The Hummer EV taillight.
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Heh.
GMC Hummer EV Taillights Cost an Eye-Watering $6,100 To Replace, Plus Labor
If you're one of the lucky few to score a Hummer EV (hopefully not at a crazy auction price), it might behoove you to protect your tail lights from damage. As one owner in a Hummer EV Facebook group found out, those plastic housings are quite expensive.
This particular owner was quoted $4,040 for just the Hummer's passenger taillight, not including labor. While this might seem like a typo, we can assure you that these taillights truly are expensive. After digging up the part number and giving a few dealers a call ourselves, The Drive was able to confirm GM's list price of $3,045.48 per side, meaning a full set will run nearly $6,100—more than 5% of the Hummer EV's MSRP—before installation.
Now, any dealer-purchased replacement part for a new car is going to be expensive, especially for something that fits in the luxury or premium segment. But the price of the Hummer EV's taillights shocked even the folks at the various parts counters we spoke with. At one joint GMC and Cadillac dealer, the salesperson was flabbergasted to see that the part cost more than even the long rear taillight from a 2022 Cadillac Escalade, which, for comparison, costs $1,3121.89 at list price.
We reached out to General Motors to get the scoop on just why these taillights are so expensive, unfortunately, GM wasn't able to provide us with any specific information about the cost at the time of writing (other than confirming the MSRP is accurate), but we think that we have a pretty good idea.
I'm old enough to remember when the taillight was just a lightbulb.