paperboy42190

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YES it can!

For those of you guys who are unfamiliar with me, I started a DIY couple months ago for retrofitting bigger LEDs for the license plate lights. ( https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/diy-custom-retrofit-license-plate-lights-insanely-bright-898094/ )Some people started to install some pretty bright and custom LEDs too so I decided I had to step it up a notch.
I decided that the stock housing has just enough room for double the LEDs. I also wanted to use the clear covers like the ones jkopuffs got from ijdmtoy: https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/ijdmtoy-license-plate-lights-908438/#post14953428

So I stopped by ijdmtoy and bought a set of license plate light housings and began work.

First step was to double the number of sockets. All wires are soldered and shrink tubed professionally for a clean and reliable install.



Here's the OEM cover vs the ijdmtoy ones for comparison:



Time to start cutting up my new housings:









At the end of all this, I realized the clear covers had a slightly curved surface which ended up distorting the light output and made it undesirable for me. I was looking for an OEM-like beam pattern. So I scrapped the clear covers idea and went back to the OEM covers.




All wires cleanly tucked for reliability and clean looking:



I just finished this install so I haven't taken any night pics but it should be noticeably brighter than my previous setup. Previous pics of my setup can be found in my previous thread as stated: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=898094

Now, keep in mind this mod is NOT for everyone, some may find this unnecessary. I do lighting work as a side business so any custom and unique lighting really appeals to me. I had fun while doing this.

bluetl04

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Great job man...they look really bright. It's always fun to be creative and come up with different things.

robowarrio

Very cool!!! Now let's see the night pics!!

nate_0022

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Holy smokes! I just installed my ijdmtoy lights yesterday and they are much brighter than my cold cathode tubes! I believe I have three LEDS that went out already though, I'll have to inspect them on my way home. The one thing I didn't know about the ijdmtoy lights is that the harness is different so it's not plug-n-play.
Yours do look great though, I may have to look into what you did if anymore LEDS burn out after an hour of use.

Steven Bell

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Nice work, Paperboy!

guitarplayer16

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This is good to hear.

I just bought the same bulbs as paperboy and I was worried if they are brighter than my cold cathodes.

If your iJDMToy lights is brighter than cold cathodes, and these bulbs are brighter than the iJDMToy lights, I'm satisfied

bla8291

That looks really nice, although it's a bit bright for my tastes. I personally like an OEM look, which I was able to achieve with a pair of bulbs from VLEDs (link). Although when I ordered, it was only $4.99, but now that I think about it, it was probably on sale.

It's not the best picture, but you get the idea.

Sunnybwoy1

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Is that with the stock light covers?

bla8291

Yep.

alexb92

That isn't bright enough, I think you could do better. So when are you going to put HID's in there...?

paperboy42190

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One day....

Clar_SSM

Cool, I was thinking about putting LEDs for my license plate bulbs as one of the stock bulbs burnt out.

paperboy42190

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have fun

bla8291

Do people actually do that?

350

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Overkill but I like it lol.

bla8291

It's not even that...I'm just thinking about when I lock/unlock the doors. All that flashing would make the bulbs go out prematurely. Reminds me of the other thread where the OP wanted to use HIDs for turn signals.

paperboy42190

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you must be new to LEDs...but here's some info for you. these LEDs are no different than LEDs anywhere else. LEDs are made to handle repeated on and off usage. No worries here.

The other thread was regarding the use of HIDs which are completely different. He even linked a mythbusters video in his thread where it showed LEDs were the only bulbs working after 6 weeks of on and off cycles

Earlrabbit

I'm not sure why you want the cops to see your plate better???

TLin401

Q45 projectors

paperboy42190

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yep, working on a set of quad retrofits. these are the oem q45 projectors from japan too not replicas from TRS

bla8291

I was referring to putting HIDs in for license plate lights...which is what alexb said. And before that I posted a picture of my setup that has LEDs.

paperboy42190

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Ooo lol just a simple misunderstanding. Hard to understand whose posts are referring to whose without quotes

tones160

lol It looks nice dude but i prefer keeping my oem housing with my bright blue LEDs.

paperboy42190

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That's cool too haha, keep it simple

nate_0022

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You're doing a Q45 quad retrofit?! I know those lights have some horrible output, but they do look very nice.

paperboy42190

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Well, not quad q45's but q45 and fxr's. But yeah the output is very mediocre. My friend wants them because of the looks not output haha

nate_0022

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They aren't going into a TL headlight are they because I can't see them fitting at all lol. I have to start my new set here soon. Sorry to threadjack.

paperboy42190

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definitely not TL headlights! theres no way haha. IS300