G'day,

There was a short discussion on the Caddy2k forum on this where a number of Caddy owners had experienced the high level brake light cracking.

Around a year ago, I discovered mine had cracked and I put it down to a tradie hitting it with something like a scaffolding plank, as I had seen a near miss in a car park.

It turns out that it might well be a design flaw where the light does not match the curvature of the tailgate, and if the attaching screws are done up tight, then flexing, or even high temperatures could result in it cracking.

It might seem trivial, but a replacement costs over $100 if you can buy one in Australia (the dealer was prepared to order one, as long as they fitted it as well, and charged for it). I ended up having to import one from Germany via a cousin in the UK as the German reseller would not ship to Australia, and the whole exercise set me back 50 GBP.

Apparently, the trick is not to tighten it up too much if you are replacing it, or backing off the screws if it has not already cracked. To prevent losing the screws altogether, you apply a strip of duct tape over the screws and the bodywork.

So, has anyone discovered they have a cracked high level brake light on their Caddy?