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At regular intervals we receive inquiries from readers who would like to retrofit their vehicle with an LED license plate light. Often they are not sure what is allowed and what is not. The readers do not understand why rebuilt LED headlights & interior lighting While at the same time the dealers are forbidden to advertise with "E-tested and free of registration", "Approved in the area of the StVZO" or "No registration or ABE required". We tell you! The difference is hidden in the detail! Not allowed is the removal of a normal halogen lamp and subsequent replacement by means of LED festoon. allowed it is the other hand complete lighting unit to replace. An LED license plate light with E-mark has received the approval in connection with the unit (version) and may therefore be installed.
These license plate lights then also correspond to the uniform type approval prescribed by the legislator for vehicles. The license plate lights from the accessories can be ordered from countless dealers with a precisely fitting housing and enable quick and easy replacement (plug & play). SMD LED lighting technology with several LEDs per lighting unit is often used here. Alternatively, original LED license plate lights from the vehicle manufacturer can be installed if they fit. This is the case, for example, when license plate lighting with LED technology came onto the market as part of a facelift. often Nothing has changed here in the basic form of the whole lighting unit so that it can be exchanged. Also in this case an E mark is available.
summarized:
- a complete unit of bulb and lamp (socket) is allowed when an e-mark is available
- allowed is also the replacement of a lighting unit with the lighting unit of a car that has the LED lighting factory installed (OEM tuning)
- expensive though possibly also possible - replace the halogen lamp with an LED festoon and have an individual acceptance carried out by the TÜV - 100% security is not guaranteed here even with a successful acceptance
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And we would not be tuningblog.eu if we did not try that exactly. At our VW Phaeton We have replaced the standard halogen lamps with a modern LED license plate lights with e-mark. We bought complete LED modules with High-performance LED SMD Can Bus modules that are responsible for ensuring that the vehicle's on-board electronics do not output any error messages. You can find out how to equip it HERE.
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