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Old 06-08-08, 07:21 PM
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I want to get some bright white LEDS for my license plate. I saw a few people got them.What size do i need for the license plate LEDS?
ALso what size are the door lights and dome light if u guys could. Thanks a lot! Is superbriteleds the best place to get them?
Old 06-08-08, 07:29 PM
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the doors and license plate are both 194

and yeah they are there is also an ebayer that sells good leds but hopefully someone will chime in for that one....
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Originally Posted by HYPERBOY
the doors and license plate are both 194

and yeah they are there is also an ebayer that sells good leds but hopefully someone will chime in for that one....
are they the little wedge bulbs?
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I got them. I put up a great poll thing in the Lighting Forum but I'll give you the shake down here

warden_jp2002 is the ebay vendor that I just purchased my LED lights from. Many others have recommended me to him for great quality lights and fast delivery.

The bulbs you are looking for are 194s. There are 2 different types I ordered. The first type is THIS, which I am using for my door lights. The second type is THIS, which I am using for my license plate lights. I don't know if there is a difference between my 1996 ES vs everyones elses but the bulbs I bought should give you an idea of how mine are positioned in each housing.

I hope that helps man
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i bought some licence plate lights before they flickered after a couple weeks, then 1 went out, i bought these after and are amazing everyone comments about them buy em if you can find them
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...d=1#ht_500wt_0
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Super Autobacs has very bright leds for about $20 each.
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Originally Posted by TORTOISE
I want to get some bright white LEDS for my license plate. I saw a few people got them.What size do i need for the license plate LEDS?
ALso what size are the door lights and dome light if u guys could. Thanks a lot! Is superbriteleds the best place to get them?
The licence plate lights, interior trunk light, and door lights are all #168 or #194 (same thing).

Tip: The sockets for the licence plate lights inside the taillight assemblies are angled outward, so you want LEDs that throw light to the sides more than out the end otherwise they won't illuminate your plate very well at all.

I bought "cool white" WLED-x6 LEDs for my licence plate lights and "cool white" WLED-WHP LEDs for my door lights from Superbrightleds.com

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Originally Posted by Lexucan
The licence plate lights, interior trunk light, and door lights are all #168 or #194 (same thing).

Tip: The sockets for the licence plate lights inside the taillight assemblies are angled outward, so you want LEDs that throw light to the sides more than out the end otherwise they won't illuminate your plate very well at all.

I bought "cool white" WLED-x6 LEDs for my licence plate lights and "cool white" WLED-WHP LEDs for my door lights from Superbrightleds.com
Sweet thanks a lot.
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from the dead, anyone know the bulb number on the visor/mirror lights and how many i need? or does anyone have a full list of every bulb on the interior of a 2000?
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I have the remaining bulbs on order currently, waiting for shipping. Will update my thread once they come in.

The car this year will have a FULL LED interior

And FYI, there is no 'number' its a fuse style LED, that is ~31mm in length. I bought 8 of these things off eBay since I'm doing an RX330 retrofit and they cost me close to 20$ alone...
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Originally Posted by calichris
from the dead, anyone know the bulb number on the visor/mirror lights and how many i need? or does anyone have a full list of every bulb on the interior of a 2000?
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/

should tell you everything you need to know.
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Originally Posted by ColinES3
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/

should tell you everything you need to know.
It actually doesn't.

A few of those go against what the manual states. Don't get me wrong, its an awesome resource, as a 'general idea', not something i rely on on completely.

And it doesn't mention the vanity mirror bulbs at all, and as an example it states the 2001 Lexus ES300 uses a #37 bulb in the glove box - false; its actually a #74 just to mention one...
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Ah, my mistake. I just did a quick search via google and that's the first thing I found. I scanned through it and it seemed okay enough.
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Originally Posted by ColinES3
Ah, my mistake. I just did a quick search via google and that's the first thing I found. I scanned through it and it seemed okay enough.
Like i said, it's good for the common bulbs and a good idea of what may lie under a few panels.

But for the ES300 it isn't 100% accurate [from experience...] for some reason.
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