Brake Lights

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 10:59 pm

My passenger side brake light is out. What size/type of bulb is it and is it cheaper getting it online or in Halfords?

kipper · Post by **kipper** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 12:44 am

i normally just go into halfords. if all halfords are the same which i would assume they are, theyll have a "book" by the light bulbs section which u can flick through to find ur car and find out wat bulb u need for which light. if u get wat i mean?

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:07 am

Yeah but I wonder if it's right

Bryony84 · Post by **Bryony84** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:40 am

I just took the old bulb out of mine, took it round to the local motor factors and asked if I could have another one. Lol!

nafeGTI · Post by **nafeGTI** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:41 am

mine went the other week and the guy it the VW garage swindon just gave it to me, he couldnt be bothered to run it thru the till!!

ticki · Post by **ticki** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 8:42 am

It is pretty much a universal fit, and halfords have them, just look in the catalogue next to the light bulb section.

LiverpoloGTi · Post by **LiverpoloGTi** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:14 am

Bryony84 wrote:I just took the old bulb out of mine, took it round to the local motor factors and asked if I could have another one.

This is exactly what I did when mine went, only cost 39p for the replacement too

mk4 glx 1.6 · Post by **mk4 glx 1.6** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:14 am

It takes less than a minute to remove the blown bulb, all the details you need (wattage/type) will be written on it

Tigz · Post by **Tigz** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 3:05 pm

lol 6 replys and no info!

Its a 21W single eliment brake lamp bulb.

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 4:26 pm

And don't buy Halfords own brand, they're crap, going by when I used them in my rear tail lights.

I'd go for the better brand (probably be Bosch).

At the minute though I'm using these LINK

They glow dimly when the ignition is on, but are pretty damn bright when you brake.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 5:08 pm

I take it it's best to replace both at the same time

Tigz · Post by **Tigz** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:04 pm

Not really needed.
Go to somewhere like Auto parts and buy a pack of ten.
Sounds daft, but there about 8p each trade (not sure the retail but it'll be somewhere around the 20p mark) so it would work out cheaper than a pair from Halfords.

Also, sort of random but I'll tell it anywhere.
I once went into a petrol station near me when I was caught short and needed a bulb one weekend and couldn't get to my tool box.
I asked him the price and he told me Â£5.69 for one!

I laughed in his face and bought a pair from Morrison's petrol station for 90p!

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:24 pm

Mouse_GTI wrote:Yeah but I wonder if it's right

Typical Halfords. Read the chart, bought the bulbs, went to fit them but they are the wrong fitting