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Old 09-11-2009, 05:17 PM
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Default 2003 Tail Light Swap

Hello i was wondering if i could swap the taillights on my 2003 edge flareside to the lights from a 2006-up ranger? Are the flareside bed tails any different in shape than the stylesides?


Ones I have now

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Old 09-11-2009, 05:22 PM
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They will swap just fine

I swapped mine out also for the newer style
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Old 09-11-2009, 05:46 PM
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They will swap just fine

I swapped mine out also for the newer style
Ok thanks, are the wiring sockets the same? I'm sure they are but i wanted to be sure.
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Old 09-11-2009, 05:55 PM
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Yup the same

Cant get the backup light mixed with the brake light either cause the sockets are both different sizes so they will only fit in one hole
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Old 09-11-2009, 07:28 PM
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ok thanks for the help!
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Old 09-12-2009, 08:59 AM
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I don't recall exactly what year they stopped the 3-bulb taillights in favor of the current 2-bulb setup, but even for those years they are swappable. Swapping the tails is something you don't have to put much thought into since they're so easily interchangeable.
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Old 09-12-2009, 09:18 AM
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1999 maybe when the went to 2 bulb set up
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Old 09-12-2009, 10:46 AM
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Sounds about right. I was thinking 2000 but I knew it was somewhere around then.
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Old 09-13-2009, 06:02 PM
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i thought it was 98 but what do i know
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Old 09-13-2009, 10:25 PM
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2000 was the first year to go 2 bulb IIRC. 98 & 99 still had the Red/White/Amber tails IIRC.
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Old 09-13-2009, 10:39 PM
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See I told you punks it was 2000....
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Old 09-14-2009, 07:17 PM
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hey do any of you guys know of some new style tails for sale on here?none of my local salvage yards have any. i'm gonna post over in the classifieds too.
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Old 09-14-2009, 07:30 PM
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Just replied in your classified section

Check out Car-part.com you can search your whole state and narrow it down from dist by zip code

Let me know there is a crap ton withing driving dist. of me

One place I can get RH and LH for 80 bucks total
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Old 09-14-2009, 09:09 PM
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hey i said i didnt know for sure so there bee-otch lol
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Old 09-14-2009, 09:19 PM
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hey i said i didnt know for sure so there bee-otch lol
It's cool....I wasn't sure either.

Bee-otch.

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