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Get John Muirs -"How to keep your Volkswagen alive, A manual for the Compleat Idiot" and Bentleys "workshop manual". They have a huge amount of info, John Muir is a "real world" work-book and the Bently Manual is the VW "Official Workshop Manual" . Your gonna need a helper. Check the bulbs, check for power at the contacts for the bulb. Make sure the key is on when you are checking for power. If you have power at the contacts then clean the contacts up good including the contacts on the bulb. Check and clean up the ground wires also. You might want to unscrew then screw the the Tail Light mounts to make sure the ground is good. If no power at the contacts then check the fuse. if the fuse is OK then check for power after the fuse. Clean the contacts up on the fuse holder. If power there then check for power at the brake lite switch at the master cylinder. Take the plug off and check for power going to the wire. If power is there then the switch may be bad. Make sure the contacts are clean.
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