DB9 Rear number plate bulb replacement

[phil 5 aston]

I'm trying to change one of the two rear number plate bulbs of my 2013 DB9.

The wonderful owners manual says just remove the trim panel which I guess exposes the boot lid bulbs.

However it does not say how you go about removing the trim panel, anyone know how to???

[divetheworld]

The carpet is held in with loads of 'Christmas tree' clips. They get brittle over time and often break. Not a big problem because they are cheap to buy but the bits that break off often end up in the boot frame and will rattle forever......


Pop them out with a plastic panel pry bars or a set of trim-Clip-Removal-Pliers.

[phil 5 aston]

Thanks for that, according to the book no carpet removal is required.

I presume the plastic trip panel under the boot lid is retained by there Xmas retainers?

[divetheworld]

I presume they mean this trim panel is the one to remove. Here you can see the carpet trim removed which gives access to the back of the number plate lights.

[phil 5 aston]

The owners manual shows a pic of the exterior of the boot with two delightful arrows pointing towards the black plastic trim that surrounds the number plate light cluster.

Looking at the black trip it would suggest its being held by those Xmas tree clips as there are no exposed screws retaining the trim!