black tail light retainer clip

[plev72]

Just came back from a trip and my passenger side tail light is no longer secured on the inboard side. According to my wife the friend we gave a lift to forced the trunk closed - which apparently put enough pressure on the assembly to break the black tail light retaining clip. I went to Rockville Audi, because I prefer not to do business with Audi of Arlington (in October they told me my front brakes were down to 4 mm and asked me if I wanted to have them replace the brakes... the car had about 42k miles, I said no. Still driving around on the brakes no problem and when I popped into PepBoys for an oil change last week, they said it looks like the brakes have about 15% remaining). Anyway, asked the guy for the part and he asked me for the vehicles VIN number... so I went out to the car, took of the tail light, brought it in and showed him what I needed to replace. He then suggested I go out and get the VIN number so he can be certain which replacement tail light needs to be ordered (400$).

I'm reticent to use duct tape on this (inside of course). Has anyone found a source for the clip? Should be a couple of dollars at most for the part.

Thanks

[14S4GWM]

That's a hard read right there

[Arn560]

You went to Pep Boys for an oil change! I still can't get over that!

[VenturiRS]

What year is your car?
Are you talking about an oil change?
Are you talking about the tail light clip?

Please separate the ideas so we can assist you better.
/gets off high horse.

[plev72]

2012 Audi S4 - tail light clip - should be the same for B8 2009-2015 - probably other models as well.

It is the black U shaped retaining clip that holds the right (and I assume the left as well) inner part of the decklid portion of the tail light flush with the deck lid.

The following is written on the black clip:

Hella
>PA-6F30<
167016-00

Maybe I need to search under Hella, looks like that could be the Slovakian manufacturer of the taillights.

Not haven't a lot of luck finding the clip online. May start looking for someone with a cracked taillight who needs to replace the assembly.

Clip probably costs 3 cents to produce.

[plev72]

This is the picture of the front of the taillight - not sure to connect links, still looking for the back -

Item # 15802992 more details on - http://www.carid.com/2010-audi-a4-ta...-15802992.html

[ASDBS]

Why wouldn't you tell him your Vin #? It is much easier for them to look up parts and assist you that way.

[plev72]

I brought in the part - it doesn't appear that they sell the item separately. I would think it should be pretty easy to look up a part when the part, full of part numbers, is in your hand.

Beyond that, this isn't a one off item, it's a taillight, same part for A4 and S4.