I had one job to do tonight that I thought would be fiddly but easy ....

Both my number plate lights have gone but the screws are rusted so cannot get them off at all ....so bought new bulbs and surrounds

come to do it tonight , did the first one fine no issues , came to do the second one , and for starters the holder for the bulb went into the boot lid!??????? .....then....when trying to get it out i blew the fuse for the no plate lights .......thing is i havent got a clue where to look for what fuse? my last car had a card in telling you what was for what but this one hasnt ?

anyone help me with these two things as guess what MOT IS DUE TOMOZ.........TYPICAL

1) what fuse is the no plate lights

2) how on earth do i get the number plate light back into the hole it should be in

car is skoda hatch vrs

ant

Looks like fuse is F4

Have a look here

lol you didn't need new bulb holders the lights are accessible from the rear by taking the boot panel off only thing is it hard to get back on properly

excellent thanks ...tried a search but didnt bring that up ?....must be me..

do anywhere sell them small fuses as dont think i have any ???

ant

i wanted too anyhow as there all misted and look horried and only cost me like £4 so no big deal ......

Right all I need now is someone to show me where theres a guide for taking that rear panel off the boot lid it looks huge and cant find any screws???

ant

i wanted too anyhow as there all misted and look horried and only cost me like £4 so no big deal ......

Right all I need now is someone to show me where theres a guide for taking that rear panel off the boot lid it looks huge and cant find any screws???

ant

It just pops off..

And it "should" pop back on!!!... You'll enjoy that bit!

Hoho, the old boot panel, try doing that yourself! Youll get it back on eventually, but will it rattle, thats the acid test.

oh great that fills me full of confidence !?......how do they fit on ? and come off then is it just brackets no screws anywhere then? ..im gona have to do this in the morning before i go down there....and can I get hold of them fuses???

ant

....and can I get hold of them fuses???

ant

I got mine from Halfords, IIRC I got a box with a selection of different colours

oh great that fills me full of confidence !?......how do they fit on ? and come off then is it just brackets no screws anywhere then? ..im gona have to do this in the morning before i go down there....and can I get hold of them fuses???

ant

Just clips, pull the bottom of it and it pops off

ok cheers....just hope i dont break it ..everything else I have touched on this car has broke/not fitted/come off !?......

ant

ok cheers....just hope i dont break it ..everything else I have touched on this car has broke/not fitted/come off !?......

ant

This case won't go back on properly

popped it off , pushed the light in , got a fuse , and ALL fixed ! cheers

also fixed my washer for the rear wiper which had come off in two places ! behind side of boot and in the boot lid so well chuffed now !

ant

This is known as the 'Disappearing light holder trick'

Remove one screw. Loosen the other screw and move the lens so you can twist the first screw back in. Remove the other screw, take off the lens and put that screw back in. You can now change the bulb without fear of losing the holder.

Reverse the process to put the lens back on.Bulb.

This is known as the 'Disappearing light holder trick'

Remove one screw. Loosen the other screw and move the lens so you can twist the first screw back in. Remove the other screw, take off the lens and put that screw back in. You can now change the bulb without fear of losing the holder.

Reverse the process to put the lens back on.Bulb.

Not sure if that trick works on the estate, when I changed mine, I don't recall their being any screw holes in the light holder (my father poked one of mine and it vanished so I had to pull the trim off to rescue it!)