How to Replace the Reverse, Number Plate, and Position Light Bulbs in the Abarth 595 Competizione

Now you will change the position, reverse, and number plate bulbs, which are halogen, and install LED ones with the load resistor already inside, so the car's ECU does not throw a bulb error (see xenovision site). Start with the reverse bulb, unscrew the 2 screws inside that hold the right rear light, remove the light, disconnect the connector, and extract the panel with the bulbs; remove the bulb by pressing lightly and turning it counter-clockwise, take the new LED bulb, remove it from the packaging, and insert it in place of the old one, pushing and turning it clockwise, reattach the light panel to the lamp, reconnect the connector, and screw the light's screws back in. Proceed with the number plate bulbs, which come with complete light units.

Take a small flathead screwdriver, apply pressure on one side of the light unit to remove it, also take out the bulb, take the new light unit, remove it from the packaging, and install it where the previous one was, first on the right side and then on the left.

Repeat the same procedure for the other number plate light (removing the plastic covering the light unit's lens as well).

To change the position lights, work from behind where the wheel is, turn the wheels fully inwards, go behind the bumper and remove the plastic cover behind the lamp with pliers, turn the bulb counter-clockwise, and remove the old bulb. Now you can take the new bulb, remove it from the packaging, take off the wheel, remove the inner splash guard, install the bulbs connecting the resistors as well, attaching them to the bodywork, replace the plastic cover behind the lamp, re-screw the splash guard and the wheel.

Now you can test the new bulbs.