I have a 2002 x-type sport and the centre stop light is not working

 

Welcome to the forum bethnalgreenboy,

I've moved your question from X308 to X-Type forum. This is the place to post questions about your model.

Graham

 

bethnalgreenboy, if your normal brake lights are still working, then odds are you have bad bulbs in the centre light. So, you will need to access it and then replace the bulbs. The only other possibility is that you have a bad wire, but that would be at the brake light itself and will take pretty much the same work as replacing the bulbs.

 

The third brake light uses LEDs, not incandescent bulbs, so bulbs are not the issue. My wife's 2002 X-Type also has a non-functioning 3rd brake light at the roof - I used to be able to get it to function by tapping on the roof but that does not seem to work any more. I suspect a loose connector but do not know where that connector is located. Any help with that location?

 

The high mount stop lamp is only replaced as an assembly. The leds are not serviceable. You will need to drop down the rear of the headliner to remove the two screws to remove the assembly. You can pop off the D pillars then remove the rear grab handles and lower the back of the liner enough to access it.

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=Jagu...iw=360&bih=536

 

Thanks for this but the problem cited both by the original poster and by me is not that one or more LEDs are out. The problem is that there are no lights in that unit working at all. In the case of my car it is almost certainly a poor connection since the unit used to work intermittently, and when it worked, all lights were illuminated. I suspect that in both cases we are looking at a loose connection, so the question is, where is the connector? Does anyone have this information (it is probably not located at the light unit itself, but at a position more remote - one of the C pillars?)?

 

Hi, Dr.

Plug seems to rest within the fixture. Please see the photo below. I would venture to say the connections are brittle from the sun hitting the roof all the time.

 

I was going to post a similar reply. I thought the above attached links and used units with multiple pictures would have been self evident --- guess not.

 

Regardless of the problem, lights, unit, connection, the removal procedure remains the same. Access to check electrical = still the same. Oh unless the fuse is blown and you didn't check that first, lol.

 

https://www.jaguarforums.com/forum/x...ttently-63280/

 

Thanks to all of you for these responses. I note that the connector is on top of the light unit (but could not see this clearly in the photo). Now, to check that connector.

 

Thanks to all that have help in one way or another your comments were most helpfull
Gordon.