2004 A4 brake light

[Russell]

Hello

I'm using a 2004 A4 estate and one of the brake lights is out. I have a spare bulb but can anyone tell me how to actually get into the light unit to change it?

The manual says it's a job for a mechanic but I just find it a bit hard to believe that they won't even let you change a bulb. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

Russell

[Tame Technician]

You have to take the light unit out. Its only one screw but you then have to prise the lamp away from the body, easy to scratch the paint, I use a plastic trim tool and put tape on the car body just incase. The screw is behind a little round cover in the boot trim, should be pretty obvious when you have a look in the boot.

[Russell]

Yes, I took that cover off and started undoing the screw/bolt but didn't want to take it off completely as I was worried about it dropping down behind the trim. So once you have that off, you just lever the light unit out from the outside? I'll give that a try.

Thanks for the reply.