MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: golfecho5 on March 30, 2011, 11:26:47 pm

Title: Rear high brake light
Post by: golfecho5 on March 30, 2011, 11:26:47 pm

Anyone replaced the rear high brake light yet, told it was a tough job

Title: Re: Rear high brake light
Post by: ub7rm on March 31, 2011, 07:35:56 am

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=121067.0

Piece of pi$$

 :wink:

Title: Re: Rear high brake light
Post by: Gene Hunt on March 31, 2011, 08:49:05 am

Mine had a bit of condensation in with the cold weather but it's cleared now the weather is better. :happy2:

Title: Re: Rear high brake light
Post by: alexperkins on March 31, 2011, 09:14:21 am

Same as mine

Title: Re: Rear high brake light
Post by: golfecho5 on April 01, 2011, 08:45:41 pm

 :happy2:Nice one, got a similar price and nearly pucked, that's close to a week on the beach

Title: Re: Rear high brake light
Post by: Saint Steve on April 01, 2011, 10:36:46 pm

Quote from: ub7rm on March 31, 2011, 07:35:56 am

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=121067.0

Piece of pi$$

 :wink:

:star:


X2 replaced mine a month ago due to condensation, be brave man, get the hammer/ dremel out :signLOL:

Title: Re: Rear high brake light
Post by: golfecho5 on April 01, 2011, 10:52:41 pm

Feels weird taking a hammer to it, gota make sure Im having a good day or i'll end up needing a whole new rear end - me and the car.

Title: Re: Rear high brake light
Post by: Saint Steve on April 01, 2011, 10:54:59 pm

Dremel, long nose pliers, some masking tape is all you need to break out the plastic lens.

Hammer is perhaps exaggerated  :signLOL: