Mango Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Last night while driving home the DIS started pinging and telling me my left rear brake light was gone. I havent had a chance to look at how to access the light cluster, but I had a search and UberBlingMeister wrote this about accessing the Avant. Rear - 1. Locate the two circles in the trim adjacent to the rear light cluster in the boot. Pull the trim back slightly (it is clipped in at certain positions). 2. Expose the hex type bolt, which is on the side of the boot and is holding the unit in place - commonly surrounded with a plastic ring. 3. Undo bolt and remove - the rear light cluster will now easily come out. 4. Unclip the bulb mounting board from the plastic cluster, which can be placed safely somewhere (i.e. in the boot!). 5. Replace the bulbs - caution 0 the brake light is at right angles to the others, so forget LEDS (sorry guys!) 6. Reverse all actions! Is it the same for the B6 Saloon ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Yep, just pop the little cap off in the boot space to expose the screw. Be careful when you're unscrewing it though as if you drop in down inside it's lost forever! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Thanks Milo, Do i need a special tool or is it pretty easy to undo ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 You can use a Philips screwdriver or a (10mm I think) socket. It's just as easy to use a screwdriver to be honest, just be careful not to lose the screw Start to finish, it's a 3 minute job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Thanks, I will have a look tonight (although i still need to buy a bulb !!) Thanks again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milo Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 £1.99 for 2 @ Halfords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Cool, off to Halfords it is then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimLoskot Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 try your local autofactors first, they need the buisiness a lot more and may possibly be cheaper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Whats an autofactor ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Whats an autofactor ?? [/ QUOTE ] A supplier of parts for many different makes of car, like Camberley Auto Factors, et al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Cool, will do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kite Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Its a 8mm socket or phillips screwdriver you need. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted December 20, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 All done, really easy. Thanks for your help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 [ QUOTE ] All done, really easy. Thanks for your help. [/ QUOTE ] Cool but UBM's instructions were for the saloon My post was for theAvant BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigR Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] All done, really easy. Thanks for your help. [/ QUOTE ] Cool but UBM's instructions were for the saloon My post was for theAvant BUB [/ QUOTE ] Yep, but everyone knows you are silly bub, and just ignores you ps Bought a clay bar kit today, thanks for your input Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jims4 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 [ QUOTE ] £1.99 for 2 @ Halfords [/ QUOTE ] One of mine went at the weekend, i normally get them from a local place as they only charge pennies however as i was passing Halfords i popped in and got a pack of two. The first one i put in must have been wired back to front, as the brake light came on when i put the lights on and the tail light came on when i applied the brake. Thought at first i had jammed the bulb in the wrong way around, but no, the offset prongs lined up fine in the housing and wouldnt fit the other way. Guess thats why you get two in a pack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shark_90 Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Make sure you don't overtighten the bolts The design on the saloon is pants - the plastic bracket brakes very easily if overtightened, causing the light cluster to fall out and hang by its wires scratching your rear bumper in the process. £300 is an expensive fix for the sake of one bolt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 [ QUOTE ] ps Bought a clay bar kit today, thanks for your input [/ QUOTE ] You did WHAT?!!!! That's your paint fecked then....... BUB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigR Posted December 20, 2006 Report Share Posted December 20, 2006 Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mango Posted December 21, 2006 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 I noticed there was a spare socket with nothing in on the left hand rear light. Something to do with the fog light maybe???. I couldnt be bothered opening the other side, but i assume they make everythnig standard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolDave Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 [ QUOTE ] I noticed there was a spare socket with nothing in on the left hand rear light. Something to do with the fog light maybe???. [/ QUOTE ] Exactly. It's for the fog light - but don't bother fitting a bulb, it won't work. My 2003 S4 had the contacts to be able to fit the bulb, but my 2004 S4 didn't even have the contacts. I suppose if you've got the contacts you could wire the LH bulb in parallel with the RH bulb to get 2 rear fog lights - like the B7 has. Please let's not have the "they don't fit 2 because it looks like brake lights" discussion again. The B7 has 2 fog lights and cars now have 3 brake lights - so that argument is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avus_Bub Posted December 21, 2006 Report Share Posted December 21, 2006 [ QUOTE ] Please let's not have the "they don't fit 2 because it looks like brake lights" discussion again. The B7 has 2 fog lights and cars now have 3 brake lights - so that argument is [/ QUOTE ] Yeah!! You tell 'em Dave! I want 2 rear fog lamps!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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