Number plate lights deeply recessed with big gap. Is this normal?

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  1. The Professor

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    Looking under where the button to open the boot/trunk is, I can see the number plate lights. Does everyone else's look like this?

    They look like they've been pushed in behind the metal body of the car, although they're not loose.

    Every other example of every other car I can find (although none of them are Prii) the light fixture is attached neatly, and usually flush, to the hole in the bodywork of the car, similar to how the interior light inside the boot/trunk is fitted. Mine have a gap between the light fixture and the hole big enough to stick my little finger in. Pondering the risk of water ingress here too. IMG_20180525_144622.jpeg

    Pixel 2 ?
     
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    that does look odd.
     
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    Thanks. That does look exactly like mine. Still looks wrong somehow.

    SM-T813 ?
     
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    It's a little hard to judge from the pic, but it kinda looks like dark shadows, as if it's recessed with a gap. Yeah check out another at dealership.
     
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    Mine's the same, recessed by about 5 or 6 mm. I think the lights are mounted in the metal part of the lid, the holes are in the plastic part.
     
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    can anyone think of a purpose?
     
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    See my addition edit to my previous post
     
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