So... one of the LED's has failed on the left hand side of my license plate.  I have checked a few posts here and there for what I need to replace it with but I seem to be getting mixed messages.  I have a 61 Octavia VRS

 

I somehow came across these -  

 

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2x-White-8-SMD-LED-No-Error-Free-Canbus-Number-Licence-Plate-Light-Bulbs-Lamps-/351434634941?fits=Model%3AOctavia%7CCars+Year%3A2011%7CCars+Type%3A2.0+RS&hash=item51d322f6bd:g:UzkAAOSwMmBVimT6

 

But the sizes seem to be different to what others have suggested - i.e, 36mm, 34mm but these are 42mm  

 

I could measure them but I'm not sure if it's the length of the LED or the entire part.   Can anyone clarify what I need please?

Thanks Mike, really helpful.  Will dig in to this more when I get off work!  

Change these lamps is piece of cake Just but quick-connectors, isolate them and... done

On my 61 plate I used these: http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Canbus-LED-License-lamp-For-SKODA-Octavia-1Z-Roomster-5J-LED-License-Plate-Light-auto-car/32266687563.html

 

They use the same plug as the existing lights and I didn't need to use the resistors with PWM disabled using VCDS - CECM, byte 17, bit 7

You could bodge it like I, and a few others, have done. Use standard LED festoon s and solder w5w bulb holders and put halogen w5w in the holders. Works a treat, no errors or flickering issues

I brought the ones from superskoda had them a year and still going very strong expensive but we'll worth it looks the TDB ;-)

http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-II/Octavia-II-09-12-facelift-MEGA-POWER-LED-licence-plate-light-system-KI-R

I brought the ones from superskoda had them a year and still going very strong expensive but we'll worth it looks the TDB ;-)

http://www.superskoda.com/Skoda/OCTAVIA-II/Octavia-II-09-12-facelift-MEGA-POWER-LED-licence-plate-light-system-KI-R

Do you have a night time picture of it? They do look quite good on the link. Are they pure white like OEM ones on newer cars? I always seem to find the eBay leds have a slight blue tinge (approx 6000k) despite saying "pure white", whereas OE ones appear to be closer to 5000k colour temp

Do you have a night time picture of it? They do look quite good on the link. Are they pure white like OEM ones on newer cars? I always seem to find the eBay leds have a slight blue tinge (approx 6000k) despite saying "pure white", whereas OE ones appear to be closer to 5000k colour temp

They are pure white... I shall take a picture tonight so you can see

 

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Looks so bright the plate can hardly be read!  

JohnMack, that's probably due to the camera exposure rather than the LED's

 

Pretty sure the ones I linked earlier ( http://www.aliexpress.com/item/Canbus-LED-License-lamp-For-SKODA-Octavia-1Z-Roomster-5J-LED-License-Plate-Light-auto-car/32266687563.html ) are identical to the superskoda just at a more reasonable price.

 

This is the aliexpress ones fitted to my car for reference:

Never realised there were so many options to replace a single LED 

I've seen loads of cars fitted with super bright LED licence plate lights and I'd agree that they make seeing the plate even harder rather than easier... they don't really light up a lwider area compared to standard bulbs and not only that they're so obtrusive and almost like having two white lights pointing out the rear of the vehicle not to mention the reflection off the rear bumber etc

Edited 29 October, 201510 yr by labman1001