The tail lights are located, as the name implies, at the tail of the car. Often under or next to the boot lid. Just like the headlights and fog lights, the rear lights are part of the lighting system. The backlights ensure that you are clearly visible to other road users. If your tail light is broken, it is recommended to replace it as quickly as possible. Continuing to drive with broken lighting is dangerous. You are less visible to your fellow road users, possibly endangering yourself and others.
Which tail light do I need?
The first step is to determine what tail light you exactly need. This can be either a complete rear light, just the light or only the rear light glass. If you know what you need, you can then choose whether you want a new tail light for the left or right side of the car. To be sure that you are ordering the correct back light, just enter your registration number in the green bar at the top of the page. After you filled this in, you will see the right products for your car. Do you want to provide your car with a unique, smooth look? Then you can also choose for a styled tail light. Styled lights are always sold per set.
Replacement tail light
When the back light of your car is broken, there may be a number of things going on. It is not always necessary to replace the entire lamp. The first thing to check is therefore the housing. Is this still intact? Then remove the part. The actual light bulb is inside the rear light. Check whether it is burned out or broken. If so, you can order a new tail light bulb and put it in. Is the housing broken or are other parts of your rear light broken? Then you will have to replace the entire lamp including housing.
In general, you can easily replace the tail light yourself. How you exactly should go about this differs per car make and model. But in general, you can replace your car's back light in a few steps:
- Unscrew the fixing bolts;
- Carefully remove the back light;
- Remove the light from the bracket and disconnect the cables;
- Connection works in the reverse order;
Buying a new tail light
You can order tail lights quickly and easily at Winparts. Winparts offers a wide range of rear lights suitable for any car make and model. In addition, you can also choose from different brands such as Van Wezel, TYC, Valeo and Hella rear lights. At Winparts you also find other products for car lighting such as third brake lights, indicator lights and number plate lights.