Question About Rear Tail Lights

[16vrhys]

got a problem with rear brake lights on family memembers car , ARE the 21/5 watt bulbs , ment to be side tail light and brake light ?

 

both the side light 5w bulb and the 21/5w bulb is coming on ,

 

how ever cannot get the bulbs to opperate , new bulbs have been fitted , wiring to switch removed and bridged , and still nothing regarding getting the brake lights to work , all the lights are on but dash indicates fault with both bulbs also

[gregers]

check for broken/frayed wires in the rubber boot,top right of opened hatch.

common problem and can cause no end of hassle.

[16vrhys]

can you confirm if there should be two tail lights per a side or one?

[seatkid]

can you confirm if there should be two tail lights per a side or one?

Two tail lights per side - a 5w bulb and a 5W/21W bulb (the 21W bit is the stop light)

 

As gregers, carefully pull back the rubber boot and theres probably a broken wire (or worse).

[16vrhys]

Ok lovely thank you , wasnt sure if was earth fault at first as used to smaller cars with single tail light!

[seatkid]

Ok lovely thank you , wasnt sure if was earth fault at first as used to smaller cars with single tail light!

Don't forget to check the fuse first!

[16vrhys]

now been informed theres actually two switches one for cruise control and one for brake lights ?? the first one closest to the pedal i removed thinking it was brake light switch..........with a threaded section on it to adjust freeplay

[seatkid]

Some diesels have two seperate switches, others use a dual combined switch. All diesels have the twin setup, one side used for brakes, other goes to ecu and one of its functions is CC release but there are other functions too, so even models without cc have this setup.

 

It common for the switch to fail.

[16vrhys]

the switch had two wires going to it , if any help ,

[xavier]

Evening, MOT time and I thought I'd scout around the car and check the lights. Noticed the o/s front sidelight is out and suspected the o/s rear sidelight was also out, but after a couple of minutes blindly fishing around I figured maybe there's only one sidelight on that side. Are both sides the same? If so, given front and back are out, should I be looking for a fuse rather than changing (the rather awkward) front and rear bulbs? Thanks!

[chrispb123456]

One side light bulb each side on fronts, two bulbs each side on rears.

[xavier]

Finally got them sorted, both front and rear drivers side are a real pain. An extra mm clearance in the rear and it would have been straightforward, no idea how you're meant to remove the brake light bulb without taking the whole light out! Got the front sidelight changed by using my phone and a chisel, I'll post the video on you tube (maybe, if I can figure out how to...).