Whether it’s for your personal security, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, being certain your headlamp bulbs are constantly functioning is necessary. Indeed, bulbs are wearing parts that will inevitably burn out after awhile and consequently need to be swapped out. You’re probably here because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re wanting to know how to change your Opel Vivaro’s license plate bulb, we’ve made this article to help you do it all 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 Opel Vivaro.
How to replace the license plate bulb on your Opel Vivaro coming from the outside
This method is the fastest of the two, in reality, for this one you will simply have to take away the protective covers of the bulbs. Sadly on some years or packages of car these covers do not open from the outside and if this is the case we will dedicate some time on in the second part of this content to teach you the way.
So let’s start with swapping the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Opel Vivaro. Whether it’s the front or the back of your vehicle the technique will be similar.
Here are a few simple guidelines to stick to to execute this service:
- With the engine turned 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 assigned for this purpose (commonly on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Opel Vivaro
- Use your screwdriver or knife to eject the bulb from its spot, if you are worried 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 check the light to validate the successfulness of the process.
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How to change the number plate bulb on your Opel Vivaro without outside access
Second part of our document, change this license plate bulb on your Opel Vivaro 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 Opel Vivaro
To replace the one on the front plate, nothing could be easier, 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 the same time, then right after 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 mindful not to put in too much force or you will break the plastic cover), and you will simply have to take away the burnt-out license plate bulb and swap it with the new , then test out and reassemble the whole thing.
How to replace the rear license plate bulb on my Opel Vivaro
Finally last option, you must replace the bulb on the backplate of your Opel Vivaro, but you are not able to open the cover from the outside of your vehicle. In such a case, here is the technique to do this operation:
- Unplug the battery from your Opel Vivaro
- 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, held by clips, you will have to lever carefully on all the frame of the trunk to remove it.
- Once located, before removing the bulb holders, unplug the holders for less difficult access.
- Using a screwdriver, lever the two plastic parts to remove the bulb holder
- Change the burnt-out license plate bulb on your Opel Vivaro, check it and reassemble it, paying attention to the clips on the trunk liner
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There you have it, you have discovered the main ways for swapping license plate bulbs on your car, take note 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 it would be a shame to break a part of your Opel Vivaro. If you want to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Opel Vivaro or the low beam bulbs on Opel Vivaro, don’t hesitate to consult our content articles which demonstrate you the process to follow.
To discover more tips on the Opel Vivaro, take a look at the Opel Vivaro category.
