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Poorly designed and cheaply manufactured but i reckon they look pretty cool
He has a whole bunch of HSV stuff in his ebay store but I'm not sure if he is more expensive or cheaper than direct from HSV?
Have you swapped the right tail light onto the left connector to see if its definitely the tail light and not the internal wiring on the car itself?
Jimmy is pricey but generally has the stock on hand and knows it. He is slightly negotiable for good old cash though. Go have a look at his place if you can, big $$ in parts sitting in that factory.
Lytek just came to my house and diagnosed the tail light; internal brake light fault of the housing. That hopefully means that the cars wiring is solid and the issue lies with the tail light itself. Seemed like a great guy, very professional and he's going to drop the repaired tail light off on Tuesday (48hr turn around).
Thats pretty good service. If you don't mind me asking what did he charge you? His website says between $150 & $275.
Still cheaper than a new set of lights and home delivered
UPDATE:
Got the Tail light back, all is working perfect now!
Phaing explained to me that the previous repairer didn't seal them up properly, using an incorrect sealing adhesive which caused the tail light to suffer from water damage and found that the brake light connection was covered in some sort of paste which led it to corrode. Also looks like the LH one has been sealed the same way so i may have to get that one repaired eventually too.
Couldn't be happier with the outcome and service i received. Total cost came to $250 which is roughly what i expected. I think the driving back and forth put the price up a bit, but i'm happy with the quick turnaround (not having to wait on Auspost).
Definitely recommend Lytek Industries to anyone looking for a quality tail light repair or upgrade and will be using him in the future if an LED blows (inevitable) or i'm looking for an electronic repair/upgrade.
That is much better than having to buy a new set of lights and i reckon easier than having to pull the things apart and fix them yourself.
Sounds like the previous owner may have had a shot at repairing them and stuffed it up.