Licence plate light removal
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Licence plate light removal
Can anyone help?
I have purchased a pair of LED licence plate lights, not just the bulbs and need to remove the ones which are on the car at the moment' Has anyone actually manage to take these out?
I have purchased a pair of LED licence plate lights, not just the bulbs and need to remove the ones which are on the car at the moment' Has anyone actually manage to take these out?
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I have done a search ' But can only find the post regarding adding the resistors and not anything regarding removing the entire light.
I have tried it removing the trunk lining and have pressed the clip in on the light but does the light come out through the trunk side or the outside?
Cheers
I have tried it removing the trunk lining and have pressed the clip in on the light but does the light come out through the trunk side or the outside?
Cheers
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I have done a search ' But can only find the post regarding adding the resistors and not anything regarding removing the entire light.
I have tried it removing the trunk lining and have pressed the clip in on the light but does the light come out through the trunk side or the outside?
Cheers
I have tried it removing the trunk lining and have pressed the clip in on the light but does the light come out through the trunk side or the outside?
Cheers
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Many Thanks for all the replies' i found that post earlier today after much searching.
When i tried on Saturday i got as far as starting to remove the trim behind the licence plate, but wanted to double check that i was doing it the right way and will try again in the next couple of days weather permitting.
When i tried on Saturday i got as far as starting to remove the trim behind the licence plate, but wanted to double check that i was doing it the right way and will try again in the next couple of days weather permitting.
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Many Thanks for all the replies' i found that post earlier today after much searching.
When i tried on Saturday i got as far as starting to remove the trim behind the licence plate, but wanted to double check that i was doing it the right way and will try again in the next couple of days weather permitting.
When i tried on Saturday i got as far as starting to remove the trim behind the licence plate, but wanted to double check that i was doing it the right way and will try again in the next couple of days weather permitting.
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I recently replaced my license lights with hyper-white (regular, not LED) bulbs from Hoen. They are not cheap. One has gone out on me already after like 5 months. Anyone have this happen to them? Can the light fixture go bad or is it usually the bulb?
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Are people going through all of this trouble just to change the bulbs? I hope not...Maybe to replace the whole housing...But I would think that you do not need to remove the whole housing to "upgrade" the lights.
The lens holds the bulb, and is removable by the two stainless short through large course screws. It is PN A203 820 00 66...I know because I replaced both bulbs last night. You use a soft hook tool (Or I am sure a small flat blade screw driver / small hook) and pull off the lens once the screws are out. Once you are holding the lens, you are holding the bulbs, swap and go.
This is the second time I replaced the bulbs, after the first replacement, I added silicone lubricant to the landing area in the trunk lid, this helped removal last night, while adding a tighter water seal than the little gasket on the lens.
Hope this helps.
The lens holds the bulb, and is removable by the two stainless short through large course screws. It is PN A203 820 00 66...I know because I replaced both bulbs last night. You use a soft hook tool (Or I am sure a small flat blade screw driver / small hook) and pull off the lens once the screws are out. Once you are holding the lens, you are holding the bulbs, swap and go.
This is the second time I replaced the bulbs, after the first replacement, I added silicone lubricant to the landing area in the trunk lid, this helped removal last night, while adding a tighter water seal than the little gasket on the lens.
Hope this helps.
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yes we're replacing the entire fixtures not just the bulbs...i'd hope people could look and see the 2 screws on the lense and automaticlaly assume that you remove those to change the bulbs...
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You never know...I have seen some rather basic questions...and some that make me shake my head...
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Thankfully the license bulbs are easy to replace, as I have found to be generally true about the 203. The dome and trunk took a little more force than I would like but I got them out without breaking anything.
