Tail Light Swap

[Shag]

any reason why the clear '06 tail lights on the mountaineer would not fit the '03? obviously the bulbs would need to be changed. it seems like a good swap to me! whatcha all say?

 

[IAmTodd]

Need to do some sheet metal trimming and the '06's require three bulbs.

 

[Shag]

where would the trimming take place? and as far as the bulbs go my '03 has 3 too.

 

[1Bad04]

I was wondering about this also. I don't care about the number of bulbs as I have other ideas in mind. Does anybody know if they will bolt up?

 

[asimp]

As Todd said, it will require some trimming on to get it to work correctly, but it can be done

 

[cbrock]

I was wondering about this as well for my 02... if you ever get it done, please post results

 

[BWilliams]

Instead of hacking stuff apart to get the Mounty ones in there, there is an alternative -- on eBay, there are completely clear Euro taillights that are made for 3rd gen X's, if you're just going for the clear look and not the Mounty look in particular.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-0...ryZ33716QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

[studd469]

why doesn't a Mounty owner and explorer owner meet up one weekend, and try to swap lights. Just to see how it fits, and what might need to be cut to make it fit. Take pics and share for the rest of us on the site.

 

[not8taxi]

wats up ....i did the 06 taillight swap on my 02 x after i cracked my rear taillight....the only thing u have to do is cut a lil of the body on top of the light...the reason is that the 06 taillight has the round part to it and it doesnt fit unless u trim off a lil....i trimmed it off ....primed and painted it black on my own...so far so good its been almost a yr ....as for the bulbs.....the brake/turn signal is the same so that plugs right in...the reverse u would have to cut the existing harness and change it to another one...bought a harness from pep boys....i believe the bulb u need is 914? its the same bulb found on the puddle lights of the mirrors...and for the third light on top...that just comes on when u put ur lights on...its a 194 bulb...i bought 2 harness' at the pep boys and tap the wire from the brake/turn signal bulb....its 3 wires on that harness but for the 194 bulb u tap off the 2 wires ....i hope i explained it good if u have any questions pm me goodluck

 

[Tmorr83]

Does anyone have a picture of what needs to be trimmed? Or will an 06 explorer light be a direct fit to an 05 light? I like the stock 06 lights better but I dOnt know if the wife will let me do the cutting on her x.