Rear lights: passenger's side dimmer than driver's side

[Tim]

Likely cause? bad bulb/bad contact/wire length?

I can't check untill we get some daylight while not at work, so saturday...

 

[Boozer_Matt]

When things like this happen to me, I usually change the fuse in the box and replace bulbs on both side and give all the contacts a good clean.

Also cleaning your battery terminals and earthing point can improve electrical flow and thus reduce dimness of bulbs etc.

 

[Tim]

Sorted it today. Took out the bulb holder and noticed a few drips on it, because of this the contacts had rusted.

I've cleaned up the contacts and gave the whole cluster a good blast with the hairdryer.

It looks like the water got in from the seal on top of the cluster, just inside the boot shut. I just need to put a bead of silcone/bonding over it

 

[rvm]

post some photos of the result