How to Install LED License Plate Lights (62 cents a bulb)

34 thoughts on “How to Install LED License Plate Lights (62 cents a bulb)”

1. I put cheap LEDs on my tag lights, and only 3 years later, the left one went out, and the right one had some bad diodes. I later put Sylvania LEDs, and they're much brighter.

2. the cops thank u

3. Hey Chris, I can’t see nothing, may be my cellphone

4. Your light bulb links are not correct – it goes to interior lights not Tag light.

5. How about door light for a Chevy truck please LED

6. Bet those LEDs were trash.

7. Just Did this to my 05 ford ranger!
   Thank you so much for the advice Chris! Currently going to school to be a DIY Mechanic 😎

8. Wish they still costed .62¢

9. After 10 years of usage still my indescant bulbs doing good

10. They are not 62 cents anymore haha.

11. Only Chris can control the weather besides God

12. LED Lights are so bright right?

13. CAN WE ADD RGB BULB REPLY 😀

14. ima buy me some new white bulbs

15. Mine aren’t working at all on my 94 Mustang GT. I put LED bulbs in it and they don’t come on. I guess I’ll be tracing wires and find out where it’s not getting power. Almost wonder if the LED bulbs are sensitive to which direction they’re placed. I may be getting some new light pig tails

16. Mine just keep blinking, although they are new.

17. My top tip, Chris Fix is awesome!

18. Don't push on the LED chips or bulbs, or you might break the solder connections. Press on the bulb housing instead.

19. DON'T use WD-40 for removing corrosion! Use a proper terminal cleaner, such as DeOxit, which is designed to remove corrosion from electrical terminals, clean connections, and lubricate.
    Use the sandpaper only if there is so much built up corrosion, you need to knock some off before using the DeOxit.
    WD-40 is not an electrical cleaner. It's a water-displacing oil.

20. Chris Fix! The R2D2 is the owners manual!

21. I actually like that you’re using LEDs for your car because one, they last longer than incandescent or halogens, and second, they draw less power.

    One thing to keep in mind is that because of the difference in load that LED bulbs take compared to either of the other two I mentioned, you might need to do more for your turn signals, and I speak from experience. When I was shopping at an auto parts store, I saw that one of the aftermarket accessories they sold were load resistors. I was curious about that and checked out the description on the packaging, and they’re meant to be attached to the same line as turn signals to take the kind of load required so the turn signal relay doesn’t act like there’s either no bulb in a certain socket or that a bulb burned out. I bought a set immediately with the LEDs so that I wouldn’t have to take an extra trip, and a test with the LED bulbs alone showed that I was right to get the resistors.

    For a while, after installing both the LEDs and the resistors, everything worked great until eventually the turn signal relay started acting up. The turn signals would turn on, but not blink at all unless the hazard flasher switch was used. After checking the fuses and doing some research, I determined that it was indeed the relay that had a problem. So after doing more research and pulling out the relay, I showed it to an employee at an auto parts store and he immediately led me to where the part was, and I picked out one that was actually compatible with LED bulbs. After installing it, I dared to try it out without the load resistors. Thankfully it actually worked, which meant that I could remove the resistors and save them for when I installed LEDs in one of my family’s other vehicles. The wiring in the car was resealed afterwards.

    So anyway, I told that story to bring up this point: If you’re going to use LEDs on your turn signals, whether or not the brake lights also function as the turn signal lights, make sure you get the necessary accessories in case they don’t work properly at first. Also, based on how confident you are about working on your own car, if said accessories are required, you can either add resistors to the wiring, which is easy enough, or you can leave the wiring alone and do research on your vehicle to find where the relay is and what model range it is before looking for the LED-compatible equivalent, assuming it exists.

    Other areas with a bulb most likely won’t need such modifications because all they do is direct current through a circuit without interruption (headlights, fog lights, brakes if they’re not attached to a turn signal, map lights, etc.).

22. Question: Why dont these bulbs need additional load resistors?
    Thank you!

23. Why would you want the cops to see your plates

24. Try VLEDs. You'll see what $15 bulbs will do. Spoiler alert: BRIGHT AF

25. I try this on my Isusu kb 250 le truck. It has blow the Fuze.

26. Where can I purchase those bulbs

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28. That dont pass state inspection in the state of va…sooooooo

29. I freakin' love this guy. These videos are so rewatchable

30. The police will thank you Chris when they check up your license plate lol.

31. a bit ricey

32. Adickting

33. Hey guys ChrisFix here and today I'll show you how to change the plasma in your sun or any other star, from Earth using common heat resistant tools!

34. Hi Chris. I've been following your channel for a long time now and enjoying it very much. You are very talented.
    I replaced the light in my Kia Picanto 2014 trunk and apparently got a malfunctioning LEDs because they got so hot they melt the plastic casing (it was quite dangerous as smoke started to form in the car, so the whole casing of the light is toast)
    How can I tell if I buy LEDs that they are good quality?

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