Altezza Tail lights
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Altezza Tail lights
Has anyone seen these or anything by this manufacturer. I think these would look good on my black Screw. A blackout look rather than the clear tails on the lightning.
Altezza Tails
Altezza Tails
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I wasn't worried too much about price or shipping. More interested if anyone has seen these Altezza lights in person and can vouch for the quality. I was thinking about getting a set of Lightning tails, but thought the dark lenses would blend better with my truck being black.
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I have the same Altezza tails on my Screw. They do look awsome but I had a few issues I had to deal with...
First, the stock lights have much deeper screw holes so I had to cut off all the screws about a 1/4". If you don't, you'll strip the holes on the new lights.
Second, one of the holes that the light buld socket locks into wasn't keyed properly. The hole has three knotches, one of which is larger than the other two so the socket can only lock in one way. The knotches on the tail/brake light hole where positioned in such a way that you couldn't turn the socket in the hole to lock it in because it would hit the side of the light housing. I had to use a pair of side cutters to snip part of the tab off the light socket so it would fit in the hole and still be able to turn it in. This was only the case on one side the other was fine.
Third, they supply you with a set socket gaskets. If you use the old gaskets or the new gaskets by themselves, the socket flops around in the hole (its not tight enough). You have to use both sets of gaskets, which are actually too tight. You can still turn the socket into the hole with some effort but it will work OK in the end.
Even though I had these issues, it was worth the little work required. They look great and I've gotten plenty of compliments.
By the way, $80 was a great price. I spent $125 plus $10 shipping on mine.
First, the stock lights have much deeper screw holes so I had to cut off all the screws about a 1/4". If you don't, you'll strip the holes on the new lights.
Second, one of the holes that the light buld socket locks into wasn't keyed properly. The hole has three knotches, one of which is larger than the other two so the socket can only lock in one way. The knotches on the tail/brake light hole where positioned in such a way that you couldn't turn the socket in the hole to lock it in because it would hit the side of the light housing. I had to use a pair of side cutters to snip part of the tab off the light socket so it would fit in the hole and still be able to turn it in. This was only the case on one side the other was fine.
Third, they supply you with a set socket gaskets. If you use the old gaskets or the new gaskets by themselves, the socket flops around in the hole (its not tight enough). You have to use both sets of gaskets, which are actually too tight. You can still turn the socket into the hole with some effort but it will work OK in the end.
Even though I had these issues, it was worth the little work required. They look great and I've gotten plenty of compliments.
By the way, $80 was a great price. I spent $125 plus $10 shipping on mine.
