On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:01:33 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

True North wrote:
I haven't seen one in four years with the RAV4 and 15.5 months with the Highlander.

And you may both be lucky, and not put a lot of miles on. And you are
paying premium for that Toyota. My wife's Venza has a broken tail light
lens. $201 for the tail light housing, as the lens is not separate and
probably 2 hours to change! Has a small hole in the lens, probably a
thrown rock. Or grocery cart. How can some car company justify having to
change the whole assembly for a tail light broken lens? Tail lights have
always gotten broken.

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Unfortunately it's fairly common these days. Sometimes you can get
after market parts for less at NAPA, Autozone, etc.

On 7/8/2014 5:53 PM, True North wrote:
I haven't seen one in four years with the RAV4 and 15.5 months with the Highlander.

Illegal in Canuckistan?

--
"I predict future happiness for Americans if they can prevent the
government from wasting the labors of the people under the pretense of
taking care of them".
Thomas Jefferson

Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:01:33 -0500, Califbill
wrote:

True North wrote:
I haven't seen one in four years with the RAV4 and 15.5 months with the Highlander.

And you may both be lucky, and not put a lot of miles on. And you are
paying premium for that Toyota. My wife's Venza has a broken tail light
lens. $201 for the tail light housing, as the lens is not separate and
probably 2 hours to change! Has a small hole in the lens, probably a
thrown rock. Or grocery cart. How can some car company justify having to
change the whole assembly for a tail light broken lens? Tail lights have
always gotten broken.

===

Unfortunately it's fairly common these days. Sometimes you can get
after market parts for less at NAPA, Autozone, etc.

$201 dealer, $64 Amazon.

On Tue, 08 Jul 2014 21:01:33 -0500, Califbill wrote:

True North wrote:
I haven't seen one in four years with the RAV4 and 15.5 months with the Highlander.

And you may both be lucky, and not put a lot of miles on. And you are
paying premium for that Toyota. My wife's Venza has a broken tail light
lens. $201 for the tail light housing, as the lens is not separate and
probably 2 hours to change! Has a small hole in the lens, probably a
thrown rock. Or grocery cart. How can some car company justify having to
change the whole assembly for a tail light broken lens? Tail lights have
always gotten broken.

Call some junk yards. I had a hole in my taillight and got one at a junkyard for about a third of
the dealer cost. It was even new in the box.