MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: bacillus on January 08, 2014, 08:52:40 pm

Title: Question on replacing GTI High Level Brake Light
Post by: bacillus on January 08, 2014, 08:52:40 pm

Ok I've read the guide here http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=121067.0

My question is, do you need to remove the 2 metal bits from the hatch before installing the new light (I suspect you have to) and if so do they come out easily?

Pic shows the left one

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fdd328%2Fub7rm%2FDSCN1093.jpg&hash=a1353912cd09912326f274aa6775f6dca7002ba9)

Title: Re: Question on replacing GTI High Level Brake Light
Post by: Andy on January 08, 2014, 10:16:06 pm

i would thing so as that is the fastener for the old one and it will stop the new one fitting properly

Title: Re: Question on replacing GTI High Level Brake Light
Post by: homesqueeze on January 09, 2014, 06:14:57 pm

If I remember rightly they are just the old fixing screws and aren't needed anymore because you can't re-fit them. I think they just lifted straight out of the slots, not hard at all  :happy2: