Do the euro style taillights fit U.S. 2010 connect?

[Camperconnect]

HI do the euro style taillights fit U.S. 2010 connect? The ones pictured here, with the honeycomb design reverse light I noticed the electrical connector is a different shape. If it mounts up good, is there a way to get it working with the different connector? The first 4 photos are the euro style light. The last photos is U.S. Thanks

[mrtn]

They don't even connect to pre-facelift European models directly. You'll need the plug and hook up the wiring to it. For some reason the US got the facelift version (2010-2013) with pre-facelift tail lights (-2009)

[Camperconnect]

5 hours ago, mrtn said:

They don't even connect to pre-facelift European models directly. You'll need the plug and hook up the wiring to it. For some reason the US got the facelift version (2010-2013) with pre-facelift tail lights (-2009)

Thanks. So is there any way to connect? Like splicing the wires of the connectors together? If i can do that, will the actual housing mount up, without modification? I saw on the European TC forums that people where installing them on the pre facelift TC. 

Edited November 3, 2021 by Camperconnect

[mrtn]

The easiest way would be just getting generic individual connectors for all wires. Well insulated, naturally.

 

I've always wondered why did Ford send old style tail lights to the US models while European models of the same years coming from the same assembly line were equipped with new style clusters. Perhaps overstocked old clusters dumped on a new market region. Europe needed a freshup but the US buyers were not aware of it.

[Camperconnect]

18 hours ago, mrtn said:

The easiest way would be just getting generic individual connectors for all wires. Well insulated, naturally.

 

I've always wondered why did Ford send old style tail lights to the US models while European models of the same years coming from the same assembly line were equipped with new style clusters. Perhaps overstocked old clusters dumped on a new market region. Europe needed a freshup but the US buyers were not aware of it.

OK thanks. My guess is that the Euro lights didnt meet the American legal standards. 

[mrtn]

The top middle brake light did not as it was offset from center originally but what could be illegal about the tail lights to your knowledge?

[Camperconnect]

On 11/4/2021 at 4:57 PM, mrtn said:

The top middle brake light did not as it was offset from center originally but what could be illegal about the tail lights to your knowledge?

I dont know specifically. Im just guessing that, because I know some foreign cars have to be changed to meet U.S. restrictions 

[mrtn]

I know that you need to convert red turn signals to amber when importing to Europe (1996 models and onwards). If there are no amber/EU-spec OEM clusters available or sometimes people are just cheap they drop amber bulbs in reverse lights, rewire and add separate reverse lights and rear fog to meet the requirements but I think the only thing you need to convert for US spec is disconnect the rear fog light? There's no DOT spec beam to worry about like for headlights.