Tail Light Mounting, Chrome conduit

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I bought new tail lights and the chrome conduit for my 2nd gen 55. The connector on the back of the tail light housing comes straight out the back, and the chrome conduit simply will not bent enough to stay off of the fenders.
I'm sure pleny of others have had this problem, so surely there is a simple solution. I saw a couple routed through the fender, but I don't to drill the fenders for that. I tried using the boot from the wiring kit which is only about 45 degrees - helped a little but not near enough?
Am I missing something here? I suppose I could raise the lights up in the stake pocket or space them forward. Any suggestions for a true 90 boot or other option?

If I slip the chrome conduit directly over the connector, I have to bend it so sharply it breaks.