 Posts Mentioned: 71 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	Got it .. let me work on this now !

03-11-2014, 08:31 PM	#12
BRZranger Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Drives: BRZ Location: Everett, WA Posts: 736 Thanks: 996 Thanked 268 Times in 180 Posts Mentioned: 15 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Thanks @RavSpec! Looking forward to doing more business with you! Sent from my Nexus 5 using Tapatalk

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