DIY: License plate LED change

Hey Bubito, where did you get these led bulbs from? Can you post the link?
Thanks



Get these

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED/DomeMap-LED/White-LED/V-LEDS-HID-WHITE-4-M-p8187987-1-2.html


This is what they look like in my 09 FX:

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more pictures of the difference they make...
plate lights...
just installed LED license plate lights.....
makes a world of difference imo, I hate the halogen colored plate lights....
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next is the city lights (white/6000k) the fog lights (yellow/2500&3000k) and the interior lighting.....and the camera-while-moving-mod.
 

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Having a hard time removing the panel cover, feels like if im gonna break it

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Final got the cover panel off, but did break one of those places where the clip on the cover goes
Half the time i will mess up something when clips are invloved:rofl:
Changing foglight is easier for me
 
Having a hard time removing the panel cover, feels like if im gonna break it

---------- Post added at 07:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:19 PM ----------

Final got the cover panel off, but did break one of those places where the clip on the cover goes
Half the time i will mess up something when clips are invloved:rofl:
Changing foglight is easier for me

Ye i had a hard time gettin them off also. there must be an easier way to do this....
 
Just ordered 20 8-Led 194 Style Bulbs...will do most of the lights on the fx, and some others on my mini cooper

$9.99 shipped, you can't beat it!
 
I can't figure out how to pry this panel off. Can someone mark the pressure points that I'm supposed to pry?

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Thank you OP for the very helpful DIY. This was about as easy they come.

I went with the Morimoto XB LED, 100lm, in white. Brightness matches the replaced OE bulbs and the color matches the factory side mirror LEDs.
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I like the subtle PIAA look! When i was on audizine some douchebags did HID upgrade and the licence plate looked like Hi Beams Xenon very very ricer if you ask me...those PIAA are pure class!
 
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