Tailgate lighting block, one bulb not woking,S2 Xant estate

[Timmo]

Afternoon all,
noticed the other night when swapping the cars over on the drive that the drivers side light wasnt on on the tailgate side, popped out and picked upa pair of dual fillament bulbs so could replace it, but with new bulb in still nothing, the other two lights forrear fog and reverse are fine but just the dual fillament one isnt.
Popped up the yard this avo and grabbed a unit out the boot of an S1 estate, got home swapped over and is the same, fog and reverse fine, but no lights.

My thought was to look at earths but as the other side is fine am not to sure,

Anyone any ideas?? Also, why is it a dual fillament bul when seems only one thing uses it?? (Lights)

Ta muchly in advance

Timmo

[Peter.N.]

Hi Timmo

Have I got this clear, you have no tial light on one side of the tailgate? If so the most likely cause is a broken wire in the bundle that goes from the body to the tail gate. If you pull the rubber boot back you should be able to see the wires.

Peter

[Timmo]

Thats it fella, so have a nose at the wires in the hinge area then, ta for that, thought it was odd as the passenger side of the tailgate works and that has the cable run from the drivers! Will have a good poke around the wires.