License Plate Lights

[Jesse1983]

anyone know off the top of their head what size bulbs light the plate? i have one out. thanks

[NorCalTacoma]

The bulb size is 194.

I put in some white LED bulbs and they look MAD SWEET. They look HID!

[Jesse1983]

thanks man! did you find them at a normal place, ie wal-mart or advance auto or something not on the internet? by the way, love your truck. what type of lift you got?

[NorCalTacoma]

I found those suckers at PepBoys! They are like $7.

I got the 3 inch RevTek lift!

I'm going to take some new pics of the truck tonight, next to a custom FJ at my local dealer!

[Jesse1983]

thanks a lot, i may go get the same thing tonight, they look good. i'm excited to see those pictures too. thanks again

[Pb]

Originally Posted by Jesse1983

anyone know off the top of their head what size bulbs light the plate? i have one out. thanks

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[Taco5]

^ Monk-e-mail is the shiznit!

[BillBrasky]

[Jesse1983]

thanks pb, got a good laugh. so you know, did a quick search and didn't find it. also i drive my commuter vehicle (99 VW Passat diesel) from York to Baltimore and don't carry the owners manual to the Tacoma in that car. Was actually just hoping to get the bulb while i was down here. But i've written down the number for the bulb if you wish to delete my poluting thread. thanks again NorCal

[Pb]

No hard feelings. Just messin with ya Jesse.

[Jesse1983]

Originally Posted by Pb

No hard feelings. Just messin with ya Jesse.

ok man, i wasn't sure, i know some can get a little touchy over that search button (which i swear i tried to use first!). then i saw your monkey in another thread and knew you were just messing around. and that monkey is funny as shit!

[VyPeRCaT]

hey guys im having a really bad time with LEDs. i installed LED licenseplate lights and parking lights from two independent companies. they all worked for about a month and slowly but surely, all of them busted one by one. it would start by flickering and then blowing out completely. on the blinkers, i have load resisters hooked up in parallel. i have reason to believe after some research on different forums that LED life gets dramatically reduced by either one of three theories:
1. LED lights cannot handle the vibration caused by driving (probably not true)
2. LED lights cannot handle voltages above 13v (can be fixed with an extra resistor?)
3. LED lights cannot handle constant surges in voltage (can be fixed with a voltage regulator that caps at 12v?)

let me know if you guys have any experience with LED bulbs (in your licenseplate lights or whereever. they die quick for me!)

[hack6500]

most LED lights you buy are made VERY cheaply, and I have experienced the same results you speak of. Here are my 2 cents...

1) YES the constant vibrations caused by regular driving are to blame for the LED's and other components inside the actual bulb to break at the solder points.

2) YES a LED must use a resistor to step down the actual voltage to allow it to operate properly. every LED is different, depending on manufacturer, and a slight variation oin voltage will either cause the LED to not have enough power, or cause premature death.

3) YES again a LED is MUCH different than an actual bulb, and is more delicate to electrical disturbances.

Now do not get me wrong, there are some excellent LED lights out there, look in the trucker stops and you will see some very excellent lights at some excellent outrageous prices! You get what you pay for! I am not sure that any truck stop will have any lights that will fit in any of our vehicles, yet. but keep your eyes out, maybe call the manufacturer who makes the trucker lights...

long story short, LED's just arent good for personal vehicles... yet.

Originally Posted by VyPeRCaT

hey guys im having a really bad time with LEDs. i installed LED licenseplate lights and parking lights from two independent companies. they all worked for about a month and slowly but surely, all of them busted one by one. it would start by flickering and then blowing out completely. on the blinkers, i have load resisters hooked up in parallel. i have reason to believe after some research on different forums that LED life gets dramatically reduced by either one of three theories:
1. LED lights cannot handle the vibration caused by driving (probably not true)
2. LED lights cannot handle voltages above 13v (can be fixed with an extra resistor?)
3. LED lights cannot handle constant surges in voltage (can be fixed with a voltage regulator that caps at 12v?)

let me know if you guys have any experience with LED bulbs (in your licenseplate lights or whereever. they die quick for me!)