Cracked taillight, suggestion replace or leave?

[Badgertits]

Just realized I have a crack in my passenger rear taillight, sucks! No idea how it happened, could’ve been me banging against it loading/unloading something, could’ve been a Parking lot deal, could’ve been one of the contractors @ my house doing an AC install, could’ve been one of the 75 drunk people @ my house last weekend for bday party- all I know is it’s cracked up!

doesn’t look like any moisture in there & it’s not super noticeable (although I can’t not see it every time I walk up to it myself now) - if the taillight isn’t crazy expensive I may swap it out

anyone know the part# or how pricey these things are? Easy to remove/install?

 

[melvimbe]

Tail lights are very easy to remove/install. Two screws hidden by tailgate, pull light backwards (2 pins holding it in) then disconnect wiring harness. If the crack is small then you could seal it with clear silicone and leave it alone. No one will see it if they aren't looking for it. My driverside crack well over a year ago and never had any issues since. I don't recall the part # or exact price, but it was more than I was wanting to pay.

actually: HL3Z-13404-H - $700. Not sure if that includes that actual blind spot monitor, which you shouldln't need replacing.

2017-2019 Ford F-150 Tail Lamp Assembly - Passenger Side (RH) HL3Z-13404-H | TascaParts.com

2017-2019 Ford F-150 part # HL3Z-13404-H - Tail Lamp Assembly - Passenger Side (RH)

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[Badgertits]

Here’s a pic of the light- $700? FML everything so ******** expensive these days. And yeah the blind spot radar is fine

 

[melvimbe]

You're under warranty right? I might try the dealer on that. If you can't explain how it got there and there are no other visible damage, hard to conclude it wasn't a factory defect.

Here's some of my tail light. One shows the crack near the top down the seam to the middle, one shows how much water I had to get out of there. And the last is after I sealed it up.

 

[jeanco]

OEM part:
tail light with Blis $ 1 000
tail light Blis but with out module $ 750,paid $650 with shipping.
take out the old one(2 screws and a little of pulling) disconnect light plug,remove Blis,remove Blis plug,
reinstall Bliss and reinstall tail light and Bliss ,work perfectly.very easy process,no need of computer flash.
i was surprised how much water was in the light!
you tube have excellent video of process.

 

[rightway]

Please post a link to the Youtube
Thanks

 

[jeanco]

 

[FordTechOne]

You're under warranty right? I might try the dealer on that. If you can't explain how it got there and there are no other visible damage, hard to conclude it wasn't a factory defect.

Here's some of my tail light. One shows the crack near the top down the seam to the middle, one shows how much water I had to get out of there. And the last is after I sealed it up.

Cracked lenses are non-warrantable, he’d be wasting his and the dealers time. Cracks only occur from impact damage. Only microcracking is warrantable, which occurs within the plastic itself.

 

[GordoJay]

I'd leave it. You can always replace it if it leaks.

 

[isis]

I wouldn’t bother. It’s bound to get hit again by something and doesn’t look too bad right now