Whether it’s for your specific safety, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, ensuring your headlamp bulbs are constantly functioning is necessary. In fact, bulbs are wearing units that will obviously burn out after awhile and as a result need to be replaced. You’re perhaps on this site because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re wondering how to change your GMC Canyon’s license plate bulb, we’ve made this article content to help you do it by yourself 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 GMC Canyon.

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How to replace the license plate bulb on your GMC Canyon through the outside

This technique is the fastest of the two, in fact, for this one you will just need to remove 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 dedicate a moment on in the second part of this content to clarify the approach.
So let’s begin with changing the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your GMC Canyon. Whether it’s the front or the back of your motor vehicle the method will be identical.
Here are a few simple steps to stick to to perform this maintenance tasks:

  • With the engine turned 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 (usually on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your GMC Canyon
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  • Use your screwdriver or knife to eject the bulb from its location, if you are scared of breaking anything, you can also do it with your fingers.
  • Finally, put the new license plate light bulb
  • Last stage, before reassembling, reconnect your battery and check the light to validate the successfulness of the task.

How to change the number plate bulb on your GMC Canyon without outside access

Second part of our content, change this license plate bulb on your GMC Canyon without external access. Most often you will be able to access it, but some series (often at the rear does not allow this access).

How to replace the front license plate bulb on my GMC Canyon

To replace the one on the front plate, nothing could be simpler, you will have to put yourself under the motor vehicle (ideally 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, usually kept by two soft plastic tabs by pressing on both simultaneously, 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 (be careful not to exert too much force or you will break the plastic cover), and you will simply have to remove the burnt-out license plate bulb and change it with the new , then check and reassemble the whole thing.

How to replace the rear license plate bulb on my GMC Canyon

Finally last option, you must replace the bulb on the backplate of your GMC Canyon, but you are not able to open the cover from the outside of your motor vehicle. In this case, here is the process to conduct this task:

  • Unplug the battery from your GMC Canyon
  • Identify the spot 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 located, before removing the bulb holders, unplug the holders for less complicated access.
  • Using a screwdriver, lever the two plastic parts to remove the bulb holder
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  • Change the burnt-out license plate bulb on your GMC Canyon, check it and reassemble it, watching the clips on the trunk liner

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There you have it, you have found out the main techniques for changing license plate bulbs on your car, bear in mind 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 page. If you can’t do it, don’t hesitate to go to your garage it would be a shame to break a part of your GMC Canyon. If you wish to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your GMC Canyon or the low beam bulbs on GMC Canyon, don’t hesitate to consult our content articles which explain you the process to follow.

If perhaps you have any additional questions about the GMC Canyon, do not hesitate to consult our GMC Canyon category.