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How to install updated Spyder taillights?

Context: My car is an '06 Beck. While the car is a solid build with a Subaru powerplant, the turn signals and brake lights are conical and not visually correct so I've opted to replace them with the correct flat-style fixtures currently sold by Beck...

So, I bought the light kit for the front and rear taillights from Beck. And quite frankly, it's the best way to go. I ordered the kit from another vendor and they put me off for MONTHS! Beck had the lights to me within a week!  I digress... the kit comes without instruction and I figured out the installation of the front turn signals pretty quickly... it actually took me longer to build up the nerve to enlarge the holes in the front than the installation itself. LOL... Now to the rear!

My car specifically has two bulbs in each housing. One two-filament bulb is for the turn signal and brake lights and the second bulb is the "city lights." ie: the lights that burn in the rear when the headlights are on... The headlight "buckets" that I received have no provision for these running lights and the bulbs provided in the kit are 2 filament bulbs. ie: taillights and blinker... am I supposed to drill holes in these fixtures and reuse old running lights insert? How else would one get lights in the rear without a 3rd bulb? Obviously, I have separate wiring for these bulbs.  Am I missing something? Before I start making holes, is there any other way? I'm hoping to finish the installation over the weekend so any help would be MUCH appreciated. Thanks!!!

Last edited by Matt McNeil
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