I can't find the stop tail socket 8443 anywhere online for a reasonable price. I bought a generic one off of eBay but it does not fit in the hole properly anybody know where to get a reasonably priced one at and not a $50 one used?

 

Any salvage yard nearby?

 

What's reasonable? 81555-50100 $62 msrp, still available from a dealer

 

See if you can form the ebay one to fit and depending on your tolerance for oem fit maybe zip ties since it won't be seen. Dollars add up in these old cars. Some states also have a lot of these in salvage yards. Did see on ebay new oem 3 socket assembly for $45

 

I see used fog lamps with bulb assemblies still installed on them for sale on ebay. You could buy one of those, take the bulb assembly out, and keep the fog lamp for later or resell it.