My daughter just sent me this pic. I don’t think these just fall off, so somebody must have pried it off her car while it was parked outside her apartment in LA. This really sucks, she just got the car. Are they in that much of a demand?!
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SoCalDave
My daughter just sent me this pic. I don’t think these just fall off, so somebody must have pried it off her car while it was parked outside her apartment in LA. This really sucks, she just got the car. Are they in that much of a demand?!
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It must have been parked near the same shop that stole @olafthelostviking heat shield.
I wouldn't think that is exactly in high demand although they're most likely not cheap.
If somebody needed a replacement for theirs, they should know it wouldn't just pull off like that.
Seeing some of those broken edges, it almost seems it would have been tapped by something to shatter the plastic.
Was the lens laying on the street near the vehicle or was it gone?
Are there any visible tool or pry marks not captured in the photo?
I wouldn't think that is exactly in high demand although they're most likely not cheap.
If somebody needed a replacement for theirs, they should know it wouldn't just pull off like that.
Seeing some of those broken edges, it almost seems it would have been tapped by something to shatter the plastic.
Was the lens laying on the street near the vehicle or was it gone?
Are there any visible tool or pry marks not captured in the photo?
The lens is built-in to the light, either a tree limb or a vandal broke the light.
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To steal the light as a usable part you need to remove the spoiler.
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High Mount Lamp - Subaru (84751SJ000)
To steal the light as a usable part you need to remove the spoiler.
High Mount Lamp - Subaru (84751SJ000)
We had a 2019 Forester Limited. I bumped the center hi mount brake light loading a canoe. The red plastic cover popped off and fell on the ground. It was glued or ultrasonically welded on at factory. I glued it back on. Very possible someone bumped it like me. Did not take much. Good luck!
I'd be concerned that water entry might cause issues for that now open to the elements circuit board, or leak into the hatch lowers. unless that tape is waterproof.. Even if it is, I doubt it will stay that way for however semesters she stays in school...
At the factory that makes those lights, they are initially two separate pieces to get the circuit board inside. They are then sonically welded together once assembled and tested.
That plastic is very hard and therefore brittle. That type of plastic is much more prone to cracking and shattering than bending. As @dougnmotio mentioned, It didn't take much of a bump to knock that lens off.
The plastic weld joint would be the most logical place for separation upon impact.
That plastic is very hard and therefore brittle. That type of plastic is much more prone to cracking and shattering than bending. As @dougnmotio mentioned, It didn't take much of a bump to knock that lens off.
The plastic weld joint would be the most logical place for separation upon impact.
I used thick FlexTape on two broken tail lights with missing pieces on a pickup i have. Water proof and has been on for 2-3 years. Not red but that's fine for the broken area. If it HAD needed to be red I'd just use a bit of Rosco Cine Gel filter.
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