MK5 Golf GTI
All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: Newbieintown on June 21, 2018, 10:59:56 am
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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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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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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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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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Has this altered in any way with the recent new MOT regime?
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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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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.
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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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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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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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And also hid kits fitted to halogen headlights is now a fail
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And also hid kits fitted to halogen headlights is now a fail
About time!
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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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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.