XSeries-forum

thought I would share this, I mentioned on another post about my tail light on the bootlid (LED one) failing and repair.
In typical fashion the other side failed exactly the same, so I have added photos. I As this was my second repair I learnt that the solder will not take sufficiently unless the area is removed of the what appears to be like a galvanised finish, and as such I achieved a better end product.
I also removed the corroded connector from plastic holder leaving just the one in to connect to the existing terminal then attach the "flying lead' to the red wire.
I have to say there wasn't any water in either light fitting but as the car is a 2009 some condensation may over the time be responsible and both were identical in the corrosion.(the rust wasn't damp at all!)

It certainly looks like water has got in ,maybe some time in the past I know I've had to replace one and there was water getting in the other as a previous owner had used sealer round it , I was getting foglight warnings on startup but they have stopped a while now but I;m half expecting to have to fit another light . That's quite bad for the terminal to rust off.