hi kit- thanks for the info. just received a new light I bought from carid.com . they had the best price 67. total. spoke with other vendors but their prices were too high. if I would have bought from the others, id be banished from the cheap bastids society. looks like it will work , although it is all plastic. hope I don't destroy it in the process. maybe I should have been more patient. will put you at the top of my list of 240 parts vendors. don't throw away those boxes of parts. looks like the light is held in with 2 screw threads that protrude into the fenderand are held by hand tightened nuts. will have to be careful when I wire it for the 4 lamps of different functions. don't want to be chased by a coppa on a high speed getaway at midnight on tobacco road tipped off by my left taillight not doing what its supposed to do. youre right about usps being the best deal. their price usually beats anybody. strangely not all vendors offer usps as a shipper. btw have a helluva funny story for you about Jonathon winters if youre interested. he was one of my favorites my other two were don rickles and red skelton who could genuinely be funny as hell without being mean. appreciate your help. next time ill be more patient. btw #2 the only part that broke in the old light was lens pieces in the upper red light . on close inspection it appears I might reglue them successfully with seal all tube glue which is clear fast and very strong . have used it on many tasks. only concern would be leaks. will do it when I have it out on the table. we have nam type monsoons her in se fla. rained like hell for about 10 hrs yesterday. luckily no congs though. just door shysters. regards oldduke