# Name of part

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-of-part/48712>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** legacy, subaru, lights\
**Created:** [May 11, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-of-part/48712 "2010-05-11T20:39:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Little\_Bit\_OFluff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/839c29/32.png) [@Little\_Bit\_OFluff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Little_Bit_OFluff)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 8:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-of-part/48712/1 "2010-05-11T20:39:12Z")

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A few weeks ago, I had an accident and long story short, the rear light on my hatchback is broken. However, I can’t seem to figure out the name of the part! It is not the tail lights, but the light kit that goes across the hatchback itself. Also, the light is not broken, just the cover. Can anyone help?

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**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 8:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-of-part/48712/2 "2010-05-11T20:43:25Z")

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That’s the CHMSL, a.k.a. center high mounted stop lamp.

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**Author:** ![ken\_green](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/ken_green/32/816_2.png) [@ken\_green](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ken_green)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 8:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-of-part/48712/3 "2010-05-11T20:45:16Z")

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That description is all that’s needed when you order the part. ( along with the requisite year )

As a thirty five year parts man, that is waaaaay more than I usually get.

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**Author:** ![Little\_Bit\_OFluff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/839c29/32.png) [@Little\_Bit\_OFluff](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Little_Bit_OFluff)\
**Post date:** [May 11, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-of-part/48712/4 "2010-05-11T20:57:52Z")

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Thank-you so much!

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**Author:** ![meaneyedcatz](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/meaneyedcatz/32/692_2.png) [@meaneyedcatz](https://community.cartalk.com/u/meaneyedcatz)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2010, 1:43am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/name-of-part/48712/5 "2010-05-12T01:43:43Z")

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It sounds as if you are describing a “rear finish panel”.