MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: marcus on October 18, 2011, 10:34:45 am

Title: Removing rear light cluster
Post by: marcus on October 18, 2011, 10:34:45 am

As per title.....

How do you remove the rear clusters on a mark 5?

Many thanks  :happy2:

Title: Re: Removing rear light cluster
Post by: jedi-knight83 on October 18, 2011, 10:45:17 am

Easy.

pull the carpet flap back .. undo 2 black plastic bolts (13mm socket off the top of my head) and then undo the clip in plug

for the inner ones (on the tail gate) there is a plastic flap that comes off the inside of the tailgate lining.

Title: Re: Removing rear light cluster
Post by: fab5freddy on October 18, 2011, 10:47:33 am

Pull back cloth boot trim behind light

Un plug

Un-do to 2 hex nuts top and bottom

Remove light

Same process really with the boot lid lights

Just abit tight in there, take care not to drop hex nuts

Very easy TBH :happy2:

Title: Re: Removing rear light cluster
Post by: fab5freddy on October 18, 2011, 10:50:00 am

Beaten to it by a jedi-knight. May the force be with you :drinking:

Title: Re: Removing rear light cluster
Post by: marcus on October 18, 2011, 11:03:12 am

Thanks chaps!

Title: Re: Removing rear light cluster - Wiring to reverse light
Post by: marcus on October 18, 2011, 08:32:13 pm

I'm going to install some parking sensors, so will need to take the power from the reverse light feed.

I don't suppose anyone can help with the wire colour for the reverse light?  I could solder a wire directly onto the back of the bulb holder as a last resort. but would rather use the wire.

Thanks  :popcornsoda:

Title: Re: Removing rear light cluster
Post by: robby on October 18, 2011, 09:31:40 pm

Reverse light is in the tailgate part of the light (N/S)- on plastic hatch cover you'll see a half circle (i think) piece, pull this off and you'll see the rev light bulb holder  :happy2:

Title: Re: Removing rear light cluster
Post by: marcus on October 19, 2011, 08:50:24 am

Looks like I'd have to route a wire from here to the sensors, looks like a pain in the backside!