Rear tail light lens

BIG_KID · 06-28-2021, 09:02 PM

My wife backed into something and cracked the rear turn lens in the quarter fender, not the tail gate. Our car has the LED tail lights with front adaptive lighting. I found the cheaper NON LED turn lens. Can I swap my good LED panel into the non LED lens. Thanks for any help…

WagonR · 06-28-2021, 10:55 PM

Probably not the most help, but I think the taillamps have the lens glued to the housing, so you'd likely have to cut it off. Since you're sacrificing the LED lens, and the non-LED housing, you should be able to do it okay, but I'm guessing it's a lot of work.

To your question; I'm not sure if the lens is the same LED vs. not LED. Probably, because they wouldn't want to design multiple versions of the same part, but I don't know for sure.

Good luck!

BIG_KID · 06-30-2021, 03:18 PM

I pulled the trigger and will see if it will work. If not it has free returns…

sbabcock23 · 07-01-2021, 12:18 AM

I would be interested in what you find out!

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BIG_KID Second Lieutenant 68 Rep 290 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 28i Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Northern indiana iTrader: (0)	Rear tail light lens My wife backed into something and cracked the rear turn lens in the quarter fender, not the tail gate. Our car has the LED tail lights with front adaptive lighting. I found the cheaper NON LED turn lens. Can I swap my good LED panel into the non LED lens. Thanks for any help…
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06-28-2021, 10:55 PM	#2
WagonR First Lieutenant 293 Rep 360 Posts Drives: 2017 M2 Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (9)	Probably not the most help, but I think the taillamps have the lens glued to the housing, so you'd likely have to cut it off. Since you're sacrificing the LED lens, and the non-LED housing, you should be able to do it okay, but I'm guessing it's a lot of work. To your question; I'm not sure if the lens is the same LED vs. not LED. Probably, because they wouldn't want to design multiple versions of the same part, but I don't know for sure. Good luck! __________________ Current: 2017 F87 M2 6MT 2013 F25 X3 3.5i 2008 E90 M3 6MT
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06-30-2021, 03:18 PM	#3
BIG_KID Second Lieutenant 68 Rep 290 Posts Drives: 2011 X3 28i Join Date: Dec 2017 Location: Northern indiana iTrader: (0)	I pulled the trigger and will see if it will work. If not it has free returns…
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07-01-2021, 12:18 AM	#4
sbabcock23 Enlisted Member 9 Rep 35 Posts Drives: '17 X3 Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Houston, tX iTrader: (0)	I would be interested in what you find out!
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