Hi guys,
further to my last post, i replaced the whole unit, and all was good.
However,
over the last few months, the inner left tail light started to error if the boot lid was lifted whilst the car was running.
As the boot lifted, the side light went out, and as it came back down, it relit.
More recently, the tail light went out altogether, and the boot electronic release has become temperamental, last week it also stopped working all together.
As the outer one 18 months ago was a failed led, i ordered a 2nd hand unit to replace the inner.
I stripped the trim off the boot lid, replaced the inner unit........NO CHANGE.
No voltage at the green/grey wire for the n/s tail light.
Having, stripped the RHS boot trim, then following and uncovering the loom, i find the cause of the problem. I've bodged it for now, and everything works fine again. Ill apply a permanent repair shortly, once my loom tape arrives.
This may save someone the time investigating their issues, and go straight to the cause.
By the way, the wires appear stretched to breaking point, not worn by the bending of the boot lifting and closing.
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2011 A8 Executive 3.0 TDI Quattro
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