Hello everyone it's 'Lurgs' here welcome to my channel and today how to replace the
tail light bulb on your Vespa GTS, if you're going to be working on the Vespa
make sure you've got a lovely cup of tea. This is the Vespa GTS model here and
this is actually a Vespa GTS 300 and there's a link above now about 7
things that I love about my Vespa GTS 300 it's definitely worth checking that out
if you're thinking of buying one second hand. Okay so the tail light bulb that we're
going to be replacing is the one that is permanently on so as soon as the
ignition is on and you're riding then this light is permanently on, so just put
the ignition on here and it is this bulb here that we're going to be replacing,
now if you're lucky enough to still have the Vespa GTS original toolbox you'll be
needing the Torx allen key out of this to remove the rear bulb cluster, if you
haven't got one of these you can just use one of your own, and I'm going to use
one I've got here and you're also going to need a 12 volt 5 watt capless bulb,
this is a clear bulb so the first thing we need to do is just remove this nut here,
and as I said earlier this is a Torx nut so take your Torx allen key and
then turn it anti-clockwise to remove it and there's a link above now about the
5 things that I hate about my Vespa GTS 300 again it's definitely worth
checking that out if you're thinking of buying one second hand. Okay so just remove
that nut there and then what you're doing with this bulb cluster housing is
you're pulling it downwards and then away from yourself, but don't pull it out
too hard because you've got the bulb connection on there you don't want to
damage the wires, so just pull it out gently and just hold it in your hands
okay so just turn it around and the things that are holding it in are these two
divots here and they sit in those holes in this chassis on the Vespa, and that's
what holds it in that's why you're pulling it down towards the ground and
lifting it out,
okay so what we're going to do now is just unplug the connector here, you don't
have to unplug it if you don't want to but it just makes it a little bit easier,
so just push that button and then unplug the connector, there is a link above now
about the fuse box location and how to check the fuses on your Vespa GTS, okay
to remove the tail light bulb it's just on a rubber housing here so just gently
wiggle it out towards you, it's got some rubber ribs on it just to hold it in
place so just keep pulling it and wiggling it out and then eventually it
should just pop out there's no thread on this you just keep having to wiggle it,
and here it comes,
and there we go and the capless bulb is just a push fit so all you do is
literally just pull it out so just get your fingers on there and just pull it
out and there we go, now take your new bulb this is a 12 volt
5 watt capless bulb make sure you get the correct one and then basically
you're pushing it into that fitting there, it doesn't matter what way around it
goes makes no difference, just push it in nice and hard and then
get it back into the bulb cluster housing just keep pushing it and
wiggling it it's rubber and quite sticky, obviously it's meant to be like that to
stop any water getting in there, and there we go, now we just need to get this
bulb housing back on so just plug the connector back in first, there's only one
way around that this can go you can't get it the wrong way around, and there's
a link above now about the battery location and how to check the battery on
your Vespa GTS, now to put the housing back on you've got to get those two
divots there into the holes in the chassis,
so just put it a little bit lower and then push it upwards then just give it a
little tap to get it in, once you've done that just push it in gently there and
then put the bolt back in, as with any bolts put it in with your fingers first
until it takes the thread, once it's taken the thread then use your Torx
allen key to tighten it up but don't over tighten it, and there's a link above
now about how to replace the front indicator bulb on your Vespa GTS, okay
that's nice and secure so let's just test that bulb out, turn the ignition on
and there we go that's all working perfectly, if you found that video useful
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