97-01 european tail lights, where to order from, fit US spec XJ?

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I saw some on ebay but they're in the UK or only have one side.
I asked a Jeep shop in the UK and they said they order them from the US, so the lights are made here.

What store carries these and where is the best price? Do the sockets fit as is on a US spec XJ?


Heres a pic of the tail lights I'm looking for,

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Euro tails run an extra bulb (4bulbs opposed to 3), so you would have to splice-in the extra socket into your current harness. Those tails were standard issue practically everywhere (Europe, Japan, Australia, etc...), so they shouldn't be hard to find on any of those ebay sites.

I also have a contact in England I use for euro Jeep parts. Last time he quoted me £35 + Post. His name's Colin, and you can reach him at dorsetjeep at ntlworld dot com. He's trustworthy, and he doesn't sell junk.
 
Euro tails run an extra bulb (4bulbs opposed to 3), so you would have to splice-in the extra socket into your current harness. Those tails were standard issue practically everywhere (Europe, Japan, Australia, etc...), so they shouldn't be hard to find on any of those ebay sites.

I also have a contact in England I use for euro Jeep parts. Last time he quoted me £35 + Post. His name's Colin, and you can reach him at dorsetjeep at ntlworld dot com. He's trustworthy, and he doesn't sell junk.

x2 I have also bought from colin.
 
Thanks. I found they're made here or at least the UK people order it from here. One store said they get them from, crownautomotive.net so should be able to save on some postage hopefully going through a local distributor.
I'm gonna try to get them locally but good to know a back up source for those. I'll just run the factory sockets unless I install a fog light switch.
 
Chiming in from Germany. You guys really like that lights? I think that will be the first part I´ll get rid of as soon as I can afford a new XJ - I´ll gladly send it over the pond and replace it with the red/white one from ebay.

Or are there any clear lights made like this, but for the facelift modell? Or just the ricer stuff?

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Chiming in from Germany. You guys really like that lights? I think that will be the first part I´ll get rid of as soon as I can afford a new XJ - I´ll gladly send it over the pond and replace it with the red/white one from ebay.
I think people like stuff that's uncommon in their area. Lord knows I spent allot of time on ebay.de for that reason.

Or are there any clear lights made like this, but for the facelift modell? Or just the ricer stuff?

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I have a set. I found them on ebay.com a while back.

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I've been thinking about picking up a pair of those, but putting red vinyl over just the reverse light portion. Then switching the wiring around so the reverse lights are in the middle, and the blinkers are red at the bottom.
 
Chiming in from Germany. You guys really like that lights? I think that will be the first part I´ll get rid of as soon as I can afford a new XJ - I´ll gladly send it over the pond and replace it with the red/white one from ebay.

Or are there any clear lights made like this, but for the facelift modell? Or just the ricer stuff?


You should get the US version. It's kinda like the H2 lights.;)
Don't like the clears, thanks for adding to the euro countries, didn't know germany had XJs also.

I like the light because it is smaller. We only have one bulb so I think I would plug it to the lower red one. Kinda like a G class.:cheers:
 
Sorry about that, I was organizing some photos in one of my albums, deleting some and some how a whole album got deleted.
I actually got to the limit of the photobucket account so I had to start deleting some..:(:nosmile:
This is why I like imageshack more than photobucket :spin1:

I'm not really a fan of the regular euro tail lights, though those stock-looking red/white ones are pretty nice. Can't stand the overly shiny ones showed in the post that mentioned rice, they are too "bling" for my tastes.
 
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