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NS Brake light bulb out
« on: September 27, 2010, 08:20:42 pm »
The bulb signal popped up on my dash alerting me to the fact I had a blown bulb. Quick check by my trusty assistant showed that the near side brake light bulb is out.

Had a quick look but it wasn't intuitive is it a pull or twist or what to change it out?

Wait....i bet it's in the manual....I'll look tomorrow unless one of you kind people have replaced and have the know how already?

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Re: NS Brake light bulb out
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2010, 08:49:04 pm »
The bulb signal popped up on my dash alerting me to the fact I had a blown bulb. Quick check by my trusty assistant showed that the near side brake light bulb is out.

Had a quick look but it wasn't intuitive is it a pull or twist or what to change it out?

Wait....i bet it's in the manual....I'll look tomorrow unless one of you kind people have replaced and have the know how already?

Sounds like a good excuse to upgrade to LED tails  :jumpmove:
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Re: NS Brake light bulb out
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2010, 08:39:09 am »
The bulb signal popped up on my dash alerting me to the fact I had a blown bulb. Quick check by my trusty assistant showed that the near side brake light bulb is out.

Had a quick look but it wasn't intuitive is it a pull or twist or what to change it out?

Wait....i bet it's in the manual....I'll look tomorrow unless one of you kind people have replaced and have the know how already?
..........whole light unit needs to come off mate.Dead easy just read up in the hand book. Did my drivers side one a few weeks back. :happy2:
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Re: NS Brake light bulb out
« Reply #3 on: September 28, 2010, 07:18:49 pm »
^^^^ :happy2: cheers mate. I'll get a bulb and a spare and get on it asap.

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Re: NS Brake light bulb out
« Reply #4 on: September 30, 2010, 08:31:52 am »
I usually just take the offending bulb out in the halfords car park and take it in with me.  I think stealers are supposed to fit all your bulbs for free these days (mine say they do as well as wipers) so if your feeling lazy you could take it there.  Could be £10 a bulb though  :grin:
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Re: NS Brake light bulb out
« Reply #5 on: September 30, 2010, 08:40:36 am »
^^^ 0.25p each from the stealers......and they didn't fit it. Shame on you Arnold Clark Jordanhill Glasgow  :signLOL:


1. flat bade screwdriver, prise the connector off.
2. 13mm socket wrench to get the two nuts off top and bottom.
3. remove cluster
4. prise the back off at the retaining clips
5. replace bulb then, re install.
6. light bulb warning and information display goes out.
7. back to normal.
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Re: NS Brake light bulb out
« Reply #6 on: December 14, 2012, 04:14:45 pm »
can anyone tell me what bulb i need as my rear brake light has just gone. :happy2:

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Re: NS Brake light bulb out
« Reply #7 on: December 14, 2012, 04:19:51 pm »
Mine went last wk, £6.40 odd at Halfords gets u 2 brake bulbs and fitting, not bad really!

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Re: NS Brake light bulb out
« Reply #8 on: December 14, 2012, 04:54:52 pm »
£6.40 odd at Halfords gets u 2 brake bulbs and fitting, not bad really!

Or buy 2 for 50p and diy. With the £5.90 saved you could get 9 rolls of Andrex.
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