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I have just swapped the W5W bulbs in the number plate lights for LEDs.
I used the same type as I did in the boot light. **
Very easy to do. Takes about 5 mins (3 mins if you get the LEDs the right way first time!).
New LED left, old W5W on the right.
Now that's better...and they are only about 2-3 watts total as opposed to 10 watts...and a lot cooler.
Those two pictures above were in daylight. The one below is in the darkness of the garage:
Much nicer.
** Better alternative LEDs now used. See further down and page 2.
<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/CANBUS-ERROR-VEHICLE-LIGHTS-HYOeGlobal/dp/B00862JN84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378629098&sr=8-1&keywords=%28PACK+OF+2%29+CANBUS+ERROR+FREE+ULTRA+WHITE+5050+SMD+5-LED+W5W+T10+501+194+168+CAR+VEHICLE+LIGHTS+BULB+-BY+HYOeGlobal
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<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">....and this is what they look like:
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Edited by: allan40alt
I used the same type as I did in the boot light. **
Very easy to do. Takes about 5 mins (3 mins if you get the LEDs the right way first time!).

New LED left, old W5W on the right.

Now that's better...and they are only about 2-3 watts total as opposed to 10 watts...and a lot cooler.
Those two pictures above were in daylight. The one below is in the darkness of the garage:

Much nicer.

** Better alternative LEDs now used. See further down and page 2.
<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">http://www.amazon.co.uk/CANBUS-ERROR-VEHICLE-LIGHTS-HYOeGlobal/dp/B00862JN84/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1378629098&sr=8-1&keywords=%28PACK+OF+2%29+CANBUS+ERROR+FREE+ULTRA+WHITE+5050+SMD+5-LED+W5W+T10+501+194+168+CAR+VEHICLE+LIGHTS+BULB+-BY+HYOeGlobal
<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">
<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">....and this is what they look like:
<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">
<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">

<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">
<div style=": rgb251, 251, 253;">
Edited by: allan40alt