It doesn’t matter if it’s for your specific safety, for roadworthiness testing or to avoid a fine, making sure your headlamp bulbs are always operational is fundamental. In reality, bulbs are wearing parts that will inevitably burn out with time and as a consequence need to be swapped out. You’re probably here because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re wondering how to change your Renault Trafic 2’s license plate bulb, we’ve written and published this document to help you do it without any help and not have to go to your auto 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 Renault Trafic 2.
How to swap the license plate bulb on your Renault Trafic 2 coming from the outside
This process is the easiest of the two, actually, for this one you will only need to take off 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 spend a moment on in the second section of this content to show you the approach.
So let’s start with replacing the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Renault Trafic 2. It doesn’t matter if it’s the front or the back of your vehicle the process will be the same.
Here are a few simple actions to stick to to execute this service:
- With the engine turned 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 specified for this intent (usually on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Renault Trafic 2
- Use your screwdriver or knife to remove the bulb from its placement, in the event you are worried of destroying anything, you can also do it with your fingers.
- Finally, position the new license plate light bulb
- Last stage, before reassembling, reconnect your battery and verify the light to validate the success of the task.
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How to change the number plate bulb on your Renault Trafic 2 without outside access
Second section of our article, swap this license plate bulb on your Renault Trafic 2 without external access. Generally you will be able to access it, nevertheless some series (often at the rear does not allow this access).
How to swap the front license plate bulb on my Renault Trafic 2
To swap the one on the front plate, nothing could be much easier, you will have to position yourself under the vehicle (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 held by two soft plastic tabs by pressing on both at once, 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 (take extra care not to exert too much force or you will break the plastic cover), and you will just have to take off the burnt-out license plate bulb and replace it with the new , then verify and reassemble the whole thing.
How to swap the rear license plate bulb on my Renault Trafic 2
Finally last solution, you must swap the bulb on the backplate of your Renault Trafic 2, but you cannot really open the cover from the outside of your vehicle. In this case, here is the technique to perform this task:
- Disconnect the battery from your Renault Trafic 2
- 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, held by clips, you will have to lever delicately on all the frame of the trunk to remove it.
- Once established, 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
- Replace the burnt-out license plate bulb on your Renault Trafic 2, verify it and reassemble it, paying attention to the clips on the trunk liner
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There you have it, you have found out the main ways 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 explanation of this article content. If you can’t do it, don’t be reluctant to go to your garage it would be a shame to break a part of your Renault Trafic 2. If you want to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Renault Trafic 2 or the low beam bulbs on Renault Trafic 2, don’t be reluctant to browse our content articles which explain you the process to follow.
If you want more guides on the Renault Trafic 2, go to our Renault Trafic 2 category.
