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To gain access to license plate bulbs you have to remove the center tail lamp off the trunk lid.

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SOURCE: Replacing Bulb for License Plate on 2001 Buick Park Avenue

Have you tried to see if there is access underneath to that bulb ?

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jan 30, 2009

SOURCE: How to change the rear lights on a 2003 Buick Century.

yes you will you will have to take side trims and sill panel off get a 10 mm ready and take the bolts out the tail liaghts should come out the license lamps have screws in them and if you looka t them but you should be able to twist bulbs and pull them out / Please rate my response thank you very much

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 26, 2009

SOURCE: troubles removing license plate light bulb

yes,thats the only way sorry to say.

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 20, 2010

SOURCE: 2000 Buick Lesabre custom liscense plate bulb

kind of tricky, took me an hour to get it figured out, but you got to opend the trunk and take out the 10 or so 10mm nuts sticking out of the backside of the lid, then the whole solid piece where the lights are on the back will slide off, then you can change the bulbs above the license plate and put it all back together

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Mar 20, 2010

SOURCE: 2001 LeSabre - replace rear license light

kind of tricky, took me an hour to get it figured out, but you got to open the trunk and take out the 10 or so 10mm nuts sticking out of the backside of the lid, then the whole solid piece where the lights are on the back will slide off, then you can change the bulbs above the license plate and put it all back together, im cant remember off hand the bulb size, but your local auto parts store will have that info when you go to buy them

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