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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 12:08 PM
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Hey guys,

I've been looking for a set of these for months. I've seen a few pictures online and one set in person. I absolutely love them, but cannot find any for sale. Does anyone have any more info on them, such as who made them (I assume Depo, who makes a lot of aftermarket light assemblies), when they were last sold, etc? Any leads would be greatly appreciated.






I found this image with a link to an eBay listing, but of course the link is dead and eBay won't give me any more information on it, despite still having the picture accessible.




I can easily find the Red / Smoked / Clear lenses, but I'm not really interested in those. Here's what those look like.


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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 12:13 PM
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I have seen them on Amazon, but that was a few years ago.

While they look nice, I don't like them as their visibility is not as good as the traditional amber lens versions.
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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 12:59 PM
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So you mean these:

I bought mine off Ebay in October of 2017
Weren't cheap. Almost $86 without tax.
But I put the white markers up front.
Then my OCD kicked in and I had to get rid of the amber in the back.
I found my order but the link to the product page does not exist anymore.
No idea who made them but can tell you who sold them to me.

https://www.ebay.com/str/revotec

I could not find them in his store.
But maybe there is an outside chance he could give you more info if you contact him.
Figure it is worth a shot.
Oh and just so you know if you do buy some will probably want to go LED.
The regular amber 3157's kinda show through destroying the look.
Wasn't so bad in the back but was really bad in the front markers.

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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 01:26 PM
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I actually love the look of the amber bulb being just slightly visible through the lens! I cannot explain why, it doesn't really make sense.

I'll reach out to Revotech. If you ever are tempted to sell those please keep me in mind, but I'd love to buy them new.
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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by OptionXIII
I actually love the look of the amber bulb being just slightly visible through the lens! I cannot explain why, it doesn't really make sense.

I'll reach out to Revotech. If you ever are tempted to sell those please keep me in mind, but I'd love to buy them new.
You are right. That makes absolutely no sense. LOL.
Make me an outrageous offer and I might consider it. LOL.
I could not stop poking around about this.
So I found this:

https://www.smoppld.com/index.php?ma...ucts_id=888608

I am not really sure how much I would trust this website though.
Seen a few types like this. The fact that they seem to sell all sorts of things never sits well with me.
And the fact that you don't know where they are and can only contact them through email doesn't help.

https://www.smoppld.com/contact_us.htm

But if they happen to be on the up and up the price is great.
Also don't know how you would feel about this but found these:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/20306992497...SABEgICtfD_BwE

Amazon Amazon

I can't be 100% sure but that looks all red with white just on lowest part to me but......
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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 01:50 PM
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Ralph,

Thanks for your help! I'll keep your comments in mind haha. But you've gotten me a good bit of useful information. I may give that purchase link a shot, but I'm definitely going to use a credit card with buyer protection!

The part number seems to be CS082-U1002. Searching it brings up a few ebay listings and a bunch of shady random websites.

I found another seller, one that I had previously looked at some time over the summer but not been able to buy from. It seems like they were listed as recently as August, how did I miss that?!? The seller is fullgear_hc, Item # 172755051420 should that link go dead.
CHROME w/ RED CLEAR LENS OE STYLE TAIL LIGHT SET FOR JEEP CHEROKEE 1997-2001 | eBay
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I see the sites that you are talking about.
Came up when I Googled the part number.
Similar to the link I posted.
I really don't know what to make of them.
On a possible positive note.
Years ago I bought some Rugged Ridge mats for my '00.
Front, back, and cargo for $145 shipped. At the time that was a really good deal.
Not going to lie. Was expecting the worst.
The website just didn't...... I don't know.
So no tracking numbers. No idea what was going on. Till the day they arrived.
So I mentioned this to my buddy and he explained that it might be what he termed an E-Commerce thing.
Said these people don't stock this stuff. You buy from them, they buy from somebody else, and their seller ships to you.
So maybe.......
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Old Oct 6, 2021 | 08:15 PM
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Well, sounds like they'll be getting more and I just need to keep my eyes out for them.


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