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JamieKirk95:
I think it might be an advisory but i'd rather just change it to be honest then I won't have to worry about it!

Tfsi_Mike:

--- Quote from: JamieKirk95 on April 01, 2017, 06:36:43 pm ---I think it might be an advisory but i'd rather just change it to be honest then I won't have to worry about it!

--- End quote ---

Yeah, of course. I was just curious about the test.

rich83:

--- Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on April 01, 2017, 08:09:38 am ---Will it fail on high level light?

--- End quote ---

No. Possibly just an advisory

JamieKirk95:
So with the MOT coming up this month I decided to fix the only advisory the car got last year; the high level brake light.

Volkswagen would charge just under £400 to do this job as they say that you need to remove the rear spoiler to access the light. Having read up online I decided to do the fix myself. So on the day I had my cruise control fitted I nipped to TPS to get the new one.

IMG_5688 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

The advisory last year was High level brake light not illuminating but not more than 50%

Before

IMG_5694 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

The light appears to have let water in over the years which i'm guessing why some of the led's have stopped working, a comparison;

IMG_5691 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

IMG_5692 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

The new one

IMG_5693 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

So we started by drilling a hole into the old one to break the cover

IMG_5697 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

We then used a screwdriver in the hole we made to use to push out the old light

IMG_5698 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

We then pulled the wire out to expose the connector

IMG_5699 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

IMG_5700 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

All connected and tested to make sure it worked

IMG_5702 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

And fitted

IMG_5703 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

IMG_5704 by jamie kirk, on Flickr

Finally I angled the rear screen washer jet to the right so will not be directly towards the light.

Jamie

Tfsi_Mike:
Great work dude

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