D3 brakes lights

[willem]

G'day guys,

I was checking everything before my D3 (07 V8 HSE) goes in for the RWC, and noticed that the brake lights in the main light assemblies are not working. The lights in the strip at the top of the tailgate are, so it would seem that the brake switch is working OK.

Any ideas on what might be the cause?

Thanks in advance for any ideas.

Willem

[Graeme]

Blown globes?

[willem]

Blown globes?

Doesn't look like it. But all of them at once would be a bit of a co-incidence.

[rb30gtr]

When one of mine goes, they all join in. I think it is some kind of brake light sympathy.

[alpick]

If they are blown change to LED .

[willem]

If they are blown change to LED .

Thanks, alpick, for the suggestion. What's involved in changing to LED?

Willem

[gossamer]

only 2 out of the 4 are brake lights (top 2 i think) but all 4 globes are the same. when i blew a globe i just swapped them over and got mine working again.

[~Rich~]

Led Bulbs:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/145750-d3-led-rear-lights-brake-tail-blinker.html#post1640875

But use these links to get the correct bulbs:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/d3-d4-rrs/145750-d3-led-rear-lights-brake-tail-blinker.html#post1896767

[Glynhouse]

Make sure you read right to the end of that link that Rich posted !
I have a set of the others that were recommended you can have them if you want !

DD

[101RRS]

Thanks, alpick, for the suggestion. What's involved in changing to LED?

Willem

Take the incandescent globes out and put the LEDs in.

I have these and work fine

2X BAY15D 1157 36 LED RED Brake Tail Light Bulb Globe | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/120731017579'ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649)

[bbyer]

I can accept that one can switch the tail light and brake light globes with LED units, but I would doubt that would be so with the signal lights, at least without installing resistors. Would I be correct?

And yes, I would agree it is possible to have both brake light filaments burned at approximately the same time. One goes, you do not notice it, and then the second goes and that you also do not notice. Then one day you back up to a reflective window, check your brake lights and find you have none, or that the high one is all you have.

In the same time frame, the tail light filaments have done the same.

I recall a few years back, my wife's Honda Accord lacked headlights, (or more correctly, daytime running lights as it was summer time), and neither side would illuminate. That had me real puzzled until it occurred that perhaps both were burned out - as was the case - one one day I suppose and the second the next day. It was summer and the sun kind of does not set here in the summer, was daylight use only so to speak, so one does not readily notice.

[sheerluck]

Thanks, alpick, for the suggestion. What's involved in changing to LED?

Willem

You could always change the whole assembly to D4 rears. :angel:

[willem]

Blown globes?



It was the globes. Replaced with standard globes. Ran out of time to chase up LEDs.


Willem

[DiscoWeb]

Would someone be kind enough to briefly describe the process for changing the globes, whilst it sounds easy, I am sitting at work and not able to have a play about so thought I would get someone to describe the process before I go looking around.

I.E. is it done from the inside, reaching in behind the panels in the rear cargo area or does it involve removing the external "perspex" covers or something like that ?

Thanks in advance for any feedback.

George

[Marmoset]

Open the tailgate and you'll see two screws on either side that hold the light clusters in. Undo these and give the units a pull straight backwards and they're out, they are held in by 2 pegs into a rubber grommet so it feels like you're going to break something but they do come out eventually.

Twist out the relevent globe plug from the housing to replace.

[bbyer]

The jpg is the backside of a D3 tail light.

On the left are the two screw holes referenced in the previous post; also the tits that hold the outside to the body and self release when pulled directly rearward after the two Phillips (I think) screws, have been removed.

The bulbs are accessed in the usual way as referenced in the previous post.

If there is any trick, it is not to drop the assembly once the single cable connector has been unplugged, but that is not necessary.