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Offline BRENNAN

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Help! Golf brake light bulb
« on: July 21, 2010, 08:25:36 pm »
Guys my drivers side brake light bulb stopped working today, also the brake light park of the tail lights wont work either. Could some one please tell me what bulb/bulbs to get and do halfords stock them?? Cheers guys!!!!!

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2010, 08:27:54 pm »
Go on power bulbs web site, put in year,make & model of car & all will be revealed. :grin:
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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2010, 08:28:27 pm »
its 1 bulb mate twin filament bulb 5w/21w and yes they will have these in stock mate


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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2010, 08:47:00 pm »
As above, and to fit them, pull back the carpet behind each side of the rear lights, undo the 2 nuts (think its 12mm) gently pull out the connector and the whole light cluster comes off.

Then just unclip the plastic retainer to expose the bulbs.

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2010, 10:30:59 am »
cheers lads, going to get it today, will let you know how i get on :)

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2010, 10:41:08 am »
My stop and tial bulbs are single filiment, put extra power to it when the brake is one, So the above info is incorrect for my gti.

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2010, 10:48:21 am »
My stop and tial bulbs are single filiment, put extra power to it when the brake is one, So the above info is incorrect for my gti.

mine are same as yours

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2010, 11:49:04 am »
Guys ive just bought the twin filament ones, are you telling me these are the wrong ones?

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2010, 03:25:17 pm »
Guys ive just bought the twin filament ones, are you telling me these are the wrong ones?
.........i changed one the other week & mine was just a single filament (the one that had blown was the same) so just replaced like for like. The bulb warning lamp on dash went out straight away & all works fine.
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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #9 on: August 09, 2010, 01:46:04 am »
Guys, bit of a weird one, my indicator bulb blew tonight, same side of the car as the brake light. Can anyone tell me what bulb i need to get as i'll have to go get it tomorrow


Got the brake light bulb sorted by the way, thanks, it was the single filament 382 bulb, managed to get the 380 ones changed

Getting worried now, what else is gona blow? :(
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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #10 on: August 09, 2010, 06:37:02 am »
Guys, bit of a weird one, my indicator bulb blew tonight, same side of the car as the brake light. Can anyone tell me what bulb i need to get as i'll have to go get it tomorrow


Got the brake light bulb sorted by the way, thanks, it was the single filament 382 bulb, managed to get the 380 ones changed

Getting worried now, what else is gona blow? :(

there are alot more expensive things that could break on a gti so id be happy with what you have!  :signLOL:

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2010, 07:19:32 am »
PY21W I think.

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2010, 08:34:45 am »
Yeah single filament. The CECM cycles power to them when required to "brighten" them up during the braking cycle.

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2010, 05:52:56 pm »
PY21W I think.

its not one of those dude, its a very small, skinny bulb

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Re: Help! Golf brake light bulb
« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2010, 06:53:37 pm »
its not one of those dude, its a very small, skinny bulb
Just realised - that's for the front indicators!  :stupid:

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