Brake light failure

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Morning!

So the brake light went on my 147 GTA on Saturday. No problem thought I - on my old Mercedes you simply undid one plastic nut to access the rear light cluster.

Some classic bad language from me at the petrol station when I found out that was far from the case on the 147! Plus the fact that the tool that undoes the nuts was missing from the tool kit.

Still - makes me laugh imagining them having the meeting on deciding how to design the access to the rear lights

[Barbalatte]

Yes. I have had this problem once too often.
My light goes off over and over again. Every 2-3 months the light will come up again.
There is some problem with the wiring or the computer has had it. Anyone else have this problem?

[Ecurie Ecosse]

Hi guys

Had some fun last night! I got a socket set, managed to take off the rear light cluster - and changed the bulb - but - it still doesn't work!

I'm thinking it may be a fuse - but I am taking it to the garage this lunch time. Fingers crossed!

[Foxie]

E.E.
How did you get on with the bulb?
Got my Bella Bruto about the same time as you, So just waiting for some dodgey little thing like that to happen.
Be interested to find out, little tips on the mundane are IMO quite useful...

[ukoldschool]

Had 2 go so far in 5 months of 147 gta ownership...... Is there a tool to remove the rear lamp? I just used a 10mm socket on a wobbly extension and now I keep it in the car with a spare brake lamp.....

Mine is the drivers side (RHD) one that keeps going - how about everybody elses?

[Barbalatte]

Mines weird.
Some times I just wiggle the connection at the back and it seems to work again. Once or twicw the bulb had to be replaced though.

[Ecurie Ecosse]

The Alfa dealer managed to fix mine in 2 minutes - probably a duff new bulb.

Funnily enough - it was my right hand side brake light too.

Also, I didn't have the tool to take out the nuts either - would this be because there is a different tool kit for the brake upgrade?

[Troll]

I noticed yesterday that my OSF sidelight has gone.. Are these easy to change ?

Is there a light warning computer as I have had nothing saying a bulb has failed ?? I had one on my 156.

Mark