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    Broken rear tail light (Passat)

    The lights all work but the other half managed to break the plastic cover part of the rear light:



    Anyone have any ideas of how much a replacement will cost? Will I have to replace the whole cluster? And will it cause any problems with the MOT?
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    No idea about cost, but yes i would assume it would need to be replaced as one unit. I would expect it to cause problems at an MOT, but could be wrong. Hoever, without protection, those bulbs aren't going to last too long.

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    eBay/breakers tbh... you'll need it fixed for MoT afaik, and yep, you'll need the whole thing..

    did it happen while you were trying to get it out?
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    Got one from VW Parts for £60 which I thought seemed ok. My wife managed to reverse into a tree causing the broken light. Now I just need to figure out how to swap it over

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    dont forget to move the tree
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    I hate when trees just jump out on you! They can be sneaky buggers you know!

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    was it a cedar tree?














    she never cedar tree... geddit???
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