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Tail Light Repair Kit - Enough for NCT?

  • 10-10-2015 9:39am
    #1
    engrish?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    I have a hole in my tail light (about 1 square inch) and I have the NCT coming up.

    My plan is to sell the car - worth about €1,000 - after the NCT. A new tail light costs €100 (even from a breakers yard) which is 10% of the value. The light works perfectly, there is just damage to the exterior.

    If I use a tail light repair kit would it be enough to get it through the NCT or do I need to bite the bullet and spend the money on a new cover?

    Thanks


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  • #2
    nd
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,855 ✭✭✭nd


    What car is it? As far as I know as long as the repair tape is the right colour and there are no sharp edges left afterwards it'll be fine.


  • #3
    engrish?
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 911 ✭✭✭engrish?


    nd wrote: »
    What car is it? As far as I know as long as the repair tape is the right colour and there are no sharp edges left afterwards it'll be fine.

    Excellent. Its a Hyundai Santa Fe. Cheapest replacement I can find is €85 including delivery. I'm going to give it a go and see.

    Cheers


  • #4
    colm_mcm
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,528 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    New or old model Santa Fe?


  • #5
    lameusername
    Closed Accounts Posts: 50 ✭✭lameusername


    I've got through the last two NCTs with lens tape on a brake light.

    No white light and no sharp edges was my understanding. Open to correction though.


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