exterior door handle lights

Rick · #1 10th March 2016, 01:53 AM

Another issue i have is the exterior under handle lights on my S8
nothing glows under the drivers handle and the other 3 have just 1 light glowing.
my dads S8 has 2 lights under each handle, are they easy to change/repair?
or is this a function to be played about with on VCDS??

cheers

ScottD3 · #2 10th March 2016, 06:17 AM

Its a single LED in the base of the handle that sends light down two illumination tubes (lacking the correct word) that sens like to the end.

You can see 2 dome clear bits of plastic on the left and right of the door handle.
This part can be replaced when you take the handle out.
Or someone just painted over the plastic bits.

Rick · #3 10th March 2016, 05:04 PM

Lovely cheers I will get a small flathead and see if they are painted over by scraping a bit away. I thought they were an optic of sorts, so not sure why only one end would light up as the usually work with one Light being sent down an optic thingy...

aTOMic · #4 19th November 2016, 06:53 PM

Do all D3s have the under-handle light? I never noticed it on my cars.

mcs · #5 19th November 2016, 07:55 PM

It depends on spec in your country.

Here, they were part of the "Exterior Light Package" which was door handle lights and led puddle lamps under the mirrors.

Lots of D3 cars missed out though.

M-A8 · #6 19th November 2016, 08:01 PM

It was an option.
Sometimes, they are working and are not painted over - they just have years of dirt sitting on the face of them especially if car has always or for a long time been only washed with a garden hose.
Jet wash pressure will always get under the handle where a sponge or mitt won't, so they just may be filthy, but if you can't see a light under any of them then it's a 50/50 - either they all have a thick layer of dirt over them or just has not been spec'd at the factory