All,
I called my dealer yesterday and asked them how many $'s it would cost me to have them replace the tail light bulb (brake light) on my Veewee, they told me that it would be 110.00 $, I told them that there was a TSB out on this light assembly and that if the white plastic retaining clip were to be replaced per the TSB then I could replace the light bulbs at will or when they blow out... Ahh Sorry sir but there is no TSB for your Vee Wee, if you want the bulb replaced then its 90$'s and hour plus tax and bulb.
I went home and took a look at the light assy and found out how to remove the assy without breaking it.
This is how
I'm working on the passenger lens
Grab a 1 beer
a torx bit screw driver or a small flat screw driver
a thin sturdy piece of plastic (I used a bike tire pry bar, I use them to replace my clincher tires on my road bike tires) or a very small flat screw driver.
one osram bulb from your dealer, these bulbs look like 1157 bulbs but the mounting tongs are off set a bit.
First take the small flat screw driver an pop off the plastic caps that cover the two bolts, these two caps are located to the left of the lens, the rear door needs to be open, once off you'll see two screws, use the torx bit driver or a flat screw drover to remove them.
Now the hard part, by the way I sat looking at the darn thing for a half hour, looking behind it around it pulling on it gently, to no avail it still would not come out, what ever you do don't force it. The stud and the white plastic mount are located on the right bottom corner, this would be nearest the rear right tire.
Anyhow, this is how I removed the lens.
Tip the top of the lens out towards you and take your small plastic pry bar or small screw driver and slip it behind the lens between the PAINT and the lens position it as low as you can on the right bottom corner of the lens, don't force the prying tool or you'll screw up the paint, now pry gently the pry tool so that the tip of the tool (the tip should be 2 cm inside the space so as not to mess the paint) touches the paint and the edge of the tool touches the edge of the lens, now grab the lens with you right hand and pull the lens toward you and pry gently teh lens gently towards you with your left hand, barely no pulling force is needed and pop it goes!
Once you have it off the then remove the bulbs from the back of the assembly!
Dont forget to grease (lithium grease) the silly mounts or take it to the dealer and tell them to fix the damn thing! The grease allows you to pull them off even if you have the white mounts.
Now the my rear lights come off without a problem!
JD
2004 Volkswagen Touareg
Bulletin #: 0303
Sequence #: 10003932
Date: 08/05/2004
Component Name: 123000 exterior lighting:tail lights
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Touareg
Year: 2004
Summary: Tail light assembly, removal procedure. *tt this bulletin replaces 0303 dated 09/30/2003. *tt
I called my dealer yesterday and asked them how many $'s it would cost me to have them replace the tail light bulb (brake light) on my Veewee, they told me that it would be 110.00 $, I told them that there was a TSB out on this light assembly and that if the white plastic retaining clip were to be replaced per the TSB then I could replace the light bulbs at will or when they blow out... Ahh Sorry sir but there is no TSB for your Vee Wee, if you want the bulb replaced then its 90$'s and hour plus tax and bulb.
I went home and took a look at the light assy and found out how to remove the assy without breaking it.
This is how
I'm working on the passenger lens
Grab a 1 beer
a torx bit screw driver or a small flat screw driver
a thin sturdy piece of plastic (I used a bike tire pry bar, I use them to replace my clincher tires on my road bike tires) or a very small flat screw driver.
one osram bulb from your dealer, these bulbs look like 1157 bulbs but the mounting tongs are off set a bit.
First take the small flat screw driver an pop off the plastic caps that cover the two bolts, these two caps are located to the left of the lens, the rear door needs to be open, once off you'll see two screws, use the torx bit driver or a flat screw drover to remove them.
Now the hard part, by the way I sat looking at the darn thing for a half hour, looking behind it around it pulling on it gently, to no avail it still would not come out, what ever you do don't force it. The stud and the white plastic mount are located on the right bottom corner, this would be nearest the rear right tire.
Anyhow, this is how I removed the lens.
Tip the top of the lens out towards you and take your small plastic pry bar or small screw driver and slip it behind the lens between the PAINT and the lens position it as low as you can on the right bottom corner of the lens, don't force the prying tool or you'll screw up the paint, now pry gently the pry tool so that the tip of the tool (the tip should be 2 cm inside the space so as not to mess the paint) touches the paint and the edge of the tool touches the edge of the lens, now grab the lens with you right hand and pull the lens toward you and pry gently teh lens gently towards you with your left hand, barely no pulling force is needed and pop it goes!
Once you have it off the then remove the bulbs from the back of the assembly!
Dont forget to grease (lithium grease) the silly mounts or take it to the dealer and tell them to fix the damn thing! The grease allows you to pull them off even if you have the white mounts.
Now the my rear lights come off without a problem!
JD
2004 Volkswagen Touareg
Bulletin #: 0303
Sequence #: 10003932
Date: 08/05/2004
Component Name: 123000 exterior lighting:tail lights
Make: Volkswagen
Model: Touareg
Year: 2004
Summary: Tail light assembly, removal procedure. *tt this bulletin replaces 0303 dated 09/30/2003. *tt
