VW Golf Mk8 2020-2024 Rear Right Outer LED Tail Light 5H0945096C Genuine

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VW Golf Mk8 2020-2024 Rear Right Outer LED Tail Light 5H0945096C Genuine - part number 5H0945096C

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About part number 5H0945096C

A rear outer tail light cluster forms part of the vehicle's lighting system, positioned on the bodywork at the back corner. It connects to the vehicle's electrical wiring loom and contains lamps that signal your presence, braking, and direction changes to drivers behind you. When operating correctly, it provides clear illumination so other road users can judge your position and intended maneuvers in low light or bad weather.

To confirm this is the correct item, you must match the manufacturer part number 5H0945096C directly against the original unit removed from your vehicle. You may also find the secondary number 81970201 stamped into the plastic housing. Part numbers on rear lights are usually molded or printed on the rear casing, under the mounting area, or along the inner edge seal. Matching the number is what decides if the part will fit, regardless of the vehicle model.

Rear light units are usually replaced after sustaining impact damage, cracks to the outer lens that allow moisture ingress, or internal electrical failure. When replacing this unit on the right-hand side, a person commonly needs replacement fixings, clips, or a new sealing gasket to prevent water from leaking into the boot area around the mounting point.

  • Part type: Rear Light Assemblies.
  • Position on the vehicle: Rear, Right, Outer.
  • Also numbered: 81970201.

About this kind of part: rear lamps

A rear lamp holds several separate functions in one housing: the tail light, the brake light, the indicator, the reversing light and the rear fog light. On most cars one lamp carries the reversing light and the other carries the rear fog light, so the two sides are not mirror images of each other in what they actually do. The light source is a bulb or a set of light-emitting diodes, and a diode lamp cannot be converted to bulbs.

Why people replace one

  • The lens has cracked, usually from a knock while reversing, and water has got into the housing.
  • The red lens has faded to pink where it has stood in the sun, which shows most on an older car.
  • A diode section has gone dark in patches, which cannot be repaired because the diodes are sealed into the unit.
  • The housing is sound but a mounting stud or lug has broken, so the lamp no longer pulls up tight against its seal and lets water past.
  • Condensation sits inside after rain, because a bulb holder seal or a breather has perished.

Fitting it

  • Most rear lamps are reached from inside the boot or the tailgate aperture, behind a trim panel or a removable cover.
  • The lamp is held by two or three nuts on studs and then pulls straight back out of its locating pegs.
  • The foam or rubber seal around the back of the lamp is what keeps water out of the boot. If it has hardened, water will find its way in whatever else is done.
  • On a car with diode lamps the car may watch the current drawn by each function, so a mismatched unit can log a fault.

Making sure it is the right one

  • Match the part number, not the side of the car. The reversing light and the rear fog light sit on opposite sides, and markets that drive on the left put them the other way round from markets that drive on the right, so a lamp can look like the wrong side and still be the correct part.
  • A bulb lamp and a diode lamp for the same model share the aperture and will bolt in, but the car will not operate them correctly and the connector differs.
  • Count the connector pins and compare the block shape with your own lamp.
  • Compare the pattern of the lens sections. A facelift often reshapes the internal pattern while keeping the outer shape, so the number is the only reliable test.

What to look for in the photographs

A Part number — On a printed label on the back of the housing, or moulded into the plastic near the connector.
B Connector block — The plug on the back. Count the pins and compare the shape, because a bulb unit and a diode unit differ here.
C Function layout — Which section is the reversing light and which is the rear fog light. These sit on opposite sides of the car, and the other way round in markets that drive on the other side of the road.
D Mounting studs and lugs — The threaded studs and locating pegs on the back. A broken one means the lamp cannot be pulled tight against its seal.
E Seal face — The foam or rubber seal around the back edge. This is what keeps water out of the boot.
F Lens surface — Look at the lens at an angle rather than straight on, which shows up fine crazing and any fading that a flat photograph hides.

This section describes rear lamps parts in general. The numbers and the photographs above are this part.

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