hi am i stupid in thinking on my rear brake bulbs that when you press the brake pedel with the side lights off both elements light up in the bulb is this right ??????? :(

hi am i stupid in thinking on my rear brake bulbs that when you press the brake pedel with the side lights off both elements light up in the bulb is this right ??????? :(

Not sure about yours, but my brake bulb is a single element, which glows brighter if the rear lights are on.

Not sure about yours, but my brake bulb is a single element, which glows brighter if the rear lights are on.

Mmmmmm the plot thickens mine defo has two elements strange eh mine is a mk II 2.0 tdipd

Mmmmmm the plot thickens mine defo has two elements strange eh mine is a mk II 2.0 tdipd

Maybe thats why your having the problem?! mine is a 2006 vRS estate, so the rear lights should be the same, my bulb is a 382 (which is the same as the rear fog/tail light iirc), 2 for 3 quid in halfrauds, much cheaper on flebay though, might be worth investing.......

It doesn't take 382 bulbs. I got some from Halfrauds and I can assure you they are the wrong ones. They should be 566.

It doesn't take 382 bulbs. I got some from Halfrauds and I can assure you they are the wrong ones. They should be 566.

Just checked my bulbs, which are 382's work fine! Looking in the manual it says the following: Rear light unit (estate car) reversing light, brake lights, tail lights and rear fog light P21W.

however, it seems that the hatch has completely different bulbs e.g the tail/brake light is the twin filament, hence the confusion.

Is yours the hatch?

Edited 7 July, 201015 yr by Pagey1255

Yes. Yes it is. It's a pain they use such a random bulb as it's far rarer.

Mines the hatch, and it definately has single filament bulbs for the tail/stop lights. The filaments glow brighter when the brake pedal is pressed.

Absolutely positively not twin filament bulbs -- I went to Skoda main dealer for a replacement for mine as Halfords didn't have one.

Mike

The plot continues to thicken..................!