Third Brakelight Replacement? DIY anyone?H
 

Hey everybody,

For the 8 years of ownership of this car in my family, the third brakelight has not been working AT ALL...

I think it's time to fix it.

Has anybody ever done it? If so, how did you guys change it?
To be honest with you guys, I haven't looked at the inside of the hatch for a while, so I don't know if the third light is inside the hatch trim or if it's a separate entity.
I searched on here and on bimmerforums for into, but I haven't really had much luck.
I looked at the Bentley manual too and it doesn't cover our 3 door cars.
Preferably, I'f like someone to link me to a DIY if they've seen one.

Thanks!

-Randy

it is a separate piece, I'm not sure how to remove it though, how have you been getting it inspected with the 3rd brake light out?

hmmm, ok then.
yea, all the other lights have been working hahah. Looking at realoem, it kinda looks like it's clipped on...but yeah, I just need to get a second look at the real thing.

I gotta take this thing apart...lol

there is a plastic cover over the light fixture, which should pry off. then the light is held in place by two clips that are attached to the window. the cost of a new light is about 180 and takes a while if you do order one. you should check the electrical circuit in the wiring harness to see if you have a good feed to the existing light before trying to replace it.