iQ Number Plate Bulbs

[Barkley]

Just noticed (with the nights getting darker earlier) that my number plate lights are flickering somewhat.  According to the manual it suggests they are 5W Type D bulbs.  Can these be swapped to LED without canbus errors?  Any info if you’ve done the same would be most welcome!

[dash]

To be safe you could source LEDs with integral resistance circuit to match load of filament bulb

 

[Falomain]

I replaced all bulbs in my 2009 iQ with LEDs (with the only exception of indicators) last year and no problems at all. Sinificantly better lighting than the originals. Passed MOT in July with no problems either.

I think the plate bulbs are these T10 type in white colour:

(not 100% sure, I would have to physically check if you need me to)

Price of one pair is around Euro 2.00. Aliexpress claims these bulbs as complying with 'CAMBUS' spec, but that's not true (will provoke an error message on vehicles equipped with CAMBUS, but that's not the case of my iQ).

[Barkley]

Tks for that - as my MoT is only a month away, I won’t risk AliExpress - but I think I’ve seen similar on eBay for £5*incl post - so I’ll start my conversion from filaments to LED!

(I should say, that’s for 10 of them!)