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Hi all This is my first post here because (believe it or not) I haven't had anything break on my A6 TDi S-Line 2010 (60)....but now I do have a problem. First time the problem happened it was near-side rear brake light warning symbol on the dash - tail lights were all ok, brake light in the boot lid was faulty (1 out of the 3 sectors which can light up when braking). Car was in for a service and Audi changed the bulb and said all fixed. Not correct, warning symbol again. Next time it happened I checked the lights again and the inboard bulb in the wing-mounted lamp was also gone - 2 out of 3 sectors gone Next time I got another warning symbol for tail light - and now the outboard bulb in the wing-mounted unit is also not working for brake or tail lights. Indicator and reverse lights work fine, for now at least. Confusingly, when I get the wife to turn the lights on and watch from behind the tail lights flash on once or twice before going out completely. The wing-mounted lamp housing has a small amount of condensation inside, there is a small crack in the plastic housing. I have read about corroded pins in the sockets and bulb holder, so maybe a new unit would fix this, but I don't see how this can explain the failed brake and tail lights which are in the boot lid unit? Could it be a fuse issue, earth issue - or any other ideas really welcomed, before I embark on diagnostics or spending loads on a new rear unit Cheers
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Hi from a newby, just wanted to share a little trick to remove the rear lights of the C6 A6 which can be difficult to extract from the securing pins in the rear wings, Audi advise using a plastic tool to help the lamp free from the locator pins to avoid damage to the paintwork around the light edge, however this is not always successful as the pins tend to stick in the rubber retainers in the wing, so the trick is to use special tool STR-I-NG available from just about anywhere. See below. When the retaining nut has been removed the lamp can move outwards a small amount, this lets a piece of strong STRING be threaded behind the lamp starting at the boot aperture, simply thread the string around the lamp from top to bottom, tie a strong knot in the string at a point 6 inches past the lamp, insert a screwdriver or bar through the string loop and pull, the lamp will pop out without any damage to the paint or lamp, before refitting smear the rubber retainers and pins with silicon grease which will enable easy removal next time a bulb blows. For those who knew this method sorry for the repeat, for those who don't it works.
