3rd Brake Light - How To Replace It

[ribinsons]

Hi, 3rd brake light has gone (Citroen C4 Hatchback 55 reg)

In owner's manual it says - to contact Citroen dealership to replace it etc.

Has anyone came across it? How to replace it? Is it something I can do or better leave for specialists on how much it might cost.

 

Thanks

[paul.h]

Does not look difficult to replace, for the 5 door:

- open the hatch door, unclip the hatch glass side plastic trims, undo the 2 nuts now seen at each end of the top plastic trim, pull off this trim, undo the 4 nuts holding the spoiler on, unclip the spoiler, disconnect the light electrical connector, undo the light 2 torx bolts and the light is free to remove.

 

A new light for a C5 estate was £46 earlier this year from a Citroen dealer so one for a C4 may be similar.

[ribinsons]

UPDATE - - - turns out there is no light in the boot too. So it means it's not a light bulb but something else. Fuse?

[paul.h]

The car handbook will list the fuses, check if one is common to both lights. If not, still check if the boot bulb is ok since this is probably easy to remove and you could have 2 separate faults. Also check the other brake lights work and if the no. plate lights work - just to see if it is a brake light problem or possibly a broken wire between the car body and hatch door.

[ribinsons]

The car handbook will list the fuses, check if one is common to both lights. If not, still check if the boot bulb is ok since this is probably easy to remove and you could have 2 separate faults. Also check the other brake lights work and if the no. plate lights work - just to see if it is a brake light problem or possibly a broken wire between the car body and hatch door.

 

Rest of the brake lights work. Hadn't looked at the numberplate. However - in the manual I cant see any fuses for lights. I'll take the car to the garage tomorrow, hopefully they will be able to sort it out.

So update is coming.

[ribinsons]

As per request - update - - - - > The brake light is still of - wiring broken (where wires go from the body to the boot lid; in the rubery casing). Citroen quoted £350 to fix it. It will wait.

[paul.h]

Thankyou for the update. For £350 I would be doing my own repairs, a few bits of wire and bullet connectors. You will need to sort it though for the next MOT.

[ribinsons]

Thankyou for the update. For £350 I would be doing my own repairs, a few bits of wire and bullet connectors. You will need to sort it though for the next MOT.

Actually just recently whilst sorting other probs local garage quoted £50 which is more realstic!