DIY: License Plate Light Swap
04-16-2006, 12:15 AM
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DIY: License Plate Light Swap
as most of you know I have been going crazy swapping out bulbs all over my car the past 2 weeks. well i havent stopped. here is a little DIY for swapping out the license plate bulb:
Tools Need:
Your new 194 bulbs
Flat Head Screw Driver
This is a very simple mod that takes 5mins at the most. You need to take your flat head screw driver and position is on the end of the lens as shown in picture 1. You then need to pry it off gently. It should pop right out and make sure you catch it because it has a tendency to fly down. The bulb is then visible and you will want to put it out and replace it with you new bulb. I chose these http://autolumination.com/194.htm scroll down the page until you see on the right side of the page 194 (Super White) Xeon. About $1.50 each. I also chose them to replace all the interior lights in my car. I will post a DIY about those later. This should get you started, enjoy!
Tools Need:
Your new 194 bulbs
Flat Head Screw Driver
This is a very simple mod that takes 5mins at the most. You need to take your flat head screw driver and position is on the end of the lens as shown in picture 1. You then need to pry it off gently. It should pop right out and make sure you catch it because it has a tendency to fly down. The bulb is then visible and you will want to put it out and replace it with you new bulb. I chose these http://autolumination.com/194.htm scroll down the page until you see on the right side of the page 194 (Super White) Xeon. About $1.50 each. I also chose them to replace all the interior lights in my car. I will post a DIY about those later. This should get you started, enjoy!
04-16-2006, 02:48 PM
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I'm not the brightest in the world, but what exactly is the purpose of this?
09-10-2006, 06:38 PM
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yeah i ordered a few too many LED bulbs and now i feel compelled to change every single 194 bulb in my car, just because... but i still think the trunk light is actually overall brighter as a normal bulb
11-03-2006, 10:36 AM
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Since no one stepped up to the plate to answer you...
It's basically 2 for the door lights, 2 for the map lights (same type as the doors) and 1 for the dome light, totalling 5. This doesn't include the somewhat inaccessable light in your door over the window push buttons. I beleive I read somewhere that they are yellow lights through a red lense.
It's basically 2 for the door lights, 2 for the map lights (same type as the doors) and 1 for the dome light, totalling 5. This doesn't include the somewhat inaccessable light in your door over the window push buttons. I beleive I read somewhere that they are yellow lights through a red lense.
11-03-2006, 11:36 AM
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Are you trying to compete with the new Lexus IS? have you guys seen how freakin' bright their license plate lights are?! Never seen such a thing before...
Oh, and we want night time pics.
Oh, and we want night time pics.
11-03-2006, 04:23 PM
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I just went and installed a white led and damn if I can get the lense back on. It appears that the 6-led bulb I got for the interior lights may be too long because for the life of me I can't get the lens back on. Anyone have this problem. I really hate it when it's this simple and I run into trouble anyway 
12-26-2008, 07:28 AM
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I haven't had a chance to really look at it but the LED light that I have back there blinks like crazy (I'm surprised I haven't been pulled over yet). Seems to be a loose connection I believe I may have caused the socket to widen when I was having so much trouble taking out the initial bulb. Just a word of advise, to keep this from happening to you be very careful when removing the stock 194 bulb not to mess up the contacts. I may be wrong and may just need to adjust the contact pins but time will tell... Frankly, I'm too lazy and the weather isn't cooperating with my days off lol. Very nice looking though when its on solid. You can actually see the plate at night (and everything around it lol).
12-31-2008, 01:44 PM
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yes.
01-07-2009, 10:01 PM
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How many bulbs are in the license plate light? Also I see that you stated the door and the door map lights are the same...what about the dome light, is it the same also?
Thanks
Thanks
01-08-2009, 07:25 AM
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i'm about to do this mod, i just went on rx8strakes.com. I'm going to buy the white LED light for the license plate. Just curious if theres one or two bulbs? each bulb is 7.99+ shipping. If theres two bulbs im not gonna even bother with this mod. thanks guys.