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Old 05-17-2012, 11:18 AM
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License plate LED assembly

I was curious if anyone has tried this before? Not replacing the halogen lamp with just an led lamp, but the whole assembly is an LED.

Like this:
Led License Plate Lamp for Bmw E60 E70 E71 E82 E88 E90 E92 E93 - Product Picture From Racing Dash Enterprise Ltd.

I went to a local store and they had both the lamp replacement and the whole assembly. It was brighter than just replacing the lamp itself. I wonder if it will help the reverse camera at night time. Input please?
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1.) I've read that it doesn't help with the reverse camera, however I don't have any real experience with it.

2.) I replaced the inside hatch lights with similar LED light/housings (18 LED from Dash) and it is bright. I like it a lot. However, I think it would be way to bright for the license plate. I prefer not to have my plates lit up brightly. I definitely think it will be much brighter than any manufacturer OEM LED license plate.
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Thanks for the input. I thought about that too, it would be too bright as a license plate light. It would draw too much attention rather than be an attractive aesthetic mod.

Dam this reverse camera!
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I did this, looks great! very bright
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Did it help with your reverse camera at night?

Have any pics? And would you happen to remember how many watts they were. I am on the fence of grabbing them too ahhha
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Too bright and actually blinds the camera a bit. Speaking from experience.
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i did it too and love it. def helps the camera.
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So we got one individual that says it's too bright and blinds the camera, and another that absolutely love it lol!

Which set did you get dbox?
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Forgot to mention I have '10 with newer camera which is decent at night as is; older models may very well benefit from the brighter light.
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So we got one individual that says it's too bright and blinds the camera, and another that absolutely love it lol!

Which set did you get dbox?
let me find the thread... a member here gave me the recommendation.

found it - http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...d-license.html

mine is a 2011 btw... maybe the set Price has is brighter than mine

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