Monaro high level brake light failure - easy fix

[anonymous-user]

I think this has been mentioned on here a few times - the leds go dim or stop working all together in the high level brake light. Should you not want to pay through the nose for a replacement, and wait an age for one to turn up, there is an easy cure, or at least there was with mine!

Diode "D1" on the LED pcb goes high resistance (leds dim) or open circuit (leds don't light up at all). To remove the brake light unit, from inside the boot, push the two brake light pegs upward so as the unit is loose. Then from inside the car, keep it horizontal, and pull it firmly away from the screen base. If it feels like doesn't want to come away, and something's going to break, keep pulling hard and it will eventually give way. A couple of plastic clips hold it in place, but there is also mastic from the screen seal holding it in place too.

Once it's out, the pcb can be removed from the lens holder by carefully pushing back the holding tags with a small screwdriver. Then replace the diode with an IN4007 - 18p from Maplin Electronics.

"If you want a job done properly, do it yourself"

Edited by anonymous-user on Monday 25th January 18:51

[gsd2000]

good fix

[snowwolf]

Thats great GSE I like it when you read fixes like this

[Tattooboy]

Another great thread with some very useful info, nice one