Improved Numberplate lighting

[Loubaruch]

http://www.bertram-hill.com/tvr-griffith-lighting....

[Storm Guy]

Good stuff Paul.
Did a similar variation back in 2016 after also being disappointed with the poor rear plate lighting.

[rigga]

Reflective tape lined my light recess some years back, chimp on gas did a wright up of some updated led bulbs he fitted, choices are out there.

[Mr.Grooler]

Thanks, hadn’t seen or thought of putting reflective tape in there - I’ll do that to mine

[rigga]

[Graham]

WHy would you want to make your rear plate easier to see? mine is just bright enough to pass mot and no more !!!

[Penelope Stopit]

Graham said:

WHy would you want to make your rear plate easier to see? mine is just bright enough to pass mot and no more !!!

Was about to ask the same question, number plates aren't pretty

What about the Police?

Once when down the boozer, overheard someone mentioning about wiring a switch into the number plate light circuit and tail lights

Naughty though

[TwinKam]

Penelope Stopit said:

Graham said:

WHy would you want to make your rear plate easier to see? mine is just bright enough to pass mot and no more !!!

Was about to ask the same question, number plates aren't pretty

What about the Police?

Once when down the boozer, overheard someone mentioning about wiring a switch into the number plate light circuit and tail lights

Naughty though

We all did that back in the good ol' 12-car road rally days... brake light circuit especially; that put a stop to people hanging on to your tail

[Penelope Stopit]

TwinKam said:

Penelope Stopit said:

Graham said:

WHy would you want to make your rear plate easier to see? mine is just bright enough to pass mot and no more !!!

Was about to ask the same question, number plates aren't pretty

What about the Police?

Once when down the boozer, overheard someone mentioning about wiring a switch into the number plate light circuit and tail lights

Naughty though

We all did that back in the good ol' 12-car road rally days... brake light circuit especially; that put a stop to people hanging on to your tail

Convinced Rallying was mentioned

Small world

[magpies]

TwinKam said:

Penelope Stopit said:

Graham said:

WHy would you want to make your rear plate easier to see? mine is just bright enough to pass mot and no more !!!

Was about to ask the same question, number plates aren't pretty

What about the Police?

Once when down the boozer, overheard someone mentioning about wiring a switch into the number plate light circuit and tail lights

Naughty though

We all did that back in the good ol' 12-car road rally days... brake light circuit especially; that put a stop to people hanging on to your tail

Yep I concur and rallied extensively in the 70's and 80's and quite a few had this switch.

[Moose v8]

Yes I doubt I will be improving my rear number plate lights agreed with PT why would you , Tvr got that part right shame they had the same approach to the front headlights. bright as glow-worm tail.

[BIG DUNC]

Graham said:

WHy would you want to make your rear plate easier to see? mine is just bright enough to pass mot and no more !!!

To reduce the chance of someone running into the back of you at night. The side lights are hardly special and there is no centre brake light. A bright yellow rectangle might just means someone will see you in time.

[Loubaruch]

As Big Dunc says.

Griffith in dark colours are not that visible from the rear. Others have used much brighter LED's I chose to just make the rear more visible.

[ChimpOnGas]

BIG DUNC said:

Graham said:

WHy would you want to make your rear plate easier to see? mine is just bright enough to pass mot and no more !!!

To reduce the chance of someone running into the back of you at night. The side lights are hardly special and there is no centre brake light. A bright yellow rectangle might just means someone will see you in time.

Loubaruch said:

As Big Dunc says.

Griffith in dark colours are not that visible from the rear. Others have used much brighter LED's I chose to just make the rear more visible.

All of the above, I went with two of these 7,000 lumen 70W LED Panels.



https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/12V-70W-7-000LM-LED-Pan...

These panels spread the light over a much wider area of the number plate so work perfectly and give the light output of two (almost three) headlights behind the tanslusent numberplate.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

Works well for just £18.00, and because the entire numberplate area is filled there's no benefit or need to line the void with reflective material

[Storm Guy]

Here's the link for another option for those considering rear lighting, and also mounting solutions.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...