I noticed that the '99 lamps I own have a rubber piece located in the back between the signal and parking lamps. Another set I'm buying doesn't have that rubber piece. Mine are also grey in the back and not black. Does anyone know why they are different?

Mine:

http://img37.exs.cx/img37/89/CIMG0164.jpg

Other set:

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/408f3...oguIBBfOd.nJuC

http://us.f2.yahoofs.com/users/408f3...rbuIBBW881h2jC

 

Also, is the "STANLEY P0234L & P0234R" imprint the only way to determine if the lamps are fake are not?

 

your bottom two links dont work.

 

off topic but i just notice that we have the biggest signature pictures on the forum.

 

arugh how do you attach a sig pic?!

 

Here's the link to the other set: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/kilois.../ph//my_photos

 

No clue?

 

No one knows?

 

i buy things from him all the time.... they are the real **** because the only way you could know is if they say stanley on it and they do....

 

I understand that they are real (I bought 2 sets). But what explains that rubber piece I have on the set I have?

 

it looks like a vent thing.... it doesnt let condensation inside the lense

 

Are the ones you have with the seals original 99 spec OEM lights? If they are, then maybe the ones with the stanley print on it are replica's that dont have the seal.

 

i bougt a pair also and will let you know what the difference is when i get them!

 

the set that i have look like the ones on your yahoo site.

 

Yes, the lamps I have on my FD (first picture) are OEM. I was just wondering if they removed that rubber piece on the newer '99 lamps.

 

Re-opening an old thread here I know but I just wondered if anyone had discovered the answer to this? I have just bought 2 brand new lights direct from Mazda and they have a black rear frame and just a short cut condensation hose, where as my old ones have the grey frame and the rubber chamber with the plastic piece inside them. When i check the part numbers, they all look to be the same in the different year part catalogue.