It doesn’t matter if it’s for your own personal security, for roadworthiness tests or to avoid a fine, being certain your headlamp bulbs are always functional is extremely important. Indeed, bulbs are wearing units that will inevitably burn out over time and as a consequence need to be swapped out. You’re almost certainly on this site because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re wondering how to change your Audi Q8’s license plate bulb, we’ve created this article to help you do it on your own and not have to go to your motor mechanic. Firstly, we will take a look at changing the license plate bulb from the outside, secondly, how to replace the license plate bulb without outside access, and thirdly, how to replace the rear license plate bulb of your Audi Q8.
How to swap the license plate bulb on your Audi Q8 through the outside
This option is the least difficult of the two, actually, for this one you will simply need to remove the protective covers of the bulbs. Unfortunately on some years or packages of car these covers do not open from the outside and if this is the situation we will spend some time on in the second section of this article content to describe the method.
So let’s start with replacing the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Audi Q8. It doesn’t matter if it’s the front or the back of your automobile the procedure will be the same.
Here are a few simple guidelines to stick to to carry out this maintenance:
- With the engine off, unplug the battery terminals from your car
- Face your license plate and use a flat screwdriver or knife to place the flat part into the notch supplied for this intent (in general on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Audi Q8
- Use your screwdriver or knife to remove the bulb from its place, if you are worried of damaging a thing, you can as well do it with your fingers.
- Finally, put the new license plate light bulb
- Last step, before reassembling, reconnect your battery and test the light to confirm the success of the task.
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How to change the number plate bulb on your Audi Q8 without outside access
Second section of our content page, change this license plate bulb on your Audi Q8 without external access. In most cases you will be able to access it, but some series (often at the rear does not allow this access).
How to swap the front license plate bulb on my Audi Q8
To swap the one on the front plate, nothing could be simpler, you will have to put yourself under the automobile (preferably positioned on candles to give you some space), and, going through the rear of the bumper, you will have to unclip the license plate bulb block, in general kept by two soft plastic tabs by pressing on both at the same time, then once you have your license plate bulb block in hand, Take out the plastic that operates as a seal, then with a thin screwdriver, on one side you will find a small notch, use a lever to open the plastic cover (take extra care not to put in too much force or you will break the plastic cover), and you will just have to remove the burnt-out license plate bulb and replace it with the new , then verify and reassemble the whole thing.
How to swap the rear license plate bulb on my Audi Q8
Finally last option, you must swap the bulb on the backplate of your Audi Q8, but you cannot really open the cover from the outside of your automobile. In this case, here is the method to accomplish this task:
- Unplug the battery from your Audi Q8
- Locate the position of your light bulbs from the outside.
- From the inside of the trunk, you have to remove the lining of the trunk, kept by clips, you will have to lever delicately on all the frame of the trunk to remove it.
- Once found, before removing the bulb holders, unplug the holders for much easier access.
- Using a screwdriver, lever the two plastic parts to remove the bulb holder
- Change the burnt-out license plate bulb on your Audi Q8, test it and reassemble it, paying attention to the clips on the trunk liner
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There you have it, you have found out the main tactics for replacing license plate bulbs on your car, be aware that on some models the method may be a bit different but you should be able to accomplish it following the explanation of this content. If you can’t do it, don’t be reluctant to go to your garage area it would be a shame to break a part of your Audi Q8. If you want to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Audi Q8 or the low beam bulbs on Audi Q8, don’t be reluctant to consult our articles which describe you the process to follow.
If you need more tutorials on the Audi Q8, go to our Audi Q8 category.
