Rub mark in rear lights

[Doofty]

Anyone else seen this? The red light is rubbing on the inside of the clear plastic, same on both sides.

 

[Durzel]

Would be a lot easier to see if the lights were clean

 

[ajp558]

If the lights inside are able to move against the clear outer lens they may not be tightly screwed into the casing. When I took my rear lights out to fix the condensation problem I removed 3 screws in the back of the plastic casing to allow the moisture out before sealing and refitting them. You don't need to remove the lights to check, you can get access from inside by pulling back the boot carpet and check those screws are tight.

 

[Doofty]

Thanks, I'll check that. Strange that they are equally loose on both sides. Apologies about the dirty lights, just been on a 2.5k miles road trip to Spain. Guess who is now self-isolating ...

 

[Avendit]

Thanks, I'll check that. Strange that they are equally loose on both sides. Apologies about the dirty lights, just been on a 2.5k miles road trip to Spain. Guess who is now self-isolating ...

Self isolating, AKA detailing time! We need to see the after pics tho.

 

[Doofty]

Indeed, perfect weather for ceramic coating too, first time and seems to have gone on well, just need to see how well it hold up. Here are some pics, before the clean:

after + ceramic coating:

Detail of light with issue (clean this time):

 

[Doofty]

If the lights inside are able to move against the clear outer lens they may not be tightly screwed into the casing. When I took my rear lights out to fix the condensation problem I removed 3 screws in the back of the plastic casing to allow the moisture out before sealing and refitting them. You don't need to remove the lights to check, you can get access from inside by pulling back the boot carpet and check those screws are tight.

So the lights in question are the ones on the boot door itself so no boot carpet. I'd need to pull back the plastic cover to access the lights which I'm not too keen on doing myself. The lights are these, arrows pointing to the marks:

Close up looking in from the side shows the red part touching the clear exterior plastic (boot is in the open position so the light is pointing upwards, hence the orientation):

Perhaps time to contact Tesla before the lights wear a hole through the exterior.