Changing License Plate Lights
09-14-10, 10:30 PM
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Changing License Plate Lights
After some intensive reading, it seems the the "license plate" lights are already LED and there is no need to to change it unless I want it in a different colour.
I want my Puddle Light have the same brightness with my License Plate Light
I saw some pictures but some people define them as "extremely bright" or "super bright".
Any know what size of 168 bulb to get so my puddle light will be the same as my license plate light so it won't overpower it?
I want my Puddle Light have the same brightness with my License Plate Light
I saw some pictures but some people define them as "extremely bright" or "super bright".
Any know what size of 168 bulb to get so my puddle light will be the same as my license plate light so it won't overpower it?
09-14-10, 11:27 PM
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The license plate lights are part of an assembly and cannot be easily changed. In fact, I don't think anyone has successfully done it on this forum, despite multiple attempts. If you were to attempt it, sounds like you'd have to take the whole thing apart then solder on new LEDs. It's definitely not plug and play.
Not sure why you're so worried about the puddle lights matching your license plate lights since they're far apart, but I suspect this LED would come closest in color/output: http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...98419-1-2.html. You are talking about the light under your side view mirrors when you say puddle light right? It's a 192/168 bulb, and it should be a flank LED like the one I linked you to.
Not sure why you're so worried about the puddle lights matching your license plate lights since they're far apart, but I suspect this LED would come closest in color/output: http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/D...98419-1-2.html. You are talking about the light under your side view mirrors when you say puddle light right? It's a 192/168 bulb, and it should be a flank LED like the one I linked you to.
09-23-11, 07:13 PM
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You need to take apart the trunk lining, license plate, and lower trunk part to pull out the license plates lights. It's not worth it messing with it. I changed out ALL my lights on my car, only stock bulbs are the turn signals. It took me three hours to deal with the license plates lights only to find out they were LEDs already and an assembly that is almost impossible to open up. I tried heating the housing up, stepping on it, squeezing it with pliers, and it just won't open. I ended up double side tapping (2) 2W LEDs over the housings and now it lights up the ground and is a pure white instead of the yellowish stock LEDs. I like the result but not worth all the time.
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09-23-11, 11:35 PM
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You need to take apart the trunk lining, license plate, and lower trunk part to pull out the license plates lights. It's not worth it messing with it. I changed out ALL my lights on my car, only stock bulbs are the turn signals. It took me three hours to deal with the license plates lights only to find out they were LEDs already and an assembly that is almost impossible to open up. I tried heating the housing up, stepping on it, squeezing it with pliers, and it just won't open. I ended up double side tapping (2) 2W LEDs over the housings and now it lights up the ground and is a pure white instead of the yellowish stock LEDs. I like the result but not worth all the time.
! Sorry for the hijack my bad !
