06+ tail light conversion 2002 explorer 4door

[rush2252]

New to this particular forum but VERY familiar with vbulletin. Ive been browsing this forum and several others for a few months now looking for a particular topic. I have unfortunately been unsuccessful in my attempts to find photos. I did find ONE lone thread referring to the subject but its several years old and the photos have been removed.

I own an 02 explorer 4 door and I want to do the 06+ tail light conversion. Ive heard and read that there is some minor sheet metal work that needs to be done, then I read that the lights were taller and didnt fit right. I parked next to my friends 07 today and they look identical in shape. I didnt want to tear his apart to see the difference for myself.

Someone please help Ive searched the forum, unfortunately the only hit I got was in the Ranger section and it was talking about the same process different vehicle.

 

[rush2252]

Update, I did some more searching and the lights are a direct fit, you have to do some modifications for the wiring harness as the newer lights are a bit different, but overall its pretty simple. I might post pics when I do it.