mattham912

Hello world,
i drive a 2001 Lexus is300 sedan

my license plate lights burned out, so i was wondering what tools i need to replace it, and how to replace them..

i took off the trunk panel to access it from the back, but there was no opening to pull the lightbulb out.

what should i do?

huddleston

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should be in the owners manual. if not look at the lights and see if you replace them without opening the trunk - i have a gen2 so i may not be as helpful. this shouldnt be very difficult. search..........

JoelD

no its not in the owners manual, and yes, it is difficult to replace them.....

IS3_FTW

iTrader: (3)

hahahaa....okay, so far your on the right track.

Once you remove the panel from the lid. There, you will see 4 nuts that are attched to bolts, that hold on to that trunk bar w/key. You will want to remove those. Once removed, dont try to pull it off. You will break it. Where you removed the nuts, look around the side of the sheet metal. You will see 4 plastic nipples. You will need to find something that can push those nipples together, while easily pulling the trunk bar off.

Once removed, you can easily access the bulbs.

Just a note, you dont have to try to unbolt the key lock.

Hope this helps. If not, PM me and I will show you a link, that directly takes you to a spot, that will help you in your journey with the IS.

3rdelement

iTrader: (1)

or....
take it to pepboys. $7 and they do it.


yeah i know its cheating, but those are some annoying lil bulbs in there.

Faymester

I'm just waiting for my 2nd one to burn out

IS3_FTW

iTrader: (3)

Replace the bulbs with superwhite LED's. Just like the Beamers and newer IS' have ...looks sharp and exotic..lol

WICKEDIS

Def replace w/ leds lasts longer even colors:

-JDOG-

License plate lights on a first gen IS are a ****** to replace!

There is a really good DIY thread over on My.IS. Not sure about CL.

LolaLex

How can achieve this look. All I've seen is that there is some kind of assembly. What can I do to change from stock led license plate lights to purple?? I have an 06 is250 Thanks in advance!!