Whether it’s for your own personal safety, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, making sure your headlamp bulbs are all the time functional is necessary. In fact, bulbs are wearing parts that will undoubtedly burn out as time passes and consequently need to be changed. You’re almost certainly in this article because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re wondering how to change your Mazda Mx5’s license plate bulb, we’ve created this content page to help you do it by yourself and not have to go to your auto mechanic. 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 Mazda Mx5.
How to swap the license plate bulb on your Mazda Mx5 through the outside
This technique is the simplest of the two, in reality, for this one you will just have to take out 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 case we will dedicate a moment on in the second section of this content page to show you the way.
So let’s start with swapping the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Mazda Mx5. Whether it’s the front or the back of your car the operation will be the same.
Here are a few simple guidelines to stick to to perform 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 insert 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 Mazda Mx5
- Use your screwdriver or knife to remove the bulb from its placement, if you are scared of breaking something, you can as well do it with your fingers.
- Finally, position the new license plate light bulb
- Last stage, before reassembling, reconnect your battery and check the light to confirm the successfulness of the task.
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How to replace the number plate bulb on your Mazda Mx5 without outside access
Second section of our document, replace this license plate bulb on your Mazda Mx5 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 swap the front license plate bulb on my Mazda Mx5
To swap the one on the front plate, nothing could be less difficult, you will have to position yourself under the car (ideally 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, usually kept by two soft plastic tabs by pressing on both at once, then now that you have your license plate bulb block in hand, Remove 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 (be attentive not to exert too much force otherwise you will break the plastic cover), and you will only have to take out the burnt-out license plate bulb and swap it with the new , then verify and reassemble the whole thing.
How to swap the rear license plate bulb on my Mazda Mx5
Finally last possibility, you must swap the bulb on the backplate of your Mazda Mx5, but you cannot open the cover from the outside of your car. In such a case, here is the method to perform this task:
- Unplug the battery from your Mazda Mx5
- Identify 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 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 Mazda Mx5, check it and reassemble it, watching the clips on the trunk liner
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There you have it, you have learned the main tactics for swapping 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 accomplish it following the outline of this document. 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 Mazda Mx5. If you wish to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Mazda Mx5 or the low beam bulbs on Mazda Mx5, don’t hesitate to consult our articles which demonstrate you the process to follow.
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