$1100 tail light

[Networkit]

I was backing up in my driveway, was dumb and slightly tapped a brick wall and caught corner of light assembly. It shattered. $560 for replacement for our ‘18 Limited. I installed myself -
10 min. Outrageous $$

 

[Gumby]

Did the owner of the $85,000.00 CTS-V receive a check from the insurance company for $85,000.00 - since the vehicle was declared a total loss?

I suppose he would have if he had replacement coverage on his insurance policy (of course depends on the wording of the replacement rider in the policy). If he didn't he would get whatever the vehicle was worth at the time of the accident, regardless of what you owe on the vehicle.

 

[AAOO]

Actually, those PDR guys can work miracles with a hetar gun on plastic bumpers. Flat out amazing if you get the right technician.

Cool, I didn't know they could work with plastic. Most I've seen have trouble with aluminum. Guess it takes finding the right guy like you say.

 

[Rossue]

Wife opened tailgate inside garage just minutes before I was going to set a lower opening height and put a small indent near the license plate with no scratch. $150 later it was perfect. The dentless guy says aluminum can be more difficult as it has more "memory".

 

[2018ExpyPlatinum]

I don't know anything about the guys settlement. I was merely making a comment on how, why insurance companies total and price of parts. Thought it was odd to total a $85k car with $20k in damage......just saying.

 

[Gumby]

I don't know anything about the guys settlement. I was merely making a comment on how, why insurance companies total and price of parts. Thought it was odd to total a $85k car with $20k in damage......just saying.

I agree...that being said, this is why I always have replacement value on my vehicles until such time as the age of the vehicle outweighs the yearly rider cost (typically after year 5).

 

[Oklahoma Jim]

Someone cracked my right tail light cover. It looks like you can buy one online for less than $300 without the LED's. Anybody tried it as DIY?

 

[Vipersinu2]

Insurance aduster was smart to retire that Cadillac! Lol

 

[Vipersinu2]

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[byathread]

Just had my driver's side tail light replaced yesterday. Not sure how it happened, but, noticed the crack/rub marks after a wash of a winter's NE pickling last month. It still works fine and might even let the water/condensation out a little quicker with extra venting! Anyway, I have it in the box the replacement came in if anyone wants it/needs it - free if local/SE PA or just cover shipping. I see a cracked one on ebay that is $120! I'd think someone that wanted to spend the time might be able to rehab it to where it'd be acceptable in a pinch. Let me know if interested or I'll just make it a lesson for my kids to rip it apart and issue a report back to us as to why it would be so expensive...

 

[5280tunage]

those prices are absurd! There's probably $50-$75 worth of materials in those. This must be how they want to negate the warranty and recall liabilities... My right rear one is cracked, but from the inside out somehow. No signs of impact, no scratches, a fingernail won't catch on anything on the outside. Dealer is getting it replaced under warranty. I barely noticed the crack, until the sun was shining through it just right one morning.

 

[NyackRob79]

$1100 may seem steep, but remember these are LED lights designed for longevity, all-weather capability, and reliability. I don't mean to sound like an OEM salesperson, but I wouldn't trust $70 Chinese knock-offs for something like my brake lights. Even halogen OEM tail lights will run you a couple of hundred these days. The price is consistent across brands. My European OEM tail lights for a VW GTI were about $800/ea. They're basically giant circuit boards with heat sinks, etc.

 

[5280tunage]

I hear ya, but LEDs now days are pennies on the dollar to manufacture. Example, I built an LED cube with 110 LEDs, the logic board, transformer, etc for about $70 worth of parts. At the volume these are made, it's at least half that. In many cases manufacturing LEDs is actually cheaper than halogen, depending on durability and quality, but last I checked the lights on these aren't Cree cells or anything of that caliber.

It's consistent because they are probably all made by the same two or three manufacturers and everyone marks them up from there.

 

[carymccarr]

I hear ya, but LEDs now days are pennies on the dollar to manufacture. Example, I built an LED cube with 110 LEDs, the logic board, transformer, etc for about $70 worth of parts. At the volume these are made, it's at least half that. In many cases manufacturing LEDs is actually cheaper than halogen, depending on durability and quality, but last I checked the lights on these aren't Cree cells or anything of that caliber.

It's consistent because they are probably all made by the same two or three manufacturers and everyone marks them up from there.

AND there’s almost no chance they ARENT made in China/Mexico.


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[joethefordguy]

Did the owner of the $85,000.00 CTS-V receive a check from the insurance company for $85,000.00 - since the vehicle was declared a total loss?

Once upon a time, in Texas, my car was totaled. I was offered chump change for it. The other party was at fault; I was talking to their insurance company. On advice of a LEO, I went car shopping locally and documented several like vehicles, and their prices. The insurance company wound up paying us several multiples of their opening offer.