Change Rear Bulb VW Polo 2009 2017

Short beginners tutorial to replace the rear light bulbs on a VW Polo Mk5 which were made between approximately 2009 and 2017.
The replacement bulbs are as follows:
Rear / Tail light 501 W5W
Brake light 382 P21W
Reversing 382 P21W
Indicator / Turn 581 PY21W this one is yellow coloured
No tools are needed, but you may find a pair of pliers and a plastic pry bar (such as an ice scraper) or small screwdriver are useful.
2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

[@Dutcharmytent]

Halfords closed at 8pm and I managed to get the correct tail lamp bulb just in time. In the morning at 5.30 am I had a 300 mile drive north. You bailed me out. Thank you.

[@user-pn7px4fu6w]

Thank you! Replaced my rear lightbulb so easily with this video 🚗

[@fullsendmountainbiker5844]

Props to you for doing all that with one hand 👏

[@techstuff-cars]

Yes :) should really get a camera stand

[@fullsendmountainbiker5844]

@@techstuff-cars haha yes. Thanks I’ve just fixed my polo brake light now 😊

[@linneawidell4363]

This was so helpful! Thank you 😊

[@MichaelSprunck]

Thank you . This is very helpfull.

[@Nate-88]

Thanks for this, helped a tonne!! 👍

[@hmwh4t]

Getting that screw out is the hardest thing I’ve ever attempted 😂 smallest gap ever

[@techstuff-cars]

@@hmwh4t yep made for someone with incredibly small hands !

[@hmwh4t]

@@techstuff-cars yeah right 🤣 very helpful video and right to the point, thanks mate, had to subscribe

[@jamesbellwood5839]

Legend thanks mate

[@Adam-cm7ck]

Cheers mate!

[@Rekrapnek]

Hi Do both reverse lights work on the VW Polo 2013 model as my daughters driverside fitting seems to have a plastic hollow bulb base connection that moves up and down when you place a bulb into the socket but it does not light up and it is different in size to the left side which only works?

[@techstuff-cars]

Hi, on my 2010 UK car there is only one reversing light which is on the left as you look at the rear of the car

[@Rekrapnek]

O ic in your description you show that the break light and the reversing light are the same bulb 382 P21W on the right side in your video the bulb in your shot is the same as ours but its not the same as the break light whats with that?

[@techstuff-cars]

Interesting. A couple of parts catalogues I’ve looked at list the 382 P21W as the correct reversing bulb. I wasn’t focussed on that bulb because I was replacing the 5w rear bulb. The plot thickens though as I read on some of the forums that the Polo reversing light is notoriously poor, so people are installing high lumen (500+) 382 LED bulbs or even halogen headlight bulbs in an effort to improve visibility when reversing.