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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: DOCKERMEL on 17 February 2008, 17:47

Title: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: DOCKERMEL on 17 February 2008, 17:47
hi replaced the rear light gasgets as my boot was wet now the drivers side rear dosent work at all.. any ideas?? ive checked fuses, bulbs, wiggled connections but still no joy :cry:
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: Pete Taylor on 17 February 2008, 17:49
Hmmmm strange for just one side not to work. Are you doubly sure you connected the plug correctly and it's seated all the way in?
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: DOCKERMEL on 17 February 2008, 22:04
yer never took the plug out just squeezed the two sides together and the whole rear bulb holder came out.. cant work out why its stopped working. and after all that broke the handle on my glovebox so had to open it with a screwdriver :cry: :embarassed: :sick:thought german cars were surposed to be good build quailty :grin:
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: Mikester on 17 February 2008, 22:05
yer never took the plug out just squeezed the two sides together and the whole rear bulb holder came out.. cant work out why its stopped working. and after all that broke the handle on my glovebox so had to open it with a screwdriver :cry: :embarassed: :sick:thought german cars were surposed to be good build quailty :grin:

not the mk3.
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: Pete Taylor on 17 February 2008, 22:23
Very strange. It can't be a fuse otherwise the other side wouldn't be working so it has to be a problem towards the back of the car. I can't remember if all the light loom goes back through the passenger side then crosses over onto the drivers side so it could be worth checking out. Best thing to do is pull both bulb holders out and see if the drivers side one works on the passenger side plug
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: boneybradley on 17 February 2008, 22:52
thought german cars were surposed to be good build quailty :grin:

yeah but much better quality than the later one's....touch a mk5 dash and you will understand the cheapness of plastics used!!
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: Guy on 17 February 2008, 23:00
yeah but much better quality than the later one's....touch a mk5 dash and you will understand the cheapness of plastics used!!

he hee... very true! that got me chortling... just been ribbing the mk5 boys in their 'what's your favourite thing about your mk5 gti' thread... aka - 'i slap myself silly that i have a mk5 and aren't i great' thread!
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: boneybradley on 17 February 2008, 23:44
you know the mk5 guys will get upset!!..... i can't post in there as i cause debate and wind them up!!... i should start a new thread "why's my dash feel like it's made from cheap recycled pvc" or "how many times have you being back to the dealer for warrantly work due to the build quality"..i could do a poll for that too
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: Guy on 17 February 2008, 23:50
i didn't want to upset the little rich boys too much... but i said the best thing about my mk5 was that it was a mk3... was just enjoying putting the cat among the pigeons a bit!

standard boring response came back about it being a boat but seeing as I have coilies on mine that don't apply!  :wink:
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: boneybradley on 17 February 2008, 23:53
my last 4 threads/replies have being deleted in there!!  I even started a racial debate a while back by refering to the phonejacker bank guy!!   :shocked: :shocked: :shocked: :shocked:
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: Guy on 17 February 2008, 23:59
good work that man!!

you mean George Agdgdgwngo...  just give me your bank account details and sort code... and your keys to your maaaak faaav!

(http://www.fonejacker.tv/george_2_200x150.jpg)

Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: boneybradley on 18 February 2008, 00:02
good work that man!!

you mean George Agdgdgwngo...  just give me your bank account details and sort code... and your keys to your maaaak faaav!

(http://www.fonejacker.tv/george_2_200x150.jpg)


Yeah thats the man...i got called racist for implying he was a nigerian scammer!! some people took it far too serious and needed to get a life!!
I work for a bank and its so so so temping to his lines!! (allthough my jobs more important than a few laughs??)
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: saul79 on 18 February 2008, 00:03
haha  :laugh:
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: Guy on 18 February 2008, 00:14

Yeah thats the man...i got called racist for implying he was a nigerian scammer!! some people took it far too serious and needed to get a life!!
I work for a bank and its so so so temping to his lines!! (allthough my jobs more important than a few laughs??)

oh dear... poor them... some people need to know when a joke is a joke...

far too much harm is done by colitical porrectness
Title: Re: REAR LIGHTS
Post by: ollie6n on 19 February 2008, 17:15
yeah but much better quality than the later one's....touch a mk5 dash and you will understand the cheapness of plastics used!!

he hee... very true! that got me chortling... just been ribbing the mk5 boys in their 'what's your favourite thing about your mk5 gti' thread... aka - 'i slap myself silly that i have a mk5 and aren't i great' thread!

Haha, jokes