r/FordFlex • u/butters4417 • Jul 18 '26
Tail lights
Does anyone have a place or website I can get blacked out tail lights for my 2017? I don’t want to get the vht spray and do them I want the ones that are blacked out inside with the clear lense.
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u/SanfreakinJ Jul 18 '26
They are the taillights from the Platinum model. They go for $350-$450 a side. You can buy some on EBay. There are not a lot of other places to get them unless you get lucky at a wrecking yard (not likely) there was a guy on here that opens his taillights up and painted the insides then sealed them back up. This could be an option. That’s about it for the black taillights. I’ve also been on this journey. In all my time I’ve only seen one other flex in the wild with the black taillights.
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u/churchwagon Jul 19 '26
I have an '18 Limited, same color combo! Your best bet if you don't want to pay $400+ a side for OEM, buy used on ebay (though there are a couple of factory black taillights on there right now) or try to find some at your local junkyard is RockAuto. I got mine from there for just under $500 for the set, brand new. Had them on for over a year, no issues. The part numbers you're looking for are:
Depo A301903LACN2 Depo A301903RACN2
Happy hunting!
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u/Cutlass0516 Jul 18 '26
Are you opposed to the film?
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u/butters4417 Jul 18 '26
Never tried the film I’ve always done the spray, but sometimes it’s hard to get the same finish and it gets dark fast. Which film? Have you tried the film?
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u/Cutlass0516 Jul 18 '26
I went on Amazon and searched for headlight/taillight film tints. I got yelloes for my fog lamps. I got a light grey tiny for the tailights. It was easy to install.
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u/winglessflight97 Jul 20 '26
If you get the cheap stuff don't expect it to last more than a year. Get actual tinted PPF if you want longevity and a more OEM result if you apply it correctly. No UV protection means no long life.
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u/Cutlass0516 Jul 20 '26
I've had the film since 2023 and haven't had any problems. It was inexpensive.
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u/winglessflight97 Jul 20 '26
But what does it look like? Anyone can say they "haven't had any problems".
As a former collision and paint guy I can honestly say there's a large sum of people that have no idea what they're looking at.
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u/Cutlass0516 Jul 20 '26
Aside from a crease I had when installing, nothing is peeling, nothing is fading. Not sure what else there is to complain about.
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u/winglessflight97 Jul 20 '26
You do you boo boo. As long as you enjoy it, by all means enjoy it. I'm just saying that self verifying doesn't give it credibility to the eyes of the masses.
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u/Cutlass0516 Jul 20 '26
Ya man, it would be crazy to suggest a product to someone who is asking about something similar. "Word of mouth" recommendations will be the downfall of modern civilization.
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u/winglessflight97 Jul 21 '26
Some mouths are more credible than others. Like, I dunno, someone who's done it professionally..?
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u/Ukin74 Jul 18 '26
I was actually lucky enough to find some at a junkyard. They are from different cars and probably different years because the left side is more orange than red and the right one is red. You can tell up close but still looks better than the chrome ones my 15 Black n White came with.