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Old 09-05-2009, 11:24 AM
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C4S tailight stress cracks?
I have been looking for a C4S and 4 out of the 5 I have looked at have stress cracks or just small cracks in the taillights. One of them had cracks on both sides almost in the exact same place. The others only had one side cracked. It this common? I don't think I have seen a narrow body with these cracks. These cars range from MY02 to 04.
 
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Old 09-06-2009, 12:50 AM
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No one has cracked tail lights?
 
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Old 09-06-2009, 07:19 AM
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Mine doesn't have cracked lights...
 
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Old 09-06-2009, 02:06 PM
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I have no idea what you're talking about - no cracks whatsoever - they are held on by 2 bolts, so I'm not even sure where the stress cracks would be. Maybe you are seeing scratches?
 
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Hi

Mine is a 03 C4S and has the dreaded cracks on the left side

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'02 C4S with 55k miles and no stress cracks. However the third brake light was a POS and fell apart when I tried to change the bulbs.
 
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Old 09-06-2009, 05:29 PM
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Mine is a 03 C4S and has the dreaded cracks on the left side
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Old 09-06-2009, 09:42 PM
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The ones I see are vertical lines that kind of run with the grain of the plastic. From top to bottom.
 
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nope... maybe it's your eyes that have the cracks?
 
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its one or two that run parallel on the clear portion right? i have them on my r side c4s taillight. narrow body tails can get them too. i guess prolonged sun exposure is the cause.
 
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No idea what you're referring too. 2002 with 42K miles, brake lights are goooood
 
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i have a tiny crack on my right tail. It looks like a little x. i have a 2002 nb
 
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I've got a crack on my passenger side...it seems to be getting bigger...it's about half an inch
 
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I have two stress cracks about 1/2 long, vertical, on the top of both sides of the taillights. I guess my only option is to replace the lights. Is there a LED option for a 996 C4S, that anyone knows of?
 
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