Audi A4 B8 Centre Brake Light Replacement

Sometimes the centre brake light doesn t light up and sets off the warning light on my display.

Audi a4 b8 centre brake light replacement.

You need the right star tools ebay. Then you re all down. I have an intermittent problem with the centre brakelight on my audi a4 cab. Its easy to get at the centre stop light led strip.

Getting the brakes done on your a4 is a breeze just ensure you bring plenty of brake. Then line up the clips on the back of the light with the tabs in the car. I found that water had got in around the seal on the centre brake light and wetted the whole space between the boot lid and the lining. To replace the brake light housing just reconnect the electrical connector and then reinsert the brake light housing to the car.

I think it s a loose connection it used to do it a lot and then go off during the summer months but it got better during the winter months. While you may be able to get it open to replace individual leds audi does not supply individual led replacement lights and only sells the complete bulb holder. When the brake sensor light comes on it s time to change out the pads. You may need to go around to the other side of the light and pull the clips with your needle nose pliers.

Figure 1 the third brake light on the audi a4 sedan is located in the lower rear window red arrow and is only accessible through the trunk. It destroyed the electrics for the aerials and corroded the connection to the centre brake light too. Push in the center brake light until all the clips snap into place. Take a couple of hours and do this job yourself.

There s no sense taking it to the shop and paying those extravagant shop fees. Tighten down the four screws to the back cover. How to replace brake pads calipers rotors. This video shows how easy it is to replace central brake light window led string on audi a6 c6 chassis.

Replacing the center brake light in a 05 a4 cab 1 8t originally posted by aarononymous look for a screw hidded up in the handle on pass side pop cover off neon dead kid in the trunk handle t 25 screw behind it iirc they seem to break off lately red lock tite ftl 2 5 or 6mm bolts behind the folding triangle holder pop the cover off.