Regardless it’s for your own safety, for roadworthiness tests or to avoid a fine, being sure your headlamp bulbs are in every case functional is extremely important. Indeed, bulbs are wearing auto parts that will surely burn out in the future and as a consequence need to be replaced. You’re perhaps here because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re struggling with how to change your Nissan NV200’s license plate bulb, we’ve made this content to help you do it all on your own and not have to go to your motor mechanic. Firstly, we will 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 Nissan NV200.
How to swap the license plate bulb on your Nissan NV200 throughout the outside
This method is the quickest of the two, in reality, 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 case we will take a moment on in the second part of this article to show you the approach.
So let’s begin with swapping the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Nissan NV200. Regardless it’s the front or the back of your automobile the operation will be identical.
Here are a few simple steps to stick to to perform 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 place the flat part into the notch specified for this goal (almost always on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Nissan NV200
- Use your screwdriver or knife to remove the bulb from its spot, in the event you are scared of destroying anything, 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 check the light to validate the successfulness of the process.
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How to change the number plate bulb on your Nissan NV200 without outside access
Second part of our document, swap this license plate bulb on your Nissan NV200 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 swap the front license plate bulb on my Nissan NV200
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 held by two soft plastic tabs by pressing on both simultaneously, then now that you have your license plate bulb block in hand, Remove 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 (be cautious not to put in too much pressure otherwise you will break the plastic cover), and you will only have to remove the burnt-out license plate bulb and change it with the new , then verify and reassemble the whole thing.
How to swap the rear license plate bulb on my Nissan NV200
Finally last solution, you must swap the bulb on the backplate of your Nissan NV200, but you are not able to open the cover from the outside of your automobile. In this instance, here is the solution to execute this operation:
- Disconnect the battery from your Nissan NV200
- Find the spot 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 established, before removing the bulb holders, disconnect the holders for easier access.
- Using a screwdriver, lever the two plastic parts to remove the bulb holder
- Replace the burnt-out license plate bulb on your Nissan NV200, 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 methods for swapping license plate bulbs on your car, take note that on some models the methodology may be a bit different but you should be able to do it following the outline of this content. If you can’t do it, don’t be reluctant to go to your mechanic it would be a shame to break a part of your Nissan NV200. If you need to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Nissan NV200 or the low beam bulbs on Nissan NV200, don’t be reluctant to consult our articles which describe you the process to follow.
If you have any additional questions about the Nissan NV200, do not hesitate to consult our Nissan NV200 category.
