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21st June 2015, 08:26 PM
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Can you change the bulbs in FL rear lights?
Just noticed - annoyingly - that part of one of the FL rear lights I had fitted has failed.
Offside boot lid light - the bulbs of the standard rear light aren't firing. Brake lights are fine. Anyone know if there is a fix, and if so what it is?
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21st June 2015, 08:56 PM
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Is it all the normally-on tail lights, or only a few out of the bunch? I.e. if, for example, 12 LEDs normally illuminate when you turn on the sidelights, is it all 12 LEDs, or fewer than that?
If it's all of them, it sounds like the light isn't receiving an input. Any signs of water ingress?
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21st June 2015, 09:10 PM
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I would take off and test it, maybe plug it into the cable for the other side.
If that still doesn't work I think you may struggle. The prefacelift you could take apart, but facelift seem to be sealed (from memory) with just bulb-holders for fog and reverse sticking out. Maybe I'm wrong but if not, I'd cut the back open with a hot knife and take out the PCB for repair and JB weld or low-modulus silicone sealer back together
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21st June 2015, 10:01 PM
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Hmm. It's all of them.
Annoyingly when I got these (via German ebay - the last set then available) te outer lens had come off and partly been glued back on. I removed it and reglued it - so water ingress is the likely culprit. Might have to suck this one up.
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S8 V10, 2006, Daytona FFRR 4.2 SC, 2006, Black Putting squashed dinosaur world to good use.
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21st June 2015, 11:15 PM
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Sale of goods act gives you 7 days from receipt. ebay gives you 14 days.
Even if your out of time, use ebay messaging to contact the seller. Send pictures to illustrate your issue, be super polite and ask for their help. They may be happy to help.
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A journey of a thousand+ (epic) miles, begins with a single step, (to the door of an 8). Lau Tzu
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22nd June 2015, 06:42 AM
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As far as I am aware SOGA is a UK thing and not applicable to purchases made elsewhere within the EU, such as these lights from Germany.
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Manny 2004 A4 1.8T Sport Cabriolet, 89K Miles Past 2004 D3 A8 3.7 Quattro, Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Solar Sunroof, TV, ACC, phone and almost every option. 168K miles rising slowly with retrofit AMI and DVB-T in place of Analogue 2003 Volvo S60 D5 SE Manual, 197K miles. 2001 D2 A8 3.7 QS, Bi-Xenon, Bose, Blinds, Electric Everything, retrofitted RNS-D, 191K Miles
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