Replaced tailgate around Christmas after a collision, and now noticing condensation inside a taillight. Body shop says they’re not responsible and are quoting $250 to replace. Please advice.
Replaced tailgate around Christmas after a collision, and now noticing condensation inside a taillight. Body shop says they’re not responsible and are quoting $250 to replace. Please advice.
If I’d already decided on spending $70 to replace the light, I think I’d just drill a small 1/8" (or 1mm) hole in the outside lens in the corner. It would be on the lowest point so liquid water could drain out, but at an upward angle from the bottom so rain and other water wouldn’t fall into this new hole. This would be on the bottom left hand size of the light lens where you see the water pooling. Right at the green arrow:
The whole fix would take less than 5 minutes. If this fix doesn’t work, or make it worse, then I could still fall back to the “spend the $70 on a new light and replace it”.
Have done this. 👌
I recommend a slight modification:
pull the taillight off and drill the hole in the black plastic right by the lens so the hole isn’t visible.