It doesn’t matter if it’s for your own personal safety, for roadworthiness tests or to avoid a fine, being sure your headlamp bulbs are always functional is very important. Indeed, bulbs are wearing auto parts that will obviously burn out as time passes and as a result need to be swapped out. You’re likely in this article because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re wondering how to change your Kia Rio’s license plate bulb, we’ve written and published this content page to help you do it on your own and not have to go to your technician. Firstly, we will examine 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 Kia Rio.
How to swap the license plate bulb on your Kia Rio through the outside
This option is the fastest of the two, in reality, for this one you will simply need to take off 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 case we will spend a moment on in the second part of this article content to demonstrate the method.
So let’s begin with changing the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Kia Rio. It doesn’t matter if it’s the front or the back of your automobile the method will be the same.
Here are a few simple steps to follow to carry out this service:
- With the engine off, unplug the battery terminals from your car
- Position yourself in front of your license plate and use a flat screwdriver or knife to place the flat part into the notch specified for this purpose (almost always on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Kia Rio
- Use your screwdriver or knife to remove the bulb from its location, in the event that you are afraid of breaking 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 verify the light to confirm the successfulness of the operation.
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How to change the number plate bulb on your Kia Rio without outside access
Second part of our content page, replace this license plate bulb on your Kia Rio 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 Kia Rio
To swap the one on the front plate, nothing could be easier, you will have to put yourself under the automobile (preferably put 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, almost always kept by two soft plastic tabs by pressing on both at once, then once 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 put in too much force or you will break the plastic cover), and you will only have to take off the burnt-out license plate bulb and swap it with the new , then test out and reassemble the whole thing.
How to swap the rear license plate bulb on my Kia Rio
Finally last possibility, you must swap the bulb on the backplate of your Kia Rio, but you cannot open the cover from the outside of your automobile. In this instance, here is the process to accomplish this task:
- Unplug the battery from your Kia Rio
- Locate the location 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 softly on all the frame of the trunk to remove it.
- Once established, 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 Kia Rio, verify it and reassemble it, paying attention to the clips on the trunk liner
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There you have it, you have learned the main ways for changing license plate bulbs on your car, take notice that on some models the technique may be a bit different but you should be able to realize it following the outline of this article. If you can’t do it, don’t hesitate to go to your workshop it would be a shame to break a part of your Kia Rio. If you desire to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Kia Rio or the low beam bulbs on Kia Rio, don’t hesitate to consult our content articles which explain you the operation to follow.
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