I have a flat tire and i can't get the plastic silver face plate off how do i get it off without breaking it?

1) Open trunk
2) Remove small round plastic access panel with a flat tip screw driver by prying open
3) Remove flat tip screw holding tail light assembly
4) Remove tail light assembly by pulling outward, careful not to break plastic guide/nub
5) Disconnect wiring connectors
6) Remove plastic housing access plate on back of tail light assembly by twisting/turning tabs until they click and then lift access plate from tail light assembly
7) When viewing the the bulbs, the turn signal bulb is the bottom left bulb
8) Install in reverse order, ensuring tail light seal seats properly during installation

Unscrew the bulb without removing the bulb housing if possible. Don't break any wiring!

I own a Mazda 2 2005. It is located near to the fuel tank. If you duck under the rear passenger tire you'll be in the right spot. It's a silver cylinder about 100mm long. Putting the car on ramps would make it easier to get to. It is the only thing to replace so long as you don't break the hose clips.

Hi, on the VW Jetta 2006 to 2009, the cabin filter is underneath the glove box so lay down on the floor and look under to see the 2 plastic screws. Access is gained by removing two plastic screws and gently pulling down a piece of foam insulation. Once the insulation is removed you can see the filter 8 inch long by 2 inch wide black plastic face plate. You must slide the face plate toward the passenger side door.

The face plate will now come off and the filter will still be inside and you will have to pull it down. Debris will come out onto the floor mat below. Insert the new cabin filter, put the face plate back up an slide toward he drivers side to lock in place. Replace the insulation, re-screw the 2 screws, and you're back in business with fresh air and clean hands besides!

Take care

No, you dont break a strut while changing a tire.

You have to pull the dash pad off the top and pull the gage pod out. Usually the odometer fails due to two plastic gears in it breaking. You can buy these at www.FCPGroton.com for about $25 each. Do them both. Here's a tutorial on the process, it takes about 1 1/2 hours. http://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/2005/01/01/interior-seats-dash-remotes-switches-odometer-fix-how-to/

its not unusual to have the wheel stuck in place by grime and rust or cooked on greese .. make sure the van is secure with jack stands and tire blocks to make sure it cant move .. then you can kick the tire or hit it with a rubber mallet.. sometimes you have to use a bit of effort but it will break loose ..you can **** it from the top then front then back and bottom .. that should pop it loose ... its unusual but if it doesnt come loose then you can rent or buy a special wheel puller ... this attaches to your wheel then puts force via the lug bolts to force the wheel to break loose as you tighten it .. dont try to drive without lug nuts in place .. you could take it to a garage or friend that does mechanical work . they likely wont charge you for breaking it loose .. ..

With a pair of vice grips get it griped enough not to dent the metal and twist left to right to break the seal, put cloth on them to keep from breaking glass, then clean with alcohol.

The face plate buttons actually activate small buttons on a printed circuit board behind the face plate. When I removed the radio and then the face plate many small pieces of plastic fell from behind the face plate. These small plastic pieces align the face plate button to the printed circuit board buttons. My Beeetle is almost 10 1/2 years old so I imagine the plastic is just becoming brittle with age. I could not set the radio to FM, so I removed the face plate button and now slide a toothpick in the slot to toggle between FM1 & FM2. Not he best solution, but probably the most inexpensive one. I also made my on tool to remove the radio from a diagram found at: http://www.alientech.net/nbinfo/stereo.html