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Dec 9th, 2018, 14:44 | #1 |
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Numberplate lights different brightnesses
Hey all. I have a v50 (2008) and noticed the one numberplate light was dimmer than the other. Changed both bulbs today, cleaned both lenses and connectors and the one is still dimmer. Any ideas why this may be happening?
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Dec 9th, 2018, 16:05 | #2 |
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Update: did a little reading on here and turned the one bulb around and this seemed to work, however if the screws are too tight it dims the light again. These are led bulbs but I think I'll change them back to standard bulbs in case this is the problem. In the meantime the screws are about 95% tight and all seems ok for now
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Dec 9th, 2018, 16:11 | #3 |
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https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/forumdisplay.php?f=58
try in there its where most of the s40 / v50 folk post the numberplate lights can be a "oh " as a few have found
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Most likely cause will be a connector bending / suffering from a poor contact & reducing the voltage to the LED . Make sure all the terminals are clean & bright on both light housings .
Also fit the LED with the holder hanging free of the car and turn on the lights , see if wiggling bulb has any sort of effect , you may well find the fault quickly .
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Dec 9th, 2018, 19:01 | #6 |
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Will have to see if they stay like this after driving it tomorrow although can still see one a bit brighter than the other! |
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