Rear brake light above tailgate

[mndrsn]

Hi there,could anyone tell me how to access the rear break strip light above the tailgate as they are not working,also the break light to the offside is not working but the rear lights and reversing lights work ok.I have changed the bulb.Could it be the bulb holder it's self at fault as the near side rear lights/break work ok. Thanks.This is my first post and boy am I glad to of have come across this site !!!! Vehicle is a 406 Estate LX HDI (90) 2003

[Doggy]

Hi & welcome to the site.

The high level stop light shares a fuse with one of the other two, but I can't remember which one and my Haynes is at home - I'll check later unless someone beats me to it. Hopefully, that'll be it.

[Ares]

Hi welcome to the forum.

Well,if you mean on that break light under the roof,that strip, i belive its going down by pressing with some sharp thing,from both sides of it and than pull it down,slide.
I m not sure of this,so if you want,try it this way but be carefoull,or wait for doggy to come home and check it with haynes.
I was looking at this issue myself too,but i forgot the exact order of it.
Hope i helped

[Doggy]

Bad news.

Left hand + hi level stop light = F11; R/hand stop light = F12, (both in the passenger compartment fusebox).

AFAIK, the hi level lamp unit has multiple bulbs so it's unlikely they have all failed. Hope I'm wrong, but I suspect you may have broken wire(s) in the tailgate wiring loom.