Replacing 1994 license plate light?
Rhodesplyr
08-29-2013, 02:07 PM
I know this is probably a stupid question, but one of these lights is out, and I have to replace it to get my car to pass inspection. I can't find my Haynes manual.
I've figured out that the fasteners that hold the fixture in place aren't screws, but just pop into place. (Great idea--make fasteners that just look like screws.) However, I can't seen to get either of them out with a screwdriver, and I've already used as much force as I think I can without breaking them.
Is there some trick to getting these out so I can replace the bulb. I've tried to do it from behind, but it doesn't seem possible.
Thanks!
I've figured out that the fasteners that hold the fixture in place aren't screws, but just pop into place. (Great idea--make fasteners that just look like screws.) However, I can't seen to get either of them out with a screwdriver, and I've already used as much force as I think I can without breaking them.
Is there some trick to getting these out so I can replace the bulb. I've tried to do it from behind, but it doesn't seem possible.
Thanks!
Rhodesplyr
08-29-2013, 08:10 PM
OK, so I found the Haynes manual and the original owner's manual. Neither says a single thing about how to replace this license plate light. I took the taillight assembly off, but that still didn't give me access to the lamp.
Any help is greatly appreciated. In the state where I live, I have to pass inspection before I can pay my annual registration, so this one thing is holding up the whole process.
Any help is greatly appreciated. In the state where I live, I have to pass inspection before I can pay my annual registration, so this one thing is holding up the whole process.
Rhodesplyr
08-30-2013, 11:53 AM
And I called a local Buick dealership's service department. They said they knew how to do it but wouldn't tell me how--they'd only do it if I paid them.
Rhodesplyr
08-30-2013, 12:46 PM
For anyone trying to do this in the future, it took me a while to notice that the center of the black plastic "screw" was separate from the outer rim around it. You have to pry to center piece out with a screwdriver. At that point, the fixture will come out.
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