Rear 'high level' brake light bleed

Yep, one of my snags on delivery. They ‘adjusted’ the parcel shelf.

 

I just emailed my SA to help me out with this

 

IIRC, someone here had a similar problem after, I think, having window tints installed, and it turned out to be damage to a foam light shield that is intended to ensure that the light unit is sealed tight to the glass.

 

i thought this was normal - i had my tints done on the day of delivery and have always seen the brake lights from inside. Perhaps they damaged this "foam". Would a visit to the SC remedy this, or no cause for concern?

 

Yes this appears on mine too - after some night driving last week I noticed in the rear view mirror. I haven't added it to my big snags list for today's SC visit but I might mention it. Not a biggie for me compared to the other issues with my car

 

This post seems to describe the same problem, and refers to the foam strip : Third brake light problem

 

I can see this very slightly, but to be honest, I actually find it quite helpful so I know when regenerative braking is illuminating the brake light.

 

the car icon on the screen also illuminates the brake lights when regen braking is happening

so cool

 

I didn't realise that! That's cool!

 

It is indeed foam as per the pics. Mine was damaged during tints (along with other stuff)

 

Also if it does bleed, the LEDs should align with the defroster lines.

 

Quick fix listed here for anyone interested