Tight tail light buckets

HMMWV Team,

I have to replace my tail light buckets. I have two sets of new ones, but the lights barely fit. I will need to take my heat gun, and soften them up to get the light to fit (afraid I will crack the bucket if I force fit the lights).

Are all buckets like this, or did I get some aftermarket junk? If so, are there any sellers that sell "good" buckets?

Thanks.

Unless you bought it from one of the dependable sellers like HPG or Kascar it is likely Chicom.

Cheap A$$ knock offs... the lamp housing will not bottom out in the buckets so the lamp housing sticks out about 1 1/2 +/-. Where did you get them ??

Maybe chineeeze dimensions? CAMO

Normally I buy from Kascar or HPG. These came from e-pay. Just took a closer look; No markings whatsoever. Probably made from Chinesium.

You can also try Erik's Military and Industrial Surplus. I have bought two sets of buckets for tail and side marker lights as replacements on trailers I was rebuilding, they fit perfectly. And they are inexpensive ($15 for tail-light buckets about 18 months ago).
They are listed under Military Vehicle Parts - Lighting

Cheers

I just bought a pair from HPG...there is a mention on the product page (12338711) about the problem with eBay dimensions. The part number for the correct rivets is listed there too

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