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Hello,

I need to replace the Passenger side corner light (behind the headlight) on
a '91 Accord.
I got a used one off of e-bay, but the glass clarity was not what I was
expecting, and the retainer
tabs on the backend of the light were broken off. So, now I'm looking at
new after-market
lights, and I was wondering if there are different after-market
manufacturers, or do they all
come from the same plant? If different manufacturers, are there one(s) I
should look for,
or one(s) I should avoid?

Thanks for any input from those that know...

mark.NOSPAM.paulus@technologist.NOSPAM.com wrote in
news:I-OdnV2rMv-nD5zYnZ2dnUVZ_vSdnZ2d@giganews.com:

> Hello,
>
> I need to replace the Passenger side corner light (behind the
> headlight) on a '91 Accord.
> I got a used one off of e-bay, but the glass clarity was not what I
> was expecting,



It's acrylic, not glass. The one you got has been on a car for a long
long time and for many many miles.



> and the retainer
> tabs on the backend of the light were broken off.



You've been had, sad to say. Somebody sold you a junk part. The perils
of eBay...



> So, now I'm looking
> at new after-market
> lights, and I was wondering if there are different after-market
> manufacturers, or do they all
> come from the same plant?


There are a number of them, all based in Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, or Red
China. They are all pure excrement.



> If different manufacturers, are there
> one(s) I should look for,
> or one(s) I should avoid?


You should avoid ANY aftermarket manufacturer. Aftermarket lamps are
frighteningly horrible in quality, as are most aftermarket body parts.

If I were you, I'd visit a local wrecking yard, which will have many
top-notch used OEM parts. Alternatively, you can try this Web resource:
www.car-part.com

By the way, you did know a brand-new OEM part is less than $80? It even
comes with the bulbs.

Good luck,


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