Regardless it’s for your personal safety, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, making sure your headlamp bulbs are always functional is fundamental. In reality, bulbs are wearing auto parts that will inevitably burn out as time passes and consequently 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 Peugeot 2008’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 mechanic. Firstly, we will look at changing the license plate bulb from the outside, secondly, how to replace the license plate bulb without outside access, and thirdly, how to replace the rear license plate bulb of your Peugeot 2008.
How to change the license plate bulb on your Peugeot 2008 through the outside
This technique is the fastest of the two, in reality, for this one you will only have 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 situation we will take a moment on in the second part of this content page to show you the approach.
So let’s start with replacing the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Peugeot 2008. Regardless it’s the front or the back of your automobile the operation will be the same.
Here are a few simple steps to follow to execute this routine service:
- With the engine off, disconnect 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 intent (usually on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Peugeot 2008
- Use your screwdriver or knife to eject the bulb from its place, in the event that you are afraid of breaking a thing, you can as well do it with your fingers.
- Finally, position the new license plate light bulb
- Last step, before reassembling, reconnect your battery and verify the light to validate the successfulness of the procedure.
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How to change the number plate bulb on your Peugeot 2008 without outside access
Second part of our document, swap this license plate bulb on your Peugeot 2008 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 change the front license plate bulb on my Peugeot 2008
To change the one on the front plate, nothing could be less hard, you will have to position yourself under the automobile (preferably placed 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 simultaneously, then once you have your license plate bulb block in hand, Take off 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 apply too much pressure otherwise you will break the plastic cover), and you will just 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 Peugeot 2008
Finally last solution, you must change the bulb on the backplate of your Peugeot 2008, but you cannot open the cover from the outside of your automobile. In this instance, here is the technique to conduct this operation:
- Unplug the battery from your Peugeot 2008
- Find 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 carefully 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
- Change the burnt-out license plate bulb on your Peugeot 2008, verify 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 techniques for replacing license plate bulbs on your car, take notice that on some models the method may be a bit different but you should be able to realize 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 Peugeot 2008. If you want to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Peugeot 2008 or the low beam bulbs on Peugeot 2008, don’t hesitate to browse our content articles which describe you the operation to follow.
If you want more guides on the Peugeot 2008, go to our Peugeot 2008 category.
