OPEN THE TRUNK LID. JUST INSIDE THE LID BEHIND THE LICENSE BULB CASE ARE 2 PHILIP HEAD SCREWS THAT REMOVE THE BACKING PLATE. ONCE YOU REMOVE IT YOU CAN REPLACE BOTH LITTLE BULBS. THEN PUT THE PLATE AND SCREWS BACK IN YOUR READY TO GO.....
If you can not remove fasteners on outside, you may need to cut a section out of the inside of trunk to get your hand by the bulbs.
Open the trunk and there should be several small bolts or wing nuts that can be removed. Then the entire center housing can be removed, twist the old bulbs out and replace.
There are no bulbs, it is a panel of mini-lights. You access this from the trunk area.
Remove the door panel.
I have a 2001 Buick Regal and in order to change the tail lights or Lic. plate lights you must first open the trunk lid. Now look inside the trunk lid you will see 8 or 9 plastic wingnuts, remove these wingnuts and the complete plastice panel can be removed from the trunk lid. Simply replace the buned out lights and reinstall the panel. TAL
Remove the entire headlight assembly to gain access to the bulbs.
your problem is in the multi- function switch in the steering collum., unless both your head light bulbs are blown?
push up and turn on the housing
If you can not remove fasteners from outside of trunk you must make a cut-out inside of trunk so you can get your hand to access bulbs.
You need to remove the liner on the trunk lid. That will give you access to the license plate lights housing. Remove the sockets by twisting 1/4 turn and replace bulbs. Size for bulbs are 2825
If the headlights flash on and off, there may be a problem with the bulbs or fuses. There may also be a problem with the battery connections or wiring.
The clear covers for the license plate light bulbs have small arrows pointing in one direction. Simply push the cover to the direction of the arrows and the covers will slide off allowing for the old light bulbs to be replaced.