Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

1

Time Required

                          30 minutes

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  • How to repair weak 3rd braking light Opel Astra G 2003
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Introduction

8 out of 10 times the light was weak and the cause was this diode that failed most of the times.

In my car Black wire was +12V and Brown was GND.

What you need

Step 1

              Get your 3rd brakinglight out of the car and start soldering
  • Replace diode with 1N4001 - 1N4007 or any other diode that is >0,5A capable.

Replace diode with 1N4001 - 1N4007 or any other diode that is >0,5A capable.

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To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order.

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