Faulty rear LEDS?

Post by **RS6chris!** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 8:27 pm

My "outer" rear light cluster has suddenly gone very dim?

Any ideas guys?

I suppose it would be best to replace full unit??

Bad connection perhaps?

Trups???.....any ideas!

It one bloody thing after another recently with this car....starting to piss me off!!

Cheers

Chris.

Post by **classba** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:09 pm

Check your bulbs and make sure the connector is firmly pushed in place. If all are well, take the unit out and make sure the tracks are not corroded. Use WD40 to lub the tracks. Failing that then change the whole unit.

Post by **RS6chris!** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 9:13 pm

Do you speak from experience?

It's been really damp around my way last couple of days and absolutely pissed down over weekend?
I wonder if water has ingressed?

Post by **classba** » Mon Oct 21, 2013 10:21 pm

RS6chris! wrote:Do you speak from experience?

It's been really damp around my way last couple of days and absolutely pissed down over weekend?
I wonder if water has ingressed?

Not from experience Chris...Just some possibilities.

I've changed mine to the newer 2009+ version.

Post by **Trups** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:25 am

Chris.

if all LED's are dim then it could be a faulty resistor or something in the circuitry. Only way to repair them type of lamps is to split and then find the fault.

Will be easier and cheaper to buy a new lamp rather than try get someone to repair it.

Maybe upgrade like Classba to the newer lights?

Trups

Post by **RS6chris!** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 4:41 pm

Thanks lads.

Had unit to bits

Cleaned all connectors etc
No visible water or damp?
Just same after mucho phaffing about with wires WD40 etc

Looks like a new unit then...

One thing after another recently!!!

Chris

Post by **RS6chris!** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 8:14 pm

classba wrote:
RS6chris! wrote:Do you speak from experience?

It's been really damp around my way last couple of days and absolutely pissed down over weekend?
I wonder if water has ingressed?
Not from experience Chris...Just some possibilities.

I've changed mine to the newer 2009+ version.

Got your old ones for sale??

Post by **classba** » Tue Oct 22, 2013 9:13 pm

Sorry Chris, long gone.

Post by **RS6chris!** » Thu Oct 24, 2013 2:45 pm

New unit fitted all is well.

Can only put it down to faulty circuit board inside light unit?
Or damp?

New Valeo part(same as OEM) £130.

Post by **Ric2001** » Thu Oct 31, 2013 2:15 pm

What is the difference between the 2009+ edition lights on the avant?

Regards
Ric

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