Rear indicator fault

DaveZ4richardson

DaveZ4richardson

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 Carlisle
Just thinking ahead here, my MOT is due in July, car has been parked up for just over 2 months due to major surgery, now able to drive again so itching to get car mobile, looking to get the car serviced before using again but noticed one of rear indicators is not lighting up in the middle of the indicator, I assume the full light needs replaced, is it worth replacing both lights at the same time? I also assume.it will be an MOT fail?
 
There's a bloke on eBay, (Clive IIRC) at Blinkin Marvellous.
He repairs and refurbishes the rear clusters. I had one of mine done a couple of years ago.
Various options/prices are available. I sent mine back and it was a 3-4 day turnaround.
Alternatively he can send a repaired one and you send your faulty one back. Costs a bit more though.
Excellent service, constant updates. More than happy to recommend (I've no connection to him whatsoever)

Link here:

Not sure why it's titled 'pardon our interruption' :unsure:
 
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DaveZ4richardson said:
Just thinking ahead here, my MOT is due in July, car has been parked up for just over 2 months due to major surgery, now able to drive again so itching to get car mobile, looking to get the car serviced before using again but noticed one of rear indicators is not lighting up in the middle of the indicator, I assume the full light needs replaced, is it worth replacing both lights at the same time? I also assume.it will be an MOT fail?
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With LED lighting if 50% or more of the LEDs light up it’s not a fail it’s an advisory
 
The problem if you replace one then with sunlight fading often you see a tint discrepancy..
 
DaveZ4richardson said:
Just thinking ahead here, my MOT is due in July, car has been parked up for just over 2 months due to major surgery, now able to drive again so itching to get car mobile, looking to get the car serviced before using again but noticed one of rear indicators is not lighting up in the middle of the indicator, I assume the full light needs replaced, is it worth replacing both lights at the same time? I also assume.it will be an MOT fail?
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I have/had this intermintent problem with my left side rear cluster..and I mean intermitterent in some 15 months it has stopped working approx 5 times , 4x last year and once this year.

In all cases I did nothing and the next day everything was fine ....

Now I did remove both rear light units this winter stripped them down in order to clean the muck that was on the bottom/indicator strip and reassmembled them, using clear silicone and silicone grease.

I did not strip them down to inspect the led strip.

Dispite this the LH rear light played up this week, next day and rest of the week no problem !

So there it is :)

PS I have loads of photos if any one is interested of the process ?
 
Lots of electrical components in the bottom of the lamps.
Stupid design.
I think once they start playing up time to replace.
Just make sure you glue up the rear seals. Had no problems some several years now.
Silicon no good as the plastic is greasy texture so water will get in by capillary action under silicone.
 
flybobbie said:
Just make sure you glue up the rear seals.
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I don't see this as a requirement.

Seal the 3rd hole if it remains open after a replacement. Mount it as intended and pull the gaskets from inside of the trunk. That's all and no additional creativitiy is required.
 
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Not the body seal but the seal with stupid open foam seal under, where water gets in.
I think it's a requirement, but there you are, go by experience.
Learn the hard way.
 
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