re: Brake & Number Plate Light problems
totally agree with that! Just done my first car bulb change
Lift the boot and turn the little black handle and pull back the trim covering the rear lights - you will see the grey wiring adaptor and the 3 nuts, its awkward to get into, so take out the parcel shelf or you'll turn the air blue like I did.
Wiring adaptor - just needs a wiggle to remove it, looks a bit like a grey scart lead. Have a quick look at the pins while you are there to make sure they look ok and aren't corroded or bent badly out of shape.
The 3 nuts, I started with a wrench but the angle is impossible - so def need a socket set, socket size was 10mm.
once the nuts are undone you take the whole light unit out from the outside of the car it just wiggles off
turn it over and you will see a black piece of rubber, guess this is some water seal - the manual then says undo the 4 catches, it means 4 screws. lift this off and you'll then see the 4 bulbs
the brake light bulb was 12v / 5w and sat at the top of the light cluster. Then it was indicator and reversing lights in the middle and finally rear light at the bottom
replace the bulb then rather than screw it all back in plug in the wiring adaptor and see if everything is ok if it is screw it all back into place.
Because of the ackward angle it is handy having someone else around to hold the trim out of the way and the light cluster
took half an hour start to finish and if I can do it anyone can! :slayer: