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Offline Newbieintown

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High brake light
« on: June 21, 2018, 10:59:56 am »
Hi guys my high light brake light has stopped working, my MOT is next Friday will it fail on this? If so is a bitch to change? Thanks
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Re: High brake light
« Reply #1 on: June 21, 2018, 11:11:31 am »
No it won't fail .
Bit messy to replace as the old one needs to be broken up to be removed.
Search YouTube for a few vids shown how it's done.

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2018, 11:42:23 am »
Before ripping the old one out I would recommend checking the tailgate wiring loom (left side) to make sure there are no broken wires.

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #3 on: June 21, 2018, 12:51:17 pm »
My wifes Beetle failed for this not working, their argument was if it was on the car it had to be working. Looking into it they should have passed it. So I returned the car for a retest with a hole in the boot covered with gaffer tape, and fixed it a few days later.

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #4 on: June 21, 2018, 02:08:31 pm »
Has this altered in any way with the recent new MOT regime?

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #5 on: June 21, 2018, 03:04:40 pm »
I popped to the MOT centre and they showed me the system, and as long as it isn’t connected then it will won’t fail. I shall have a look into the wiring on the car.
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Offline BigstickytoffeeGTI30

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #6 on: June 21, 2018, 08:48:38 pm »
Won't fail. Easy enough fix drilling out the light, a bit scary though to begin with! Need a big push to click the new one into place.
« Last Edit: June 21, 2018, 08:50:16 pm by BigstickytoffeeGTI30 »

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #7 on: June 21, 2018, 11:05:22 pm »
As a tester I can tell you if it’s fitted and connected it has to work, so just tell the tester it isn’t connected before he does the test and it will pass👍

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #8 on: June 22, 2018, 11:24:30 am »
As a tester I can tell you if it’s fitted and connected it has to work, so just tell the tester it isn’t connected before he does the test and it will pass👍
Thanks for clarifying this - so many automotive myths go around, so its helpful to hear it from someone who's actually doing the testing - cheers. :happy2:

Out of interest, what kind of issues are cropping up under the new MOT regime?

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #9 on: June 23, 2018, 09:49:57 am »
Nothing really it’s more cracking down on dirty diesels. The only problem I’m getting is the engine management light is now a fail for been on. I get the old “it’s passed like that for the last 5 Years” so I just tell em you had 5 years to fix it then 😂

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #10 on: June 23, 2018, 09:52:30 am »
And also hid kits fitted to halogen headlights is now a fail

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #11 on: June 23, 2018, 04:00:19 pm »
And also hid kits fitted to halogen headlights is now a fail
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Re: High brake light
« Reply #12 on: June 23, 2018, 05:36:50 pm »
And also hid kits fitted to halogen headlights is now a fail
:drinking: :congrats: At last.  Cant beat the real thing or a pair of nightbreakers

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Re: High brake light
« Reply #13 on: July 01, 2018, 06:56:20 pm »
It's a fairly straightforward swap; the videos are on YouTube - I did it earlier in the year. You just need a bit of nerve and some eye protection as you drill/snap the old one out.

The main thing to be aware of is, avoid buying a cheap and nasty part - anything less than £40 on Ebay, even if it claims to be the right one, won't be. Cough up a bit more for the right one and you'll still come out ahead if you change it yourself.
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