Need to replace broken interior lights

paulgladding · Jul 27, 2021

Hi
Two of the interior lights on my 2012 Beach have stopped working. I thought it would be an easy job but now I've popped the cover off I'm not sure what to do. There seems to be an array of LEDs on a board. I've attached some photos. Does anyone know where I can get replacements and how to remove the old ones and fit the new ones?
Cheers.

WelshGas · Jul 27, 2021

paulgladding said:
Hi
Two of the interior lights on my 2012 Beach have stopped working. I thought it would be an easy job but now I've popped the cover off I'm not sure what to do. There seems to be an array of LEDs on a board. I've attached some photos. Does anyone know where I can get replacements and how to remove the old ones and fit the new ones?
Cheers.

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This is a new one. Not seen this failure mentioned before. Did both lights fail at the same time? If they did then check fuses.
Easiest fix is replacement units from VW. Or try Forum shop.
Otherwise you would have to source replacement circuit boards and be handy with a soldering iron.

paulgladding · Jul 27, 2021

WelshGas said:
This is a new one. Not seen this failure mentioned before. Did both lights fail at the same time? If they did then check fuses.
Easiest fix is replacement units from VW. Or try Forum shop.
Otherwise you would have to source replacement circuit boards and be handy with a soldering iron.

Good question about lights failing at the same time - sorry I should have said - 4 of the 6 internal lights are working. The small internal light that has stopped working is the one at the back and the large one is over the window opposite the sliding door. The two small lights either side of the large one are working.
I'll contact my local VW parts supplier and see what price they quote.

Wesel · Jul 27, 2021

Is the LED module easy to remove? If so you could swap a good for a bad one to confirm that it is indeed a problem with the LED. At least for the little one.

paulgladding · Jul 27, 2021

Wesel said:
Is the LED module easy to remove? If so you could swap a good for a bad one to confirm that it is indeed a problem with the LED. At least for the little one.

Good idea. Unfortunately I'm not sure how to remove the module so I'm hoping someone can show me how to.

paulgladding · Jul 31, 2021

Wesel said:
Is the LED module easy to remove? If so you could swap a good for a bad one to confirm that it is indeed a problem with the LED. At least for the little one.

Hi Wesel
I finally found out that the whole light unit can be removed and then unclipped from the power cable. I then moved the bad light to a location that was working and the light worked! So obviously not a light problem. After a little bit of research and trial and error I found a blue 15a fuse under the front passenger seat that had blown. Swapped it with another 15a fuse and the lights worked.
Thanks for your help.