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3rd brake light failure - Fabia
This is a discussion on 3rd brake light failure - Fabia within the Maintenance & Performance forums, part of the General Motoring Discussions category; Hi All. The third brake light on the wifes Fabia has packed up and I was wondering how easy these ...
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27-11-2006, 20:44
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| Briskodian  Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: South Yorkshire
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| 3rd brake light failure - Fabia Hi All. The third brake light on the wifes Fabia has packed up and I was wondering how easy these are to change/test. Nothing more to say really. Cheers
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28-11-2006, 02:25
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| Briskodiodion  Join Date: May 2006 Location: Hayling Island, Hampshire
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| Re: 3rd brake light failure - Fabia the 3rd high level brake light is wired in parallel to the other brake light, so if the others dont work, this one wont either. i suggest checking to see that the wiring harness plug hasn't become loose/disconnected through constant slamming of the tailgate |
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28-11-2006, 13:56
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| Re: 3rd brake light failure - Fabia That's a good point. I'll give that a check, as the other brake lights are fine
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28-11-2006, 16:32
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| ASZ Eternal  Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Leafy Chesh-shire
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| Re: 3rd brake light failure - Fabia IIRC, there was a bit of a spate of these going on new Fabias about 3 years ago. Don't know what came of it, but if the car's new enough it can be fixed under warranty. Don't know if this is related, but I've seen 3 VAG cars with the outer-most LEDs of the 3rd brake light lit all the time - is this the sign of a problem?
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29-11-2006, 20:10
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| Re: 3rd brake light failure - Fabia Her car's ran out of warranty in October
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