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quick question
Hey guys
The lease on my b7 is coming to an end this month and I need to have a tail light replaced. While I bought the part on ebay, and I heard that having it replaced by a 3rd party, rather than the dealership, would violate the terms of my factory warranty.
Should I save the few bucks and have the guy down the street do it? Are the possible ramifications reason to have it done at the dealership?
thanks
The lease on my b7 is coming to an end this month and I need to have a tail light replaced. While I bought the part on ebay, and I heard that having it replaced by a 3rd party, rather than the dealership, would violate the terms of my factory warranty.
Should I save the few bucks and have the guy down the street do it? Are the possible ramifications reason to have it done at the dealership?
thanks
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its a tail light how hard..
can it be..ive taken out the head lights which are 1000000 million times harder and more annoying. im sure its just your typical screws behind liner and it pops right out. i highly doubt the rear bumper will have to come off. just give it a shot and if it intimidates you at least you can say you tried and actually help out the next person who tries with what you saw incase its missed by them.
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Just do it yourself
As long as it's done correctly nobody will care.
As far as the warranty is concerned, Audi can't make you use the dealership even for your oil changes. As long as you can show that you had the work done you're ok.
Replacing a tail light yourself won't hurt a thing.
As far as the warranty is concerned, Audi can't make you use the dealership even for your oil changes. As long as you can show that you had the work done you're ok.
Replacing a tail light yourself won't hurt a thing.
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Bulb or whole assembly?
Bulb is a piece of cake, look for a little access door in the trunk. Full assembly is another story, these are usually a PITA the first time then trivial once you learn the secrets of how it is held in. You might search the archives, inluding B6 and even B5 for "taillight removal" and see if anything looks similar.
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