Just put these in. The easiest way to upgrade a trunk light. The only ting I didn't like was the socket didn't feel tight enough. A thin strip of electrical tape around the bulb socket before installation did the trick. Simple mod. Another great vid!
I put some GTR LEDs in my license plate lights. But after seeing yours I immediately ordered the ones you bought. They are much brighter than the GTR LEDs. I have LED lights in all of my rear lights and man what a difference they make.
Goodwin racing has a great bracing kit already, but are working on a thinner set as well which should come out next year some time. Thinner for a little better ground clearance. Just fyi
The new lights plug-in to the grey l-shape connector, where the old light plugs in. Not clear on the video. Unscrew the grey connector from the old light housing.
Hi, then you married the old fitting and new fitting together did you have to change the car side fitting? mine have 2 slivers of plastic in the way? looking to see if I have the wrong fitting (LED same as yours I think)
Do you feel like you have better visibility when reversing with these at night? I realize these aren’t the reverse lights. Just thought it might be a nice side effect.
This was one of the first things I changed on my 2012 2L. Also, there is a set of new fog lights with integrated drl on the market. At least available in germany for 120€ with all the documentation and approval one might want.
@@trunksbriefs8434 It is not allowed to put in retrofit LEDs in housings ment for bulbs. However, if you replace the entire lamp with housing, provided the device has some sort of approval (ABE, E-Prüfzeichen), then it's allowed.
@@trunksbriefs8434 Correct, I have those led fog lights with drl frim IL Motorsport, also available on eBay. As well as license plate cool white LED modules, those look great.
When you are driving at night and you are tired the last thing you want is to follow someone who has bright aftermarket LEDs on their white reflective license plate. You expect to see two red points from the back of a car. Original license plate bulbs are low powered for a good reason ;)
I'm not concerned about some dude who's driving tired complaining about license plate lights. If its that big of an issue, they shouldn't be driving 🤷♂️
I've done this but it gives a little fault you might not have noticed. When you turn the lights off, the dash stay dim lit and if you open door then lights on warning sounds. Stays like this for 10 seconds before power is depleted. Follow instagra @ncventure
IMO, not a great mod. You brighten up your license plate.... okay, but doesn't help me drive, and due to the fact that it's now "light polluting" the back end of the car, it may make it MARGINALLY harder to see your taillights at distance or in fog, etc. All of that being said, I recently did a LED upgrade on most of my lights.... and ended up taking my LED brake/taillights out and going back to incandecent bulbs.... the short reason was that the Ratio of LightOn/BrakeOn was 1-2 instead of the 1-30 it should be. I tried several different LED tail/brake light bulbs and you had a difficult time reliably telling whether it was the brake or tail light if you did not see the change.
Just put these in. The easiest way to upgrade a trunk light. The only ting I didn't like was the socket didn't feel tight enough. A thin strip of electrical tape around the bulb socket before installation did the trick. Simple mod.
Another great vid!
Nice little inexpensive lighting upgrade. The police will appreciate it when they are following you!
police follow me around in my NC anyways (it’s velocity red)
yeah this seems like a dumb upgrade to me!
A dumb upgrade for LED light units to replace yellowed foggy plastic oem units? Ok.
@@ColoredinLight it's dumb because everyone can now read your number plate really easily!
@@Thiborfirenz you understand police pull you over if they can't read your license plate. I don't understand the issue here.
I put some GTR LEDs in my license plate lights. But after seeing yours I immediately ordered the ones you bought. They are much brighter than the GTR LEDs. I have LED lights in all of my rear lights and man what a difference they make.
just ordered a set for my NC1 with the link. thanks for the idea!
Awesome!
Goodwin racing has a great bracing kit already, but are working on a thinner set as well which should come out next year some time. Thinner for a little better ground clearance. Just fyi
can I ask you how did you connect the lights? i noticed it has different bindings than the original connector
The new lights plug-in to the grey l-shape connector, where the old light plugs in. Not clear on the video. Unscrew the grey connector from the old light housing.
I mean, it's one of those things I didnt think I would have to tell people how to do.
@@ColoredinLight You are right, but I am as far as possible to keep the original contacts :-D
Hi, then you married the old fitting and new fitting together did you have to change the car side fitting? mine have 2 slivers of plastic in the way? looking to see if I have the wrong fitting (LED same as yours I think)
Same here! Did you manage to find a solution?
You don’t happen to have any tip on changing the fog light with out taking off the tires do you? That’s really all I’m finding.
You could take off the lower splash guard but you're really better off just taking the wheel off
@@ColoredinLight Thanks, I will try that and if that fails I will take the tire off.
I just discovered these two weeks ago I managed to snap off the tabs off the old ones.
Do you feel like you have better visibility when reversing with these at night? I realize these aren’t the reverse lights. Just thought it might be a nice side effect.
Definitely not
This was one of the first things I changed on my 2012 2L.
Also, there is a set of new fog lights with integrated drl on the market. At least available in germany for 120€ with all the documentation and approval one might want.
Doesn't Tüv complain about led license plate lights?
@@trunksbriefs8434 It is not allowed to put in retrofit LEDs in housings ment for bulbs. However, if you replace the entire lamp with housing, provided the device has some sort of approval (ABE, E-Prüfzeichen), then it's allowed.
So these have an E-Prüfzeichen? I highly doubt there is an ABE
@@trunksbriefs8434 Correct, I have those led fog lights with drl frim IL Motorsport, also available on eBay.
As well as license plate cool white LED modules, those look great.
Was the previous light bulb LED or incandescent?
LED
Wow, didn't know the tune will take this long, I mean it is like what almost one month since the base map?
I get new files every week
When you are driving at night and you are tired the last thing you want is to follow someone who has bright aftermarket LEDs on their white reflective license plate. You expect to see two red points from the back of a car. Original license plate bulbs are low powered for a good reason ;)
They can go around me then lol
I'm not concerned about some dude who's driving tired complaining about license plate lights. If its that big of an issue, they shouldn't be driving 🤷♂️
Lol ok
How are these holding up?
All good still
Completely sold out on amazon... :(
Dang! I'll see if I can update the link
I just went there,in stock.
You must have got the last set on planet earth
I've done this but it gives a little fault you might not have noticed. When you turn the lights off, the dash stay dim lit and if you open door then lights on warning sounds. Stays like this for 10 seconds before power is depleted. Follow instagra @ncventure
I havent had this issue
IMO, not a great mod.
You brighten up your license plate.... okay, but doesn't help me drive, and due to the fact that it's now "light polluting" the back end of the car, it may make it MARGINALLY harder to see your taillights at distance or in fog, etc.
All of that being said, I recently did a LED upgrade on most of my lights.... and ended up taking my LED brake/taillights out and going back to incandecent bulbs.... the short reason was that the Ratio of LightOn/BrakeOn was 1-2 instead of the 1-30 it should be. I tried several different LED tail/brake light bulbs and you had a difficult time reliably telling whether it was the brake or tail light if you did not see the change.
Ok