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Passat Cc - Rear reverse light issue

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  • 27-07-2016 10:35pm
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    discombobulate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,846 ✭✭✭


    I have a warning for my left reverse light coming up. Bulb not lighting. Have switched bulbs with the right hand side and no luck so not the bulb. Also checked the fuse. Pulled back the boot lining and no wires i can see look damaged.

    Anyone any other ideas? Or recommendations of someone who won't charge a fortune on the southside of dublin or north wexford


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    crasy dash
    Registered Users Posts: 1,598 ✭✭✭crasy dash


    Any sign of corrosion on the bulb holder?

    Friend of mine has an a4 with a similar problem to yours we switched the holder with the one from my car and it worked got him through the nct .


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    discombobulate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,846 ✭✭✭discombobulate


    crasy dash wrote: »
    Any sign of corrosion on the bulb holder?

    Friend of mine has an a4 with a similar problem to yours we switched the holder with the one from my car and it worked got him through the nct .
    No holder lioks fine


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    Bazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Bazzy


    if the holder bulbs and fuses have been checked it could be the wiring behind the holder

    The switch on the gearbox is an on off sort of operation makes contact and thats that

    They are normally cheap enough and handy to do ( i've done a few before never on a vw)

    i'd rule that out as well


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    Cordell
    Registered Users Posts: 5,843 ✭✭✭Cordell


    Aftermarket parking sensors installed with those kind of wire tapping crimp yokes (their name eludes me atm) can damage the cable in a not so visible way.
    Also, because you get a warning, the bulb is lit by a computer rather than a switch. So, if the other bulb is on, the problem is between the said computer and the bulb. Hopefully it's the bulb holder.


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    irish bloke
    Registered Users Posts: 2,057 ✭✭✭irish bloke


    discombobulate wrote: »
    No holder lioks fine

    Sorry to question you on this, but what do you mean when you say holder looks fine?

    Have you checked for voltage and ground at holder? Have you checked the same on the wires going to back of holder?

    I would make sure these basic checks are completed first before trying anything else


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