My wallet is being emptied further this week to the tune of £400 for a faulty offisde rear light (mounted on the rear wing). The garage has said the cost of the light is £280 including VAT. Does that sound about right?
The issue is a melted bulb holder connector possibly caused by tow-bar wiring. The garage is going to remove the additional wiring, do a cable repair and install a new rear light cluster.
C5 rear light cluster - how much?
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C5 rear light cluster - how much?
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Re: C5 rear light cluster - how much?
If it's the old shape C5 sedan, then the light is made by Valeo and you can buy it for £67.20 incl. VAT and delivery. It is a 45 second job to replace it (carparts4less.co.uk).
If it is the new shape (from March 2008 onwards?) then Ebay is your friend: around £60 (used).
If it is the new shape (from March 2008 onwards?) then Ebay is your friend: around £60 (used).
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Re: C5 rear light cluster - how much?
None of them appear to be even half that price.... confirm which model, and I can look up the actual price - but as pointed out, e-bay will be a lot cheaper!
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Re: C5 rear light cluster - how much?
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Re: C5 rear light cluster - how much?
^ It's the new shape, mate. The rear light is HUGE! Most of it is on the wing and a small part is on the boot lip. I've just looked at the invoice in a bit more detail now and it looks like i'm being charged around £150 for the rear light cluster. There's £90 of labour to fit the light though!!! I think it takes around 5 seconds to fit.
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Re: C5 rear light cluster - how much?
Brand new from Citroen is £130.92 incl. VAT (for the rear wing light only, the tailgate light is a separate unit at £73.37).
If it's only a melted bulb holder connector, why not get a used one from Ebay, and just replace the bulb panel inside the light?
If it's only a melted bulb holder connector, why not get a used one from Ebay, and just replace the bulb panel inside the light?
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Re: C5 rear light cluster - how much?
^ Thanks for that. They only fit new and the price they quoted includes the bulb holder. They said Citroen don't supply the bulb holder separately so they needed to buy the whole light unit. The issue is that the work also included removing some dodgy tow-bar wiring that was causing the holder and some wires to melt and short. Their price includes removing all the extra tow-bar wiring and repairing the remaining wiring before fitting a new light.
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