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changing rear number plate lights, tutorial needed

Matthewd91

MattyD
Jun 16, 2011
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Gourock
This is random but i dont member buying the festoon bulbs for the rear plate lights, im pretty sure it was the old 501 LED sidelights i put in mine!1
 
Dec 3, 2009
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I'll get a picture of mine tonight, they properly light up the road like neons haha!

@Bananaskin
with SMD you have to turn them around if they don't work, did you try that?
all of mine have been fine :/ and still work after a year
 
Sep 3, 2008
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Buckie, Moray
I'll get a picture of mine tonight, they properly light up the road like neons haha!

@Bananaskin
with SMD you have to turn them around if they don't work, did you try that?
all of mine have been fine :/ and still work after a year

I only need them to light up the number plate :p
 

Dozer360

mk1 Seat Leon 20v T
Jun 1, 2010
1,026
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southampton
just so you know, smds are a type of led that was developed to save space, leds and smds can have the same brightness depending on the brightness/ quality you buy / pay for.

i should know i built this
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Sep 3, 2008
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Buckie, Moray
This is a great help to me, as one of my bulbs have gone tonight.

Cheers

andy

When I was removing the covers I ended up breaking two of them, they still went back in ok though. When pushin the lense back on though, one of the light fittings decided to come free and take a trip inside my back bumper. Which then meant removing my bumper to get it out. Absoloute nightmare of a job at Saturday tea time when its 2degrees outside :(
 

Red Panda

Active Member
Apr 18, 2010
368
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Not telling
I like the look LED number plate lights have and bought some festoon ones in the past...one conked out after a few weeks so I haven't bothered with them since. I do like them though...if only they were reliable!
I see some new BMW's have them in but I presume they're £50 a pair or something stupid like that.
 
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Red Panda

Active Member
Apr 18, 2010
368
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Not telling
How much were your Halfords one Lawrie? That's great to hear they've lasted. I'll get some if they're not megabucks. I got mine from China I think and they took a while to arrive!