southwest77083

hi guys , i wanted to know how do you change the license plate stock bulbs to HID bulbs like the lexus cars have. I just bought this 05 rl like a month ago and need your help . i saw that there is carpet inside the trunk lid area and scared of ungluing or riping if i pull hard on it to acess bulbs and what is the bulb number i need to buy and where can i order them from ?

tnobori1

Bulb size is 194.

Read through this thread and follow the link on post #12. Always check the Garage section first, but we'll usually point you in the right direction if you can find it.

https://acurazine.com/forums/2g-rl-2005-2012-76/g-018-will-these-replace-liscense-plate-bulbs-788663/

DiabloSVRacer

OP,
You will need to run two HID balasts somewhere if you want HID license plate bulbs.
Haven't seen it done yet, but you can be the first. lol
I think you want to change them to LED you mean right?
If you want LED, tnobori1 has the link for you.

Have fun and congrats on your purchase.

southwest77083

yes LED would be fine lol,anything is better than those ugly yellow stock lights lol.

ichi d

just pull the carpet out and snap it back in after. easy as 1,2,3. takes no more then 5mins to do this mod.

southwest77083

from my understanding , is it the only way to remove old stock bulbs by removing inside trunk carpet liner or you can do it from the outside ?

tnobori1

yes, you need to be a little forceful with the clips. Read the info in the link.

mg7726

follow the link, you just need to remove top half of the clips, then fold down the cloth liner to access the 2 plate bulbs.

southwest77083

ok ill will try this on a sunday lol, thanks guys and is ebay a good spot for those 194 led bulbs ?

HEAVY_RL

iTrader: (1)

I think this thread may benefit from a title change from HID to LED.

southwest77083

one last question , are the 7 to 10$ ones on ebay ok ?

oo7spy

HID...

jb879123

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED-B...68709-1-2.html

http://www.v-leds.com/Interior-LED-B...91894-1-2.html

Either of those. I just did this mod 2 days ago. Regardless of where you buy them...size 194, color 6K white.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/3g-tl-interior-led-questions-835868/

23109VC

my local auto parts store sells LED bulbs in various sizes.. they are a bit pricey vs the ones online... but i might grab a set and give it a try to see how they look.

while i"m at it i might get a pair for my wife's MDX...

tnobori1

Buy cheap, buy twice! Get the ones from V-Leds OP.

F35PHIXER

why really do you want bright lights on your license plate ;-) Just sayin... I'd rather cops not possibly make out my tag !

Carbon Legend

HID bulb would not fit into the housing. not to mention the ammount of heat a HID bulb would produce in a small housing would melt the plastic lens and could potentially become a hazard.

tnobori1

^ Pretty sure OP made a mistake...

After all, he doesn't know how to use the search function or follow a link

southwest77083

ok guys went to the acura meet at planet zero and fellow members installed these white leds for 10 bucks for me, thanks guys !
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/63632331@N08/6276917767/" title="licenseplateled by southwesthouston, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6238/...a1f53a84_z.jpg" width="640" height="497" alt="licenseplateled"></a>

southwest77083

http://www.flickr.com/photos/63632331@N08/6276917767/

oo7spy

Nice kicks...

southwest77083

thanks bro, im a sneaker head too kind of lol