Skommel85 wrote: Amstel 18

Well i had help from Bosmossel TDI,

you open your boot and then pull the inside plastic cover away near the brake light in the middle

it sounds like your going to brake the thing but dont warry, we where pretty rough

with it and no brakes but be carefull not to pull it to far, you dont want to bend it.

There is 2 screws that you will loosen you dont have to take the cover off because the screws are pretty close

to get to and presto the brake light is loose

crawler wrote:How many do you think is in there?

DarkRanger wrote:So after a crap load of help on the forum , I decided that it is best for VW to do it. That is till they charged me R550 labour ONLY. I was like nevermind, that light can stay broken until the car is worthless.

Anyhow, decided it can't be that hard, so I gave it a shot this afternoon. And yes, I thought about my fellow VW Polo enthusiasts, and here is the guide!! W00h00!!

First, right at the handles on the inside, remove the two screws.



Then, stick your finger between the lock and the body, and just pull. VW uses zink clips, so don't worry about them breaking. Should come of easily-ish. Grey panel removed.



Then, stick with the grey piece, start at the edge and just pull it out. More clips. That's the lighter panel removed.



Now, loosen the three screws. This is basic stuff, but might be hard if your a dumbass.



Then just start at the edge of the red light and pull it off. It is stuck on, so don't be afraid to pul to hard. It won't break.



That's it, 3rd breaklight is off! Now for the fun part, VW charger R18.00 per blown bulb. And it's only availible at the agents. Awesome hey?

DarkRanger wrote:Yup, you read right. More LED magic. And it aint gonna stop here. There's still a lot of LED mods I have in store for the car.

Removing the original globes

Soldering in progress (thanks dad. He doesn't have a steady hand, but he's got damn good timing!!)

All LED's soldered in.

IS WOKING!!

Red lens refitted, brake engaged, and damn they are bright!!






I used 3.2V 20 000mcd White, 20Deg LED's. There is space for 15 lights on that thing, with 12V running through, so we had to connect 16 LED's in a series and parallel setup. And thus one LED had to hide behind the rest. Feeling left out kinda.

Can't wait for the other LED mods to come through.

1.9TurboVw wrote:Those look awesome any idea on price?