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Old 11-11-2009, 11:45 PM
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There is only one, put the other one in your trunk!
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Hey guys i was just wondering how can i remove the front license plate frame?
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^with UR TEETH... JK... easy.. with a socket set and ratchet...
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ok thanks
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done and easy. one inside the trunk and the other in the license plate!

rest of the interiors are going to be done soon!

thanks, looks great.
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Originally Posted by RedRocket8
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.
Cheapskate!
Lol.
There's one bulb.
I still need to do this, as I've had the bulb for almost two weeks.
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Thanks for this.
Old 09-26-2011, 04:09 AM
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There's one.. But don't expect Lexus look.

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Hey guys, for those of you having trouble getting the bulb out, try wrapping a rubber band around it to give you more grip. Worst case scenario your old bulb is dead anyways, try wrapping the rubber band a little higher up and pulling straight down with the band(while using your fingers to keep it around the bulb).
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^Smart suggestion.
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Originally Posted by Darkning
Hey guys, for those of you having trouble getting the bulb out, try wrapping a rubber band around it to give you more grip. Worst case scenario your old bulb is dead anyways, try wrapping the rubber band a little higher up and pulling straight down with the band(while using your fingers to keep it around the bulb).
that just saved me a lot of cursing at a light bulb.
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Here ya go. Bright lights mmm
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The lights look pretty, but are they legal ?
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I guess I'll find out soon enough? Lol
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i scratch the paint with the screwdriver everytime i try to yank it out
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need to do this today. noticed mine was burnt out.

any opinions on going red?

or blue? I have a stormy blue rx8
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I have blue on my car. In SoCal I get pulled over for them quite often, and am asked to change them since they are illegal. Red is the same situation. I haven't been pulled over in my small NorCal college town, but I'm definitely swapping out for bright white this month.
Hope that helps.



Originally Posted by YUL PHL
need to do this today. noticed mine was burnt out.

any opinions on going red?

or blue? I have a stormy blue rx8
Old 02-23-2013, 12:58 PM
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I've had no license plate light bulb since I bought my 8 a year ago lol I've changed the bulb. Looks like the harness is shot. I'll have to change that sometime. As of right now it doesn't bother me.
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I just got pulled over twice in my city at 1:00 a.m. for not having this bulb be sure you change it. get you busted bros.
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Thank You took less than 5 minutes

Originally Posted by ndtechie09
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 194 Bulbs 168 W5W 2825 Map Led Parking Signal Side Marker 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!
Awsome took me like 2 minutes max Thank You for your help with my new baby an '04 AT
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