WDWBen
Subaru Killer
When backing up the other day, I misjudged my speed and, in between looking over my shoulder and looking at the backup camera's screen, hit a concrete pole at work. Damage was thankfully "minimal," limited to a cracked taillight and a scraped bumper. I'll buff the bumper out and see where that leaves me. The new taillight arrived today at the office, leaving me $256 lighter in the wallet. Brilliant Japanese design means that after 15 pop-screws and three 10mm nuts, my handy 10mm ratcheting wrench and I successfully installed the replacement taillight. Mazda wants $500 for a single taillight, but I got mine off eBay from a junkyard in California. They were stripping the car quickly, it seems, so they cut it from the wiring loom, meaning it came with all the bulbs already installed. I just unplugged the old plugs (with their cut-wires) and plugged the taillight in, and everything worked like a charm. I did slice my finger removing the old taillight, but it's minimal.
New on top, old on bottom:
New on top, old on bottom: