LED side light not working on brand new rear right light cluster

Varixto

Varixto

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The previous owner of my car butchered the brake bulb holder of the cluster and my attempt to fix it worked only for a while. I have been forced to buy a new cluster, as the bulb holder is not sold separately... :(
Today I have fitted a brand new unit (OEM) and every light works apart from the LED sidelight (ie: the top part of the cluster). My car is a 2009 model but when I replaced the old cluster I could see that the previous owner had already replaced it at some point and had fitted the newer type of cluster, manufactured in 2017 (ie: two fitting nuts instead of three).
However, when I fitted the new cluster I bought from BMW, I noticed that every other light works apart from the LED side light (ie: the top part of the cluster). What could be the problem? Faulty cluster? Does it need coding? (I would not think so, as the LED indicator works fine).
I thought that the cluster was plug and play. The other side's cluster is working fine... Any help or advice would be much appreciated as without this light working, it fails a MOT.
 
Try plugging the old unit back in a see if the side light works, it’s possible you may have blown a fuse.
 
I have managed, with the help of my neighbour (once again, bless him), to fix the old cluster. I feel that if I crack a fart it's going to stop working again but hopefully it will now pass its MOT (fingers crossed).
 
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