Regardless it’s for your specific safety, for roadworthiness tests or to avoid a fine, ensuring that your headlamp bulbs are always functioning is really important. In reality, bulbs are wearing auto parts that will obviously burn out after some time and as a result need to be replaced. You’re probably here because one of your parking lights is burnt out and you’re struggling with how to change your Volkswagen Atlas’s license plate bulb, we’ve made this article content 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 replace the license plate bulb without outside access, and thirdly, how to replace the rear license plate bulb of your Volkswagen Atlas.
How to change the license plate bulb on your Volkswagen Atlas through the outside
This solution is the simplest of the two, actually, for this one you will simply need to take off 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 situation we will spend a moment on in the second part of this content page to show you the approach.
So let’s start with changing the number plate bulb by going through the outside of your Volkswagen Atlas. Regardless it’s the front or the back of your automobile the procedure will be the same.
Here are a few simple actions to follow to perform this maintenance tasks:
- With the engine 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 specified for this purpose (commonly on the transparent cover) and lever on the plastic window to open the license plate bulb slot of your Volkswagen Atlas
- Use your screwdriver or knife to eject the bulb from its place, if you are worried 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 check the light to confirm the achievement of the procedure.
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How to change the number plate bulb on your Volkswagen Atlas without outside access
Second part of our article, change this license plate bulb on your Volkswagen Atlas 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 change the front license plate bulb on my Volkswagen Atlas
To change the one on the front plate, nothing could be easier, you will have to position yourself under the automobile (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 kept by two soft plastic tabs by pressing on both simultaneously, then once you have your license plate bulb block in hand, Take out the plastic that operates 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 off 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 Volkswagen Atlas
Finally last possibility, you must change the bulb on the backplate of your Volkswagen Atlas, but you simply cannot open the cover from the outside of your automobile. In this instance, here is the tactic to execute this task:
- Disconnect the battery from your Volkswagen Atlas
- Locate the spot 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, unplug the holders for less complicated access.
- Using a screwdriver, lever the two plastic parts to remove the bulb holder
- Replace the burnt-out license plate bulb on your Volkswagen Atlas, check 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 solutions for changing license plate bulbs on your car, be aware that on some models the method may be a bit different but you should be able to accomplish it following the outline of this document. If you can’t do it, don’t be reluctant to go to your workshop it would be a shame to break a part of your Volkswagen Atlas. If you wish to change other bulbs like the position light bulbs on your Volkswagen Atlas or the low beam bulbs on Volkswagen Atlas, don’t be reluctant to read our articles which explain you the operation to follow.
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