E61 Tailgate Wiring - Partial Success... Help

[RichS1963]

Having been suffering from the dreaded loss of the high level brake light and non opening glass hatch, I finally got round to replacing all the wires behind the hinge.
I've now got both the above items working perfectly but...

The main tailgate opens via the key fob and remote release in the foot well but not with the handle.

The right hand light in the tailgate has stopped working. I've swapped the bulbs left to right but nothing. The reversing light works. There is also a flickering of what looks like LED horizontal strips across the lense.

Has anyone come across this? I'm no auto electrician so need guidance.

[hornetrider]

Sorry I can't help... but you have my sympathies! Pig of a job that.

[CarsOrBikes]

then surely there are more breaks perhaps? aren't there four looms passing through the hinges under the covers?

[RichS1963]

I'm no expert but I believe that adjacent to the left hinge is the water pipe for the washer and coaxial for the antenna.

The right hand hinge only has two looms going through.

What's annoying is that the tailgate and light worked perfectly before I started work. Fixed two things, b*ggered up two things...

[RichS1963]

Just in case any of you had a similar problem, I thought I'd update you having resolved the issue.

There are two yellow and grey wires in the loom that feeds the tailgate. You've guessed it... Sods law, I had them round the wrong way.

Swapped them over and both the rear light and tailgate work perfectly.