. . . . . and how do I get it out.

 

 

I wonder if British or Continental.

 

Doesnt look local.

 

That'll be a warranty claim.

 

Someone on the Superb MkIII forum suffered the same issue. The LED clusters are supposeldy sealed preventing access.

 

Either access is indeed possible or that's a very clever insect!

Maybe it was a factory fitted option.     

52 minutes ago, Macdemon said:

Maybe it was a factory fitted option.     

For free? Unlikely!

Man that bug would be bugging me as well! 

One clever bug, working its way in a supposedly sealed unit.

The Houdini of the insect world. That has to be a bit annoying  ..

A solution to the problem would be to introduce a spider to eat the fly?

7 minutes ago, silver1011 said:

A solution to the problem would be to introduce a spider to eat the fly?

 

I think I can see where this is going......

Well he did post it on the web 8-)

2 hours ago, BOD20 said:

 

I think I can see where this is going......

Yup, it's drawing them in like a moth to a flame. 

...or flies to sh.....  nah, I won't go there!   

Snap! I've got a matching pair either side! 

I’m wondering if those lights are cloned 8-)

A little arachnid aggro had me removing the tail gate light cluster to retrieve the husk of a long expired eight legged hitchhiker. I got the light off without much effort, but because it’s L.E.D. The light wouldn’t dismantle further.

I had to play a little macabre game of bagatelle , to roll the corpse into one of the little holes! 😎

It’s still in there, somewhere. 

 

Similar Issue with mine about 6 months ago - Local dealer was good enough to swap it out for a new unit whilst being serviced. 

 

 

Yep, it's a sealed unit.

 

Warranty job!

Not quite sealed enough. 😜

I have the same issue. Should it be covered by warranty - and will replacing the latest get do more harm than good (rough dealer upsetting seals etc)?

I don't see why it should be covered by warranty. I doubt it is down to a manufacturing defect. Light units aren't normally sealed. They need to be vented in some way to allow for difference in temperatures or the light unit may well suffer cosmetic issues.

If the insect could be removed, either by the owner, or by a Skoda retailer, then I'd agree, it wouldn't be warranty.

 

But as the light cluster isn't accessible, and the irremovable insect is a visual deterioration, then it is up to Skoda to fix it.

 

If a spider can get in, then so can water. If the light cluster was full of water then it would be a warranty claim.

If the light with H20 in it is a warranty claim then some with a spider in their cars light might consider giving it a bit of a bath by injection in some water to the light.

Obviously nobody would consider doing such a thing.

27 minutes ago, silver1011 said:

If a spider can get in, then so can water. If the light cluster was full of water then it would be a warranty claim.

 

Interesting thought. However a spider could enter from an area where there isn't water, from the inside the vehicle for example.

Edited 23 July, 20196 yr by Tech1e

Very true, and difficult to prove either way.

 

Looking at the picture in the OP, where the spider has been squashed into a corner, it looks to be outside of the watertight seal?

 

I had a dead fly caught in the high-level brakelight on my MkII Octavia vRS hatchback, but as the whole light assembly was internal to the car, and becasue Skoda didn't claim it was a 'sealed unit', then it was clear the fly had entered from the inside.

 

Edited 23 July, 20196 yr by silver1011

30 minutes ago, silver1011 said:

If a spider can get in, then so can water. If the light cluster was full of water then it would be a warranty claim.

 

Spiders have legs and can climb. Not saying Skoda shouldn’t have thought about access for cleaning, but spiders being able to climb in doesn’t equate to water being able to run in. A warranty claim for a few dead spiders seems excessive.