Trying to change the bulbs in the tail lights in my 85, well 6 days later they are still not changed. My arms are never going to fit in through the where the plate goes, so any other way to change these?

You can also remove the plate around the gas filler tube. There is a little more room going at it from this direction, especially if it's the bulbs on the inside

My arms are skinny enough to reach up past the muffler, you may have to remove the mufflers.