Audi A3 Number Plate Light Not Working

I am going insane.

Audi a3 number plate light not working. Posted in a3 8p 2003 to present. I couldnt work out why so decided to just get some new original bulbs but they wouldnt work either i then checked all the fuses and they were fine. 2006 audi a3 2 0 tdi s line 8p2 pd170 dolphin grey. Audi replacing license plate bulb how to replace license plate bulb shed some light on your license plate.

This article applies to the audi q5 a3 a4 b7 a4 b8 a6 c5 and a6 c6 2009 present. Number plate lights not working. I just bought a new trunk light housing in hopes this will fix the problem the guy at the shop i bought it from even plugged it in to show me both sides light up and everything works. I replaced these with original bulbs but to no joy they would still not work.

Though i later found these in the boot and noticed the last owner had used led bulbs. If your looking for realllly bright leds then go for these audi a3 s3 03 08 license number plate led light bulbs on ebay end time 01 mar 11 17 52 08 gmt but you would need slightly longer screws. Number plate light problem posted in a3 8p 2003 to present. Hey guys girls i have just had my number plate lamps blow and i have replaced them with new ones but they are not working so i tried led canbus ones and they dint work but am getting bugger all to the terminals i have found which side on the terminals is the ground negative but nothing to the live side.

The car is a 2004 audi a3 2 0 tdi when i bought the car there was no number plate holders never mind bulbs in it. I installed it and it still either doesnt work completely or one side barely lights up. No problems at all on a 56 plate 2 0tdi and not overly bright. That was 3 weeks ago and today i took my car for its mot it failed reason being that my number plate lights had stopped working.

The schematic above has been drawn based on the audi a3 wiring schematic which according to audi is valid for 2006 2010 a3 models. 2004 5 audi a4 b6 1 8t fwd.