LED numberplate lights - Sorted, after a bit of a mystery......

Technical Area Electrics & ICE
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Hi,

I managed to get LED numberplate bulbs for my Eunos (type 832 bayonet type). I bought them off ebay and they arrived yesterday, yeh! I went straight out ofit them and they didn’t fit or light up. I found the following:

1- You need to swap the polarities of the wires. I did this by unclipping the small connector at the base of the bulb holder and forcing it back on the other way round, simple! (once I figured it!!). I knew the LED bulbs work as I bench tested them with a 12v battery, that’s how I remembered LED’s are polarity sensative.

2- The LED lamp head were too big to fit through the bulb holder hole. Simple, there are 2 screws that hold the bulbholder in place, if these are unscrewed the whole holder comes out and the bulb can be pre-fitted and the holder screwed back in.

3- Not so simple, the bulbs were a little long and to get them to fit I had to take metal backing reflectors out, no issue as I just lined the inside of the hole with silver tape.

-Bulbs look good. Like the new BMW’s have! I will post pics once it gets dark…

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I have just fitted LED bulbs to the sidelights and they look a thousand times better and a lot brighter.

Will be interested in seeing the pics of how they look with the numberplate.

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Ady, your number plate lamp bulbs are 12v5w capless ones same as your sidelights, dont buy the ones mentioned in this topic for your car.

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Not the best pic, flash bounce!

Robbie is right. You lucky people with UK cars have nice, easy, 501 wedge bulbs (same as front side lights).

I have done my fron side lights as well. Much nicer than the yellow tinged regular bulbs.

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 I’m glad you managed to get them to fit in the end. They look very bright.

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Hi,

They’re not too bright, I was worried they would be dazzling (about 20 LED’s on each bulb). Most of the light in the picture is from the camera flash I think.

Very pleased with the look. Would reccomend it, worth a fiver of anyone’s money IMO.

HID next I think…

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 I fancy some front side-light LED bulbs - anyone got a reliable supplier at the right price (and part number)?
Ta.

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Got mine off ebay for £2.99 plus P&P. They are white with 4 LED’s in each, don’t get the single LED ones, not as bright.

Maplin’s sell them, but they are £8.99 a set.

Search ebay for ‘LED 501’ or ‘LED side lights’ and loads will spring up.

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ah they look good … and cheers for the pointer on which ones I need.

Just been on ebay and grabbed some of the same ones I bought for my sidelights.
They have 6 LED’s per bulb so should light up quite nicely. [H]

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This was really useful thanks! Fitted these - not too wide or long. Look great!