Paul, that is what I had also.  I’m sitting here with the tail light in my hand and it seems that there should be something better to keep the stuff that the rear tire throws up on it, but maybe not.  On the VW, this tail light assembly screws into a small void that protects the bulb contacts, but not on the MiGi.  Thanks anyway for the response, I’ll stop looking, clean this one up good and maybe spray some of that liquid rubber on it from inside the fender well once it is re-assembled. 

I’ll check if the ebrake rubber could be adapted.  The current situation is certainly not ideal.  I didn’t notice it because the whole inside had been sprayed with undercoating like material.  Had a heck of a time getting the bulb out since the terminal end of the bulbs had some undercoating on them.  Other than the placement of the “emergency brake” handle on MiGi, this is the only other area that I thought the manufacturer really cut a corner. 

Thanks for going to the effort to try and help.  That would, I think, not be much better since the guts of the business ends of the sockets would still be exposed.  I expected to see a rubber boot or a small housing that was about the size of the tail light lens except backwards with a hole to feed the wires through and keep the mud, water and whatever else that the tires throw up off the light sockets.  Maybe it’s not worth all the worry since I cleaned everything up and put it back together.  Those contacts sure do get dirty and corrode being in the “elements”. 

Smitty, I think I like your LED light solution.  Sounds like a set it and forget it solution.  LED’s seem to run forever without burning out.  Are they bright enough?  I wouldn’t want anything dimmer than what I have (1158 tail and 1157 brake & turn  I think – hard to read) 

Smitty, thanks for the lead.  Unfortunately they are out of stock so I guess they go on my wish list and I’ll just run with what I have until…..