Hello everybody, my 83 Camaro is getting close to hitting the road. With the law the way it is about your license plate lights, Just wondering has anyone ever found a way of cleaning those lenses. I will be street legal but do not want them to yard me over because the can not see my plate.

 

Not a permanent fix but I use the Meguiar's PlastX on our Miata's head lights (MX5) when they get hazy. Lasts for about two months.
Or wet send wet sand and polish?
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Thanks for the reply, I will go with the wet sanding and polish.













Thanks for the reply, I will look in to these options.



























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You don't need a license plate lense. I don't know how they're even legal. I can never read license plates that have them...

 

Depends on where you are. Some places, they are required by law.

Probably wouldn't be hard to 3D print some of em.

 

"Required"?? Why would that be?...

 

So the cops can read em.

Believe it. It's true.

 

Ticket here for a lens
not sure why you’d want one on

 

i live in Phoenix
none of my vehicles have license plate lights.
this has been since roughly 1988.
Not one ticket ever.

 

Maybe Phoenix doesn't have that law.

I don't think they care about the lens itself; only that the plate is "adequately" lit. Not sure what the standard for "adequate" is in any such place. Seems like an opportunity for some selective police customer service to me, butt hay, what do I know about any of that.

 

On my 83 Camaro the lens is what holds the bulb. It is the way they were made.

 

It is the law here in Washington and if the cop is having a bad day. Well they can pull you over and who knows what will happen from there. Loud exhaust and what else they can find.

 

I guess we're not talking about the same thing...

 

I Think He Means These

 

Are we talking Lic plate lights, or a lens goes over your plate in a frame. What are we talking about

 

Doesn't seem particularly ambiguous, butt then, what do I know... at least, that's what I'm talking about

 

The picture by gt4373 is correct. I am old and have a hard time doing pictures. Thanks gt4373

 

Yeah, you definitely need lights...

 

I ordered led license plate lights. I will clean and polish and try the led lights. Has anyone used the led bulbs. Do they get hot?

 

Yes I have.

No they do not. They work well enough as far as I can tell, except that they are not immune to failure. I have one right now that sort of blinks chaotically at times and sometimes even goes dark.

 

At any rate, I use Brillianize #2 to polish plastic, you can get the set of 3 on Amazon.

 

I got a card of ten so I will be good for awhile. Thanks all for the reply's. On to the next project.

 

Just an update---- The LED's are working great. I can see the plate from way back. LOL