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Offline mattlittle

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Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« on: 27 February 2015, 15:32 »
Took my GTD in to the dealership for a service last week and they noted that one of the LED lights that illuminates the rear plate has gone. <Cue dramatic music>

They suspect that it has disappeared inside the bumper.

I tried to claim off the warranty as these things shouldn't just disappear but (although they can't see any damage to the car) they suspect a knock from someone on the rear might have caused it.

Does anybody have any idea how I can get inside the rear bumper to where it may have fallen into?

I'd like to save myself the £104 it will take to get a new one fitted.
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Offline Vedubber

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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #1 on: 27 February 2015, 15:53 »
£104!!!

Buy some from ebay for about £25!!
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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #2 on: 27 February 2015, 16:03 »
Quote from: Vedubber on 27 February 2015, 15:53
£104!!!

Buy some from ebay for about £25!!

I think that the majority of the £104 was labour to remove the bumper. If I can do it myself, I definitely will.
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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #3 on: 27 February 2015, 16:16 »
Is the wiring still there but not attached to anything?
If so I doubt very much if the unit is inside the bumper. If the wiring can't be seen can you not just fish it out with something hooked?

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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #4 on: 27 February 2015, 16:21 »
Quote from: p3asa on 27 February 2015, 16:16
Is the wiring still there but not attached to anything?
If so I doubt very much if the unit is inside the bumper. If the wiring can't be seen can you not just fish it out with something hooked?

There is just a hole. Nothing else to see.

I'll try a coat hanger this weekend but just wondered if there was a clever hatch or something that might give access to the right area?
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Offline monkeyhanger

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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #5 on: 27 February 2015, 16:23 »
When my GTD got rear ended, both numberplate lights were pushed up and into the bumper a little, but not so much that you couldn't see it and that was a 20mph clout that dented and split the bumper. If someone has tickled your car with a 3mph kiss then I doubt yours have popped into the bumper.

Chances are someone has popped it out, uncoupled it from the wiring, pushed the wiring into the hole and made off with it. Shocking that VW didn't design these better in terms of security seeing as they go to the effort of protecting your wipers under the back of the bonnet.

Get a wire coathanger in there and find the loose end (carefully), then buy a new one and fit it yourself in seconds.
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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #6 on: 27 February 2015, 16:24 »
Can you get up in under by the exhaust back box? Otherwise the plastic trim around the exhaust is fairly easy to remove then you'll have good access in there.
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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #7 on: 27 February 2015, 16:27 »
Quote from: Exonian on 27 February 2015, 16:24
Can you get up in under by the exhaust back box? Otherwise the plastic trim around the exhaust is fairly easy to remove then you'll have good access in there.

Cheers - I'll try both this weekend and report back.
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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #8 on: 27 February 2015, 16:33 »
I've not taken the trim off my mk7 but on the mk6 it was just a few torx screws underneath then a load of plastic lugs held it in place at the top that you've got to ease off gradually. It only takes ten mins.
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Re: Rear Number Plate Light - GONE!
« Reply #9 on: 27 February 2015, 17:46 »
Surely if the light has pushed up inside if you turn the lights on you will see something glowing
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