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Old 8th May 2018, 05:19 PM
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Only water ingress problem for me on my D3 has been the rear nearside inner light.
This shows in two ways:-
  1. Occasionally on applying the brake we get a Brake Light Blown fault.
  2. Looking closely at the rear offside lights when locking/unlocking the tail light LEDs on both units flash very dimly for a few seconds.
Taking the offending light unit out, drying it thoroughly resolves the problem until a jetwash hits it, or some very heavy rain. I have vaselined the rubber seal but I think the main problem is the cracks in the reverse light lens area. I was hoping that the dual plastic there would stop water getting in, but maybe not.
I'll have to find time to have another go at it.
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