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Old 25th January 2021, 03:04 PM
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I was having water pouring out when opening the boot after heavy rain. It was coming in through cracked reverse lights so have also replaced them thanks to A8Parts.
I'd had the same issue but had found some new inner light units and bought them a year before so we swapped them over at the doctor's when my steering rack was swapped
MJ also dealt with the exact levelling of the boot shut lines which was a black art involving all kinds of witchcraft!!
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Old 26th January 2021, 08:04 AM
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Ah, thanks for that nugget of info. Both of mine had cracked a while ago, and I have already replaced them once.The white lens does appear to suffer weakness, compared to the rest of the inner light cluster. Looks like I'll have to address both problems but I'll look to change the rear lights first before looking at the number plate surround.

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I'd had the same issue but had found some new inner light units and bought them a year before so we swapped them over at the doctor's when my steering rack was swapped
MJ also dealt with the exact levelling of the boot shut lines which was a black art involving all kinds of witchcraft!!
Are you applying a film to the tail lamps to prevent water ingress? Could you tell me a little bit more about it and what kind of film you used, please?
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[1] Brake block upgrade (installed)
[2] Boot lid grommets upgrade (both installed)
[3] Glovebox LED light upgrade (still to do)
I just bought two sets of grommets for both of mine...but could you tell me where you acquired the brake block upgrade and the LED set?
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Thank you. The grommets are printing now and will ship on Monday.

I also make the UK version of the brake block and the LED glovebox lights, but they aren't listed anywhere other than the relevant threads on this forum. I don't know for sure if our brake block fits LHD cars since it was developed on RHD models, but I think it is still available in the US anyway. PM if you'd like a glovebox light tho
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Are you applying a film to the tail lamps to prevent water ingress? Could you tell me a little bit more about it and what kind of film you used, please?
No the film you can see is just protective film on the new tail light which is then peeled off once you've fitted it
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