If the aftermarket ones are too bright, they can easily be dimmed using vcds. Check out his website for more information. If not does anybody know the type of bulb/led fitting we need?
2 Bright Ice Blue LED Car License Plate Lights 168 194
A common misperception of led lights used in general lighting situations is that the only color available is a bright white that many people consider too harsh for everyday use.
If they can make drl's so bright up front, to the point where i've seen cars use them as headlights with no other lights on at night then i see no harm in led number plate lights.
He's still testing it, but it quite possible will work. My problem with the aftermarket lights out there (like the philips leds) is that the lights seem too bright, even if the color is quite nice, so i'm going after the oem leds which give off about the same brightness as the stock bulbs, but. Each license plate light is equipped with 18/24 bright led, product brightness light make your license plate will be clearer at night. Problem being the cheaper/dimmer led bulbs are always blue.
This is particularly true because most of us are much more familiar with the softer hues associated with incandescent lights.
These are perfect in color (about 5000k). The snow on the ground probably makes it look even more noticeable than if it were on bare pavement. Seller seems to swear blind they'll work without the need for coding and/or additional adapters so we'll see when they arrive. Take those pnp leds out.
The light reflects off the number plate making it illegible and then reflects backwards to dazzle cars behind you.
Note these will not fit a cab, which i think tony has. I was disappointed because one bulb was facing the plate and. A 5w led could be nearly 10 times brighter than a 5w element bulb. These lights are super bright and throw a pretty good amount of light on the ground in addition to the plate itself.
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Can number plate lights be too bright? The lights would then be attached to the license plate cover and wired into the plate light power, which will only be on when the lights are on. Number plate lighting should be sufficiently bright but not too bright and the entire number plate. It's kind of overkill with the amount of light.
Fewer components = better functionality.
Subscribe if you found this interesting!using a 100 ohm metal film resistor to reduce the intensity of led number plate lights Let me tell you why many people (including myself) change their number plate lights to led. But i wanted led license plate bulbs really bad and i can be a little picky about the color and brightness of my bulbs. 2 x led festoon interior white light bulb 12v car auto 6500k 31mm 36mm 39mm 41mm | ebay i bought 41mm and they are actually too long, but i made it fit and the ends make contact so they work.
Not too bright and a nice cool white colour.
They look way too bright to me and seem to be visible from behind. It's a shame you would want to ruin your housing just to get less bright of bulbs. Ordered a set of these today: And if they're factory fitting them nowadays then there can't be issues with them.
Let me start by saying i am an idiot when it comes to electrical circuits and i have no idea if what i did is going to cause issues.
Is a number plate light an mot failure? First i installed standard 194 led bulbs into the factory housings. I bought these for my number plate: Improve vehicle identification and enhance safety factor at night.
So with 1 week till i pick my n i have a few subtle mods i’ve boight/in the pipeline but i’m wondering if the rear number plate is ready fitted with leds?
Looks more modern comapred to the horrible yellow lights fitted as. Order a less luminous pair. The oem leds fitted to vag cars are normally set to 127% brightness. For a more affordable option, the rupse two pieces license plate light kit is a good choice because they are easy to install and durable, with a waterproof rating of ip67.
But still, as stator says, your numberplate should be readable and that's it.
Quote (z3ro @ nov 3 2009, 10:23 pm) i had blue led's in the number plate lights of the smart, i was told by qld transport that the police own blue and red, and as said they are not allowed to point at the road directly. Broken lights that are supposed to illuminate number plates will fail at mot and need to be replaced. If this is the case, it's easy.
