U-Haul Tail Light Adaptor

[Perk]

Thomas, do the screw holes on the aluminum tail light adapters line up to the existing holes for the "glass" lens? Thanks

[Thomas G.]

Originally Posted by Perk

......... Now for the big question I see there are four Lens Assemblies offered, 2 are Red and 2 are Amber, one set is $.75 for each lens and the other $2.15 for each lens. Does anyone have insight as to why the price difference for the same part description? ........

For 75 cents you get the marker light lenses only, for $2.15 you get the whole assembly. I'd go for the whole assembly. I found mine had cracked where the pop rivet was attaching them to the body. You can reuse the old UHaul marked lens with the new light fixture.

[Thomas G.]

Originally Posted by Perk

Thomas, do the screw holes on the aluminum tail light adapters line up to the existing holes for the "glass" lens? Thanks

No, I think you'd have to drill a bunch of new holes in the fiberglass body to install these. I notice they also sell the 4" light to fit inside, though I didn't buy them.

This is not an elegant solution - I suspect that UHaul ended up with a failed supplier and realized that their whole fleet was at risk so they had this adapter rushed into production. One option might be to use this adapter as a mold and make some nicer ones from fiberglass. You could then incorporate a different production lens into the housing.