DIY: License Plate Light Swap
JK... easy.. with a socket set and ratchet...
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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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).
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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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.
Hope that helps.
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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Thank You took less than 5 minutes
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!
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!
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