It doesn’t matter if it’s for your personal security, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, ensuring that your headlamp bulbs are all the time operational is really important. In reality, bulbs are wearing parts that will inevitably burn out over time and therefore need to be swapped out. You’re quite likely in this article because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re worried about how to change your Bmw 1 series’s license plate bulb, we’ve made this content page to help you do it by yourself and not have to go to your auto mechanic. Firstly, we will take a look at changing the license plate bulb from the outside, secondly, how to change the license plate bulb without outside access, and thirdly, how to change the rear license plate bulb of your Bmw 1 series.
How to swap the license plate bulb on your Bmw 1 series coming from the outside
This technique is the least difficult of the two, in fact, for this one you will just need to take out the protective covers of the bulbs. Regrettably on some years or packages of car these covers do not open from the outside and if this is the situation we will take some time on in the second section of this content page to clarify the way.
So let’s begin with changing the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Bmw 1 series. It doesn’t matter if it’s the front or the back of your vehicle the technique will be the same.
Here are a few simple steps to follow to carry out this maintenance tasks:
- With the engine off, disconnect the battery terminals from your car
- Face your license plate and use a flat screwdriver or knife to insert the flat part into the notch provided for this goal (commonly on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Bmw 1 series
- Use your screwdriver or knife to eject the bulb from its spot, if you are scared of destroying something, 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 verify the light to validate the achievement of the task.
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How to change the number plate bulb on your Bmw 1 series without outside access
Second section of our article, replace this license plate bulb on your Bmw 1 series without external access. In most cases you will be able to access it, nevertheless some series (often at the rear does not allow this access).
How to swap the front license plate bulb on my Bmw 1 series
To swap the one on the front plate, nothing could be less hard, you will have to put yourself under the vehicle (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, commonly held by two soft plastic tabs by pressing on both at the same time, then right after you have your license plate bulb block in hand, Remove the plastic that acts 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 exert too much force otherwise you will break the plastic cover), and you will just have to take out the burnt-out license plate bulb and replace it with the new , then check and reassemble the whole thing.
How to swap the rear license plate bulb on my Bmw 1 series
Finally last solution, you must swap the bulb on the backplate of your Bmw 1 series, but you are not able to open the cover from the outside of your vehicle. In this instance, here is the method to perform this operation:
- Disconnect the battery from your Bmw 1 series
- 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, held by clips, you will have to lever carefully on all the frame of the trunk to remove it.
- Once established, before removing the bulb holders, disconnect the holders for less difficult access.
- Using a screwdriver, lever the two plastic parts to remove the bulb holder
- Replace the burnt-out license plate bulb on your Bmw 1 series, verify it and reassemble it, watching the clips on the trunk liner
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There you have it, you have discovered the main techniques for changing license plate bulbs on your car, take notice that on some models the method may be a bit different but you should be able to realize it following the explanation of this content page. 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 Bmw 1 series. If you want to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Bmw 1 series or the low beam bulbs on Bmw 1 series, don’t be reluctant to read our articles which demonstrate you the procedure to follow.
If you want more tutorials on the Bmw 1 series, go to our Bmw 1 series category.
