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Licence plate bulb, a two part question

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by bolide, May 14, 2013.

  1. bolide

    bolide New Member

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    I recently replaced the existing licence plate bulbs with W5W LED bulbs. The LED bulbs that come with the package do not have the wedge base. Once I put the bulb in the socket, it was loose and it fell inside the tailgate.

    My questions are:

    Is there a way to secure the bulb in the socket without the wedge base?
    Is there an easy way to get the bulb back that fell inside the tailgate?

    Thanks for your input.

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    #1 bolide, May 14, 2013
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    I can't think of a sure fire way of getting the bulb to mount properly, but thats just me. As far as getting the old bulb out, you may need to take the panel off which is just plastic clips if I remember correctly. You'll definitely have enough room to get your whole arm in there if you need to with the panel off. I was able to get my arm in to dynamat the hatch, you should have plenty of room to grab a bulb
     
    #2 Spaz, May 14, 2013
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    I don't see any plastic clips around the edge of the tailgate. Would you be kind enough to show me how to open it up? Thanks.
     
    #3 bolide, May 15, 2013
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    i did that with a parking light bulb.... oh the pain of getting that out! Ive ran some electrical tape around the bottom of the bulb and the base holder just enough so it holds it in place (taped to the top of the white sticker), it looks fine on the parking bulbs but you wont have any issues with the licence plate ones because they're mostly hidden

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    #4 zhutton, May 15, 2013
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    put the tips of cheap scissors in between metal and plastic on side of hatch and twist
     
    #5 tankyuong, May 15, 2013
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    If you're unable to fish it out through the openings, you can remove the rear hatch trim. Page 17 of the instructions (attached). Easy to do and you only need the pry bar at steps 31 and 37 and the rest you just use your fingers.
     

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  7. Spaz

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    Yea, sorry I didn't get a chance to respond but these suggestions are good ones and will work great
     
    #7 Spaz, May 16, 2013
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    Finally I got it out after following the PDF you posted. Thanks a lot!
     
    #8 bolide, May 28, 2013
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