Broken Tail Light Cover

Tash2908

Hi, I'm wondering if anybody could help/advise me?

I have been looking for a replacement rear left hand side (passenger) tail light cover for my Kia Sportage 2014. I have shopped everywhere and contacted several car garages etc who are unable to help me. Would anybody know where the best place to get a replacement would be?

The bulb is fine, it is literally just the plastic covering that has broken. I could change the cover myself but I am struggling to find a replacement part from anywhere.

Any help/advice would be appreciated.

Many Thanks

Kattekwaad

You will need the whole cluster £55-£75 on ebay.

AdrianC

You almost certainly can't separate the lens from the "structure" of the rear light - it'll just be a single unit.

There may be differences between ostensibly similar lights, depending on the precise age of your car, since the Sportage was facelifted during 2014.

MinuteNoodles

AdrianC said:

You almost certainly can't separate the lens from the "structure" of the rear light - it'll just be a single unit.

Ford dealership told me that about the high level brake light on my Mondeo when one of the bulbs went. So I went home, took it apart, went back to the main dealers, plonked it all on their desk, asked them for a wedge bulb, put it in and put the unit back together again, made some snotty comment about the difference between mechanics and fitters and walked back out again. 
It's a shame because the old boy who used to be in the parts department was a fantastic bloke. When I needed a thermostat housing for my Capri and asked him he instantly knew a Ford Sierra one you could still order would fit, that it would need a blanking plug for the extra outlet on it the Capri didn't have and ordered both for me. 

red_eye

MinuteNoodles said:

AdrianC said:

You almost certainly can't separate the lens from the "structure" of the rear light - it'll just be a single unit.

Ford dealership told me that about the high level brake light on my Mondeo when one of the bulbs went. So I went home, took it apart, went back to the main dealers, plonked it all on their desk, asked them for a wedge bulb, put it in and put the unit back together again, made some snotty comment about the difference between mechanics and fitters and walked back out again. 
It's a shame because the old boy who used to be in the parts department was a fantastic bloke. When I needed a thermostat housing for my Capri and asked him he instantly knew a Ford Sierra one you could still order would fit, that it would need a blanking plug for the extra outlet on it the Capri didn't have and ordered both for me. 

You went to stealer for a bulb? I think on their parts database they are listed and a complete unit with bulb.
it would have been worth it if you made a comment about the difference between fitters and parts desk🤣
But a rear cluster and lense is bonded So you can separate and re bond but it’s time consuming and you can’t get a lense without the cluster.

MinuteNoodles

red_eye said:

You went to stealer for a bulb? I think on their parts database they are listed and a complete unit with bulb.
it would have been worth it if you made a comment about the difference between fitters and parts desk🤣
But a rear cluster and lense is bonded So you can separate and re bond but it’s time consuming and you can’t get a lense without the cluster.

Yes because it was cheaper to go get a bulb from the dealer 2 minutes walk from my house than go in my car to the opposite end of town to the motor factors who'd charge the same price.

And given the time it took me to dismantle it then clearly it isn't bonded in the way you think. It's quite easy to take them apart and get out the PCB strip that has the bulb holders on. But then again unlike you I've actually done it and not just done a search on google to see if it could be done and stopped at the first result I got.

AdrianC

MinuteNoodles said:

red_eye said:

You went to stealer for a bulb? I think on their parts database they are listed and a complete unit with bulb.
it would have been worth it if you made a comment about the difference between fitters and parts desk🤣
But a rear cluster and lense is bonded So you can separate and re bond but it’s time consuming and you can’t get a lense without the cluster.

Yes because it was cheaper to go get a bulb from the dealer 2 minutes walk from my house than go in my car to the opposite end of town to the motor factors who'd charge the same price.

And given the time it took me to dismantle it then clearly it isn't bonded in the way you think. It's quite easy to take them apart and get out the PCB strip that has the bulb holders on. But then again unlike you I've actually done it and not just done a search on google to see if it could be done and stopped at the first result I got. 

You do realise you're talking about a completely different scenario to the OP?

They've broken the lens. The lens and body are simply not available as separate parts. They are a bonded unit. Yes, it might perhaps be possible to separate the lens from the body without breaking things worse... but can you buy a lens alone? No.

And a second-hand light from eBay is about £50.