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Old 01-07-2019, 05:49 PM
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Default Value of tail lights with cracked tabs?
Hi guys,

Just replaced my smoked OEM lights with some new OEM ones. the top tabs have cracked on them, I know some people re-craft some tabs, but what's a fair price to ask for smoked OEM tails with the top tabs cracked off?
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Old 01-08-2019, 02:40 AM
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If they can be used and mounted securely with lightsavers, they have some decent value, assuming they don't have microcracks on the lenses themselves.

Are they smoked with spray-on tint, film or are they non oem?

https://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog...ight-Saver.htm
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are there cracks in the lenses?
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Considering how much the micro-cracks bother OCD Porsche owners, if they don't have any micro-cracks, they're worth > $0.
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Originally Posted by manimal
Considering how much the micro-cracks bother OCD Porsche owners, if they don't have any micro-cracks, they're worth > $0.
yeap, hence my question
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Originally Posted by manimal
Considering how much the micro-cracks bother OCD Porsche owners, if they don't have any micro-cracks, they're worth > $0.
Do you think micro-cracks in tail light lens "bother" people who are not OCD? Is wanting things to look nice always an OCD indicator?
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Originally Posted by Dock
Do you think micro-cracks in tail light lens "bother" people who are not OCD? Is wanting things to look nice always an OCD indicator?
Perhaps, but the best indicator is posts like these.
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Originally Posted by manimal
Perhaps, but the best indicator is posts like these.
Some people have a higher degree of attention to detail and elevated personal standards. This does not mean they suffer from OCD.
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Originally Posted by Dock
Some people have a higher degree of attention to detail and elevated personal standards. This does not mean they suffer from OCD.
Or maybe they do.
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At times like these I miss NelsonTod. He was funny.
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Originally Posted by Carlo_Carrera
Or maybe they do.
The behavior of someone simply caring about the way their things look would never by itself rise to the level of an OCD diagnosis.
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I was trying to be tongue-in-cheek. I think it's safe to say that all of us here are pretty obsessive about our cars and I do not consider that an insult.
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Originally Posted by manimal
I was trying to be tongue-in-cheek. I think it's safe to say that all of us here are pretty obsessive about our cars and I do not consider that an insult.
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Originally Posted by Dock
The behavior of someone simply caring about the way their things look would never by itself rise to the level of an OCD diagnosis.
I was joking, it is all in the eye of the beholder. I would not run taillights with cracked lenses but I also have OCD with some things.
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