break Lights. Can you fit yourself?

[Steve78]

Had a go at fitting the brake light and it was so easy i could not believe it. Thanks for the free advice.

My near side brake light has gone, how easy is it?

[TagnuT]

Dead easy,
1. Slide part of the boot lining trim away from the boot opening ( you will see a slash in the material)
2. Pop off the connector with a screw driver, put the screw driver in the slot.. The connector was blue in my case.
3. Unscrew the two nuts (10mm I think). Take care not to drop them behind the trim.
4. Slide light unit out.
5. Unclip bulb housing.
6. Replace bulb.

Look at http://www.powerbulbs.com/ if you don't know what size of bulb you need....

[_Adam_]

i meen no offence to anyone at all, but sometimes i get a bit baffled at people struggling simple tasks, how much money do i save myself doing loads of sh!te myself and doing a good job of it too? 

[Steve78]

i meen no offence to anyone at all, but sometimes i get a bit baffled at people struggling simple tasks, how much money do i save myself doing loads of sh!te myself and doing a good job of it too? 

I haven't done it before and assumed people on here would have done.  People shouldn't be afraid to ask questions on here, isn't that the point of this forum?  Also, I simply don't have the time to fiddle around with it trying to work out what to do, so I thought I'd ask what the procedure was.

[_Adam_]

as i said i meant no offence

[the dude]

Hi I have mark 5 gti and was quoted £65 from Arnold Clark to replace bulb and fit back left brakelight. Is it easy to fit yourself? thought this quote was way to high. Any ideas what bulb size standard, how much etc.

We can show you how to put petrol in as well if you need advice on that!