It doesn’t matter if it’s for your own safety, for roadworthiness tests or to avoid a fine, being certain your headlamp bulbs are in every case operational is really important. In fact, bulbs are wearing parts that will obviously burn out over the years and as a result need to be replaced. You’re quite likely here because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re wondering how to change your Mitsubishi L200’s license plate bulb, we’ve created this content page to help you do it without any help 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 change the license plate bulb without outside access, and thirdly, how to change the rear license plate bulb of your Mitsubishi L200.
How to change the license plate bulb on your Mitsubishi L200 through the outside
This technique is the most simple of the two, in reality, for this one you will simply require to take away 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 spend some time on in the second part of this document to teach you the way.
So let’s start with swapping the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Mitsubishi L200. It doesn’t matter if it’s the front or the back of your vehicle the technique will be identical.
Here are a few simple guidelines to stick to to execute this service:
- With the engine turned off, disconnect the battery terminals from your car
- Position yourself in front of your license plate and use a flat screwdriver or knife to insert the flat part into the notch specified for this purpose (commonly on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Mitsubishi L200
- Use your screwdriver or knife to remove the bulb from its location, in the event that you are afraid of damaging a thing, you can as well do it with your fingers.
- Finally, put the new license plate light bulb
- Last stage, before reassembling, reconnect your battery and verify the light to confirm the successfulness of the process.
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How to replace the number plate bulb on your Mitsubishi L200 without outside access
Second part of our content page, swap this license plate bulb on your Mitsubishi L200 without external access. In most cases you will be able to access it, however some series (often at the rear does not allow this access).
How to change the front license plate bulb on my Mitsubishi L200
To change the one on the front plate, nothing could be simpler, 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 once, then once you have your license plate bulb block in hand, Take away the plastic that works 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 only have to take away the burnt-out license plate bulb and change it with the new , then check and reassemble the whole thing.
How to change the rear license plate bulb on my Mitsubishi L200
Finally last solution, you must change the bulb on the backplate of your Mitsubishi L200, but you cannot open the cover from the outside of your vehicle. In this case, here is the technique to accomplish this operation:
- Unplug the battery from your Mitsubishi L200
- 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 softly on all the frame of the trunk to remove it.
- Once located, before removing the bulb holders, disconnect the holders for much easier access.
- Using a screwdriver, lever the two plastic parts to remove the bulb holder
- Replace the burnt-out license plate bulb on your Mitsubishi L200, verify it and reassemble it, watching the clips on the trunk liner
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There you have it, you have learned the main ways 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 do it following the outline of this document. If you can’t do it, don’t hesitate to go to your garage area it would be a shame to break a part of your Mitsubishi L200. If you desire to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Mitsubishi L200 or the low beam bulbs on Mitsubishi L200, don’t hesitate to consult our articles which explain you the operation to follow.
Whenever you have any further questions about the Mitsubishi L200, do not hesitate to consult our Mitsubishi L200 category.
