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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 11:25 AM
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How many watts can the reverse circuit run? I have 7 watt LED bulbs in the tail light housings and two small LED light bars under the bumper. I do not know how much power they use but I don't think it is much. I want to add the VLED license plate that uses 18 watts.

I don't think 60 watts should be a problem, any thoughts?
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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 11:49 AM
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Originally Posted by ThePeaceKeeper
How many watts can the reverse circuit run? I have 7 watt LED bulbs in the tail light housings and two small LED light bars under the bumper. I do not know how much power they use but I don't think it is much. I want to add the VLED license plate that uses 18 watts.

I don't think 60 watts should be a problem, any thoughts?
No problem at all, If you find the fuse for the back up lights you multiply the amps times volts = watts. Lets say it's a 10A fuse x 12V = 120 watts.

Ohm's law calculator http://www.onlineconversion.com/ohms_law.htm




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Old Apr 24, 2013 | 01:48 PM
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Thanks! Just got done installing them and everything looks good.
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Thanks! Just got done installing them and everything looks good.
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Old Apr 25, 2013 | 02:59 AM
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Old Apr 25, 2013 | 10:53 AM
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That's odd, my bumper don't have that indentation under the plate, the VLED frame fits perfect in the original holes. Guess they realized an issue and changed it.
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