Yeti Rear Tail Light Replacement

Regular readers will know that my Yeti sailed through its statutory STK (MOT test) two weeks ago. 

But there was one advisory.

My passenger side rear light is dimmer than the driver's side.

The two bulbs that live in there are on, but one side is dim

Let's fix that now...

First thing to do is park up at Tesco then run inside and grab a couple of bulbs

I join the queue of shoppers, then eventually it is my turn and I pay.

I will fit these here in Tesco's car park.

I keep my trusty compact tools set in my Yeti. 

In the set are Torx screwdrivers. And that's good, because almost every job I do on my Yeti seems to involve Torx screws.

Two Torx screws to undo...

Once they're out there's some fiddling to be done before the lens comes away.

It is tight and doesn't want to come away - I just need to be careful 😰

That was not comfortable. But, the lens is off and didn't crack anywhere.

Okay so what is here? 

I see two outer locking tabs and one inner locking tab. Easy push to release.

And one Torx screw...

And this explains everything... these two little bulbs have turned Silver.

So is this what they do over time?

Out they come...

New bulbs in and lights switched on for a test before reassembly.

Good times 🤗

Oh no!

A warning light has now appeared on the MFD 😯

Okay. So what to do now?

Maybe I'll ask the members on the UK Skoda Yeti Owners Club forum if they have experienced this.

I do.

And they inform me that actually I have bought the wrong bulbs.

I bought W3W bulbs - I should've bought W5W 😕

The correct bulbs will stop the MFD nag - the error messages will disappear.

 They also advise me to buy two pairs and replace both sides, not just one side.

It's back inside Tesco for me.

I'm removing both rear light clusters this time and fitting the four new W5W bulbs...

New bulbs in, let's check if they all work and are of the same brightness...

Perfect.

And there's no nag from the MFD.

It really is good times. 😎

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