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Broken tail light

Hey,

I've got a Corsa C and it's got a broken tail light. Still mostly covered, but its cracked and bits of it are a little loose. The light still functions fine.

Few questions:
- How do you repair it? Is it costly?
- Is it an issue if I leave it in its current state for a week or so?
- Is it an issue driving in rain?

Cheers.

Reply 1

Clubber Lang

15

1 - You can buy a new cover and put it on - will be fairly simple probably. You can buy it new onlien or go to a scrapyard and take it off a similar car

- maybe - maybe not - you might get stopepd by the coppers

- not sure, depends how bg the hole is and whether it will get onto/into the electrical connector.

Tape it all up with some clear sellotape for the time being.

Reply 2

gbduo

15

Clubber Lang

1 - You can buy a new cover and put it on - will be fairly simple probably. You can buy it new onlien or go to a scrapyard and take it off a similar car

- maybe - maybe not - you might get stopepd by the coppers

- not sure, depends how bg the hole is and whether it will get onto/into the electrical connector.

Tape it all up with some clear sellotape for the time being.

Clear duck tape! Duck tape is the answer for the time being! :biggrin:

Reply 3

AT82

The cluser on the Corsa C should be easy enough to get off and chepa enough. You should be able to get one for around £50 at the scrappy.

Reply 4

Mr Catbert

1

The lenses shouldnt be that much... Please for the love of god dont, but you can get aftermarket ones from Halfords for much less. Standard ones shouldnt be a problem.

Reply 5

Sync

14

£50?! What's it made of? Solid gold? :biggrin:

Hopefully he can get it cheaper than that if it's only the cover that's broken. I got an entire replacement rear light cluster for my car (wiring, bulbs and all) for under £10. So, if it's only the cover he needs it should hopefully be less than £10. As AT says, scrappy or eBay is your friend on this one.

Reply 6

Clubber Lang

15

there are also shops that sell scrap parts direct to the customer

Reply 7

AT82

But the Corsa C has only be around for 6 years so not so many will be scrappys, the ones that are may well have had the light clusters damaged due to an accident anyway. Theya re surprisingly pricey, I know the Ka's cost around £30 on the scrappy.

Reply 8

JC.

19

heres an offside light - you didnt state if it was o/s or n/s that is knacked.
£10 atm with a day and a half to go.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/vauxhall-corsa-c-rear-tail-light-drivers-side-NEW-VALEO_W0QQitemZ190173167625QQihZ009QQcategoryZ10404QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Reply 9

cuzza

OP

1

Thanks a lot everyone.

Got it fixed already haha. Saw my mate who's doing an apprenticeship at a garage... took it there and his guy did it... for free, they had the part lying around. Looks good, works great. Convenient as hell.

Cheers everyone, thought it woulda been a much bigger job than that.

Reply 10

InArduisFouette

21

cuzza

Hey,

I've got a Corsa C and it's got a broken tail light. Still mostly covered, but its cracked and bits of it are a little loose. The light still functions fine.

Few questions:
- How do you repair it?

you buy a new one, grope around behind the trim in the boot a bit to unfasten the old one and swap them over , you will need basic tools like a screwdriver , spanner/ socket of the appropriate size

if you aren't used to doing simple repairs a haynes manual and/or a mate who does know aobut such things is a useful accessory

Is it costly?

not if you go to a good indepedent spares specialists and especially not if they have a nice second hand one in

it will be expenseive if you buy the part from a franchsied dealer or the likes of Hellfrauds

- Is it an issue if I leave it in its current state for a week or so?

IAmNotABlackRat and without seeing it i can't comment

- Is it an issue driving in rain?

Cheers.

depends where the breaks in the plastic are

Reply 11

Ince47

1

Someone as just broke my light cover on back of car how much will it cost to replace it

Reply 12

UnknownHijabi

11

Try eBay you should get a cheap one from there!

Reply 13

StriderHort

21

Original post by AT82

But the Corsa C has only be around for 6 years so not so many will be scrappys, the ones that are may well have had the light clusters damaged due to an accident anyway. Theya re surprisingly pricey, I know the Ka's cost around £30 on the scrappy.