license plate bulb

[xKevo]

hey guys i know that our license plate bulb is 168 (1 bulb). But as i was searching online since mine went out, online stores were saying 194 can fit also. can anyone please confirm? and i was thinking going led, any recommendations?

 

[kn0x47]

yes 194 can fit. its the same bulb they're just designed to handle different wattage

 

[RedRyder]

I’d recommend LED’s from VLED’s or SuperBrightLED’s. Just take a look at where the current bulb is mounted and then browse online to find the style you need. You already know the size.

 

[Sketch o5]

ccfl ftw.

 

[H-town_Ryda_06]

ccfl ftw.

^^ hell yea

 

[xKevo]

After getting the 194 bulb from superbrightleds.com, I just wanted to confirm it is NOT a perfect fit! It was a really loose fit for mine and the bulb would not stay on after I closed my trunk, sometimes it would, and sometimes it wouldn't. At first I thought i just had to push it in harder, but that wasn't the case, so I think i ended messing up the contacts because it won't turn on anymore, waste of 10 bucks man. :/
my advice, just stick to the OEM 168 size for the perfect fit.

 

[H-town_Ryda_06]

That's why ccfl is win

 

[Momentum]

After getting the 194 bulb from superbrightleds.com, I just wanted to confirm it is NOT a perfect fit! It was a really loose fit for mine and the bulb would not stay on after I closed my trunk, sometimes it would, and sometimes it wouldn't. At first I thought i just had to push it in harder, but that wasn't the case, so I think i ended messing up the contacts because it won't turn on anymore, waste of 10 bucks man. :/
my advice, just stick to the OEM 168 size for the perfect fit.

Just return it for the right size. If I remember right, super bright leds has a 1 month return policy.

 

[Jephu]

For leds: 194 / 168 are the exact same thing. There is no difference on the design/dimension or the brightness of the bulbs what so ever.

For stock incandescent bulbs.. they are also the exact same shape only difference is that 168 is brighter than 194.

 

[xKevo]

http://www.superbrightleds.com/more...194-led-bulb-15-smd-led-wedge-base-tower/910/
I apologize but this was the bulb I got, so even though it was 194, it was probably because it was the "wedge base tower" so it wouldn't fit snug, while the stock 168 bulb would "click" to fit in. "the wedge base tower" was too long so it wouldn't fit snugged.
so just avoid the "wedge base towers bulbs" because they're longer and not as thick at the bottom.