Taillight interior dust reduction

[nkemp]

The parking/running taillight is a great dust collector, mostly due to the huge openings top and bottom. Having a lot of dust stored in there (including in the grooves of the red lens) does not improve light levels!

Here is what they normally look like:
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I blocked mine off with foam in a friction fit. There are other ways to reduce the opportunity to get into the lens area such as Gorilla Tape or some form of plastic shield.
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If you do not have LED's installed, then you may want to maintain the ventilation. But even with the foam, there is still ventilation holes under the circuit board.

FYI

[DMC-Ron]

Nick,
You're certainly right. The whole rear end of these cars just suck up the dust. This seems like a helpful solution.

Since we're on the topic of taillights, I've always had a question about the "taillight reflector" that I've seen on the vendor sites:

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Where does this reflector fit in with the taillight? I don't find it in the parts manual but it has a part number and is listed on a couple of the vendor sites.

Ron

[MikeWard]

Nick,
You're certainly right. The whole rear end of these cars just suck up the dust. This seems like a helpful solution.

Since we're on the topic of taillights, I've always had a question about the "taillight reflector" that I've seen on the vendor sites:

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Where does this reflector fit in with the taillight? I don't find it in the parts manual but it has a part number and is listed on a couple of the vendor sites.

Ron
The reflector fits here, behind the running light:
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[DMC-Ron]

The reflector fits here, behind the running light:
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Thanks, I always wondered because I didn't see it in the parts breakout.
Ron