mrpeeng

I couldn't find any real guides with pictures when I was looking for the license plate LED replacement. So I hope this helps those that still want to change those lights.

Required Equipment
1. Phillips head Screw Driver
2. 15 mins

Step 1.
Remove the 3 that line the top of the trunk shown in picture 1.



Step 2.
Then that rectangular rubber piece that is circled in picture 1 has 3 rubber/ plastic tabs. You will need to lift the left most tab and shift the last 2 to the left and the piece will slide out. In picture 2 you will see how it looks after that rubber piece is removed. Do the same to the other side and the lining will come right off.



Step 3.
Now stick your head in and you will see the 2 lights and what holds them in. Squeeze the 2 sides circled in picture 3 and they will slide right out(replace oem light with led). Repeat for the other side and your done.


I will try to get a picture of how it looks before you pull it out.

The following are the before and after pictures. No night time pics as I just put them in today during my lunch break.
Before


After


Difference


Note: I know my license plate screws are different but don't take any points away because of it, new license plate frame is coming.

godfather2

looks like a very simple mod (lol, that means i can do it). thanks for the photos

TSXHunter05

which bulbs did you use and did the fit properly. I have the 9 leds from tec-toyz and they are real tight.

also I didn't have to take off the rubber gromments I just moved the interior fabric around them

EuRTSX

You didnt need to take off the rubber. Just yank around the rubber, and it slides right off.

mrpeeng

I used the 1 high powered led. Its as small as the oem wedge bulb and its not tight at all.

Scroll down to the bottom WLED-WHP
High powered led
Compare the size of that to ur 9 led bulb. Do you have any pictures of your license plate light at night so i can compare to mine?

Ride Slow Homey

I agree.. looks good though

Ride Slow Homey

post some night pictures.. im curious to see how a one led bulb looks like compared to the 9 led that i have

CrazyCool[O]

iTrader: (1)

Thanks for posting my bullbs are comming

S14 n Tsx

I decided not to mine because its not bright enough and looks little riced out.

NoMi1030

can someone put up a link where both bulbs can be bought online?

KmanianTSX

I bought mine through tec_toyz on Ebay for about $16 delivered. I have the Wide Angle Hi-Power 1 WATT LED bulbs and they look great. Had them on for about 2 days (nights) and have received raving comments from jealous onlookers ! Warning, the right light was a B*&$% to change.

TSXHunter05

did they fit in tight or just like the OEM bulbs. the 9 leds are very tight

KmanianTSX

The socket itself was a tight squeeze, but the bulb fit the holder perfectly. They are reaaaaallly small. I almost thought that I had gotten gyped!

TSXHunter05

hmm. I may have to switch to the 1 wat led, the 9 led bulbs that I got from him fit the socket but they are long and a tight fit and don't really shine the light down.

NoMi1030

this is gonna have to me my first mod...cant wait till my bulbs come in!

S14 n Tsx

did they came as package? tail lights, dome lights, door lights. and license lights.

KmanianTSX

The interior lights were a package and license lights were seperate. Both from Ebay and Tec Toyz.

NoMi1030

having trouble with the left skrew..its just not comming out?!?! am i just stupid? lol or did other ppl encounter this prob

mrpeeng

its not really a screw. Once you can grab it firmly, u can just pull it out.

theone55699

i dont kno if it just my car but i went through 3 sets of led on my license plate. its always the right side that always fu*k up. 1 set was the high flux LED, which is the new led's. its a little brighter. but this time it only last for bout 2 weeks and it started flickering. didnt slam the trunk at all. just closeed it by pushing down on the trunk. my last 2 led last me bout 1-3months i think and it started flickering. i think other ppl had the same problem. anyways i'm sticking with regular bulb.

EuRTSX

Did you have ones from tec-toyz?

theone55699

no. i bought it from autolumination.com

visuelz

So how do i know which bulb do i use?

drunkenbuda

simplyscion

i just picked these up from tek toyz as well. Whats the interior LED package that you guys are talking about? Are you talking about the map lights and puddle lights on the doors?

Ride Slow Homey

the lights would be:
A. The lights in the door
B. The map lights (front of the car)
C. The dome light (back seat)

You could also pick up bulbs for your trunk and license plate.

visuelz

Well there's numbers on the tec toyz website so I do not know which one works with my license plate lights. Can anyone help me? I do not want to buy from ebay because paypal screwed me over. Some dude did a chargeback for over 800 dollars so my account is in negative balance

NoMi1030

tektoyz have been working great for me so far..

simplyscion

I already bought the ones for the license plate from tec toyz but I should get the ones for the trunk. Does anyone know off the top of their head what the LED bulb sizes are for the doors, map lights and dome lights(guessing the last 2 are a 194) and also the trunk lights? Thank you for the help.
Ride slow homey>>What part of the Island you from? I live here too

visuelz

What's the size for the license plate?

simplyscion

Im not sure, the auction was listed just as 2 white LED license plate bulbs for tsx. Im guessing they are 194 also...most small bulbs like that are 194 if Im not mistaken. Look for the seller tec toyz and you will see all his auctions

swirlie

A bit of searching will do wonders...
https://acurazine.com/forums/showthr...6&page=6&pp=25 Go to post #129.
http://mysite.verizon.net/resow073/TSXLED/
http://www.sylvania.com/ConsumerProd...lacementGuide/

TSX7

I bought and installed the same LED bulbs and I gotta say I'm impressed. They're much much brighter than the LED bulbs that I replaced.

LoveMyTL-S

Size is 194. I have the 6LED bulbs which work nicely but you may consider the 9LED bulbs.

mrpeeng

If your still looking for bulbs for this, I used 12 led bulb for the trunk. I purchased from superbrightled.

921-X12
bulb for trunk

offset_98

What a PITA!! But I did it and while the X12's don't fit as nicely as a smaller bulb I think they'll stay put.

chaoman

Nice replacement, just made me want to pick up a pair of those wedge bulbs from Fizz on the Northern Blvd or check it out in Mitsuwa. You bought your car at Paragon? I didn't like their salesman there.....

yfin

You can get to those bulbs from the rear of the car (ie with the boot closed). You just pull down the trim near the boot release and then slide the globe covers off. Takes less than 1 minute.

mrpeeng

I didn't think the service was bad. I had a salesman named Eddie Mei who took care of everything. 6 months after I bought my car I went into the service department and saw eddie and he still remembered my name. Service department was quick and did the job. There is 1 or 2 salesman there that are aholes but if you stay away from them the experience is not bad. I've never been to fizz, how is it there? I was planning on picking up my wheels from there but haven't had the time to even check it out.

Scottys11

What color license plate lights would anyone recommend? Blue or White?