License plate lighting lamp: Normal visibility of numbers at any time of the day. Repair and upgrading of the license plate of the license plate of the car How to highlight the room from the LED tape

According to the latest requirements of the law, the state number of the car must be well covered so that it is clearly visible in the dark. Experienced motorists believe that the LED illumination of the room as it is impossible to meet these requirements. In this material, we will tell you what is due to the popularity of LED tapes, how to make the backlight of the number, for which infrared illumination is used and what kind of advantages and disadvantages.

Replacing the standard backlight light on the LED is an excellent solution for drivers, actively using a car in the dark. The main advantage of such a backlight is brightness, but in addition, the LED lamps and ribbons are safe, easy to operate, are quite easily mounted, stable to shaking and durable.

It is worth remembering that for the backlight of the front number, it is forbidden to use light instruments with red lights or retroreflective devices of red, and the lights, the color of the lights and the operation mode of which do not meet the requirements of the main provisions for the access of vehicles to operation. More information about this restriction can be viewed in Article 12.5 of the Administrative Code of the Russian Federation (paragraph 3). Rear Number Backlight These rules do not concern.

Lamp selection for highlighting numbers

To highlight the state number, diode type diode lamps are used: W5W, T4W, R5W, W10W, R10W, C5W. Letters marked the types of basements that do not distinguish between regular lamps and LEDs. To illuminate the number you can choose any lamp suitable for dimensions and with sufficient brightness.

By the way about brightness. The usual luminous flux for such a lamp is about 75-100 lm. However, according to the reviews of experienced motorists, it can be concluded that the efficiency of the number of the number depends not so much from the brightness of the LED lamp, as from its shape, the number of LEDs and the diffusion angle of light. In order not to miss the choice, first carefully examine the reviews on the use of specific lamps on the specific models of cars - this will help to avoid a long selection of the "tyk method" (although not completely, since all the requirements are different).

Beware of lamps produced in China by unknown firms. It is better to overpay for the OSRAM or Philips brand, but avoid many problems associated with the low quality LED quality. Moreover, a pair of light bulbs, even from a well-known company, stands in the area of \u200b\u200bthousands of rubles or a little more, and it will work for several years for which you definitely change not one set of regular lamps or cheap Chinese LEDs.

How to replace the usual lamp on the LED

If the lamp is chosen correctly, it should easily be placed in a regular ceiling. In this case, there should be no difficulties in the replacement process. By the way, regular LED lamps made for a particular car model are always more expensive, but are ideal for dimensions.

To replace the lamp, first remove the lights of the backlight. On many cars (in the photo Volkswagen Jetta) this can be done with any sharp object, but carefully not to damage.

Do not forget about the adding resistance of the LED backlight number. LED lamp can not be connected directly to the electrical system, it will be over. The voltage in the power supply of the passenger car is more than 12 volts.

From the engine head, the voltage in the car's network rises from 12 to 14-17 volts, depending on the car. In most cases, the value is 14.7V. It rises, because The generator charges the battery.

Standard LED requires a voltage of 12 volts. The adding resistance will help reduce the excess voltage to the worker.

Glowing frames for highlighting numbers

This option is the perfect choice for those who do not like to bother homemade auto lining. Installed quickly, feed from 12 volts (an additional resistor is not required), look stylish. The only weighty minus is the cost, about 3 thousand rubles.

Please note that there are LED frames with highlighting the number or logo under it. The backlit framework is arranged so that the number will be lit evenly and bright. Frames, highlighting the logo only (inscription at the bottom of the frame) is rather decoration than the functional element, they require additional lighting numbers with lamps.

Infrared illumination number

This type of illumination is applied by car enthusiasts at all with good intentions - such LED frames "hide" the alphanumeric combination of the number from the traffic police cameras so that the car owner could not be calculated by the machine number and fined for speeding. At the same time, the IR framework is also glowing in the dark, although not so bright as ordinary LED.

At one time, the infrared illumination of the room was very popular with car enthusiasts. But as they say, there is a bolt with the necessary carvings for each hectare - modern chambers fixing traffic violations are increasingly equipped with IR filters, which makes it completely useless the costs of installing infrared illumination. Nowadays, the driver is easier not to violate the rules than to invent ways to deceive the camera with a variety of devices.

Video

For example, we present a video example in which the author changes the usual lamps on the LED in the car Hyundai Solaris.

Let's summarize

The LED illumination of the room - no longer just a fashionable "chip", which is fond of young lovers of autotuning. This is a convenient and economical way of compliance with the legislation that prescribes the license plate of the car well visible under any conditions and at any time of the day. Competently selected LED backlight will serve you a good service and make your car more stylish - and day, and at night.

According to the current legislation, the number marks of all vehicles, tractors, special equipment and other machines should be read normally even in the dark - for this purpose, the lighting lights are installed on the equipment, which are described in detail in this article.

What is a license plate lighting lantern?

Lantern (Fire) Lighting the rear license plate (phon) - a device designed to illuminate the entire area of \u200b\u200bthe installation site of the rear license plate on vehicles, tractors, motorcycles and machines of various purposes.

The phon is a special external lighting device that provides normal visibility and reading the rear registration sign of the vehicle in the dark at a distance of at least 20 meters. Characteristics, location and regulations for the use of this flashlight are standardized (both in Russia and in foreign countries), therefore, in the event of a breakdown or incorrect work, it must be repaired as soon as possible or replaced. To make a correct flashlight selection, you should figure out the existing types of these devices and their features.

Types and design of license plate lighting lanterns

Design of the collapsible lighting lighting lighting lamp with a hidden installation

Lanterns are divided into several types of design, the type of light source and electrical characteristics.

Today there are a number of constructive designs phons:

• Single (individual) - a separate flashlight in its housing, installed on top, from below or on the sides of the Gosnomer;
• Combined - a device that combines rear overall fire and phones;
• Combined - a device combining several rear lights with phones (rear indicators of rotation, rear fog lamp, etc.);
• Grouped - Device combining all rear lights in one case, including phones.

In turn, single found are two main types:

• Collapsible - with a replaceable light source;
• Inspection - the light source is placed in an unintended body.

Also, single lights are distinguished by the installation method:

• Outdoor installation - the device has a decorated case, which is located on the body of the vehicle;
• Hidden installation - the lantern is placed in a compact case, which is mounted in the body niche, under a decorative element or otherwise.

In the first case, the lamp lighting of the license plate is one of the elements of the external design of the car, such a design can be seen on old UAZ, many domestic cargo vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers. In the second case, the lamp hull is hidden, it can only be visible to its diffuser over, under or on sides of the license plate - such a structure has lanterns on the main mass of modern TS.

As a source of light in all lamps, both standard incandescent lamps with different types of bases and LEDs can be used. One or two lamps can be located in one device, or a number of LEDs.

Constructively all the instruments under consideration are fundamentally the same. If we are talking about separate lanterns, then their basis is a plastic or metal case, inside of which the lamp is located (or lamps), and on the outer surface - a transparent plastic diffuser. In this case, the reflector in these devices is usually absent. Typically, the flashlight is elongated than the best distribution of the light stream during installation above or under a number sign.

The phones in combined, combined or grouped lighting devices have a similar design, but their body is usually integrated with the main instrument housing.

One or more phones can be used on the vehicle. If the lanterns are two or more, they are installed symmetrically relative to the number, which ensures its best lighting. It is allowed to install flashlights over, under the sides of the room.

Characteristics and features of the use of lighting lanterns of license plates

Characteristics, features and procedures for the use of phones, as well as other external lighting and signaling devices of the vehicle, are regulated by domestic and international standards. These instruments of all mechanical TCs operated in Russia must meet the requirements of GOST R 41.48-2004 standards (common for all lighting and signaling devices), partly GOST 8769-75 (common for lighting automobiles, tractors, trolleybuses and trailers / semi-trailers), GOST R 50577-93 (regulates license plates) and, most importantly - GOST R 41.4-99 (UNECE N 4 rules, applies to cars and other equipment) and GOST R 41.50-99 (applies to motor transport), which establish the requirements for Devices for illumination of rear state leaders.

In accordance with standards, fixtures to illuminate the installation site of the rear license plate must meet the following requirements:

• Installation - mandatory;
• Fire color - only white (colorless);
• The power of light is such that the number is visible at a distance of 20 meters;
• The number of lamps - any;
• The inclusion of lanterns is necessary to include this heat simultaneously with the front and rear-dimensional lights (as well as with side overall and contour lights, if available).

The phones should be installed both on passenger and cargo TCs and on the tractor, special equipment, trailers, semi-trailers and other techniques. Modern legislation establishes the availability of instrument data and motorcycles, motorcycles and other motorcycles.

We specifically indicate that, according to paragraph 3.6, the List of faults and conditions under which the operation of the vehicle is prohibited, the absence of an phon, or the presence of lighting devices of this type with any color other than white, is the cause of the operation of the TC and the imposition of the fine. So, when the flashlight breakdown, it must be replaced as soon as possible or repaired.

How to choose and replace the license plate lighting lamp

In the event of a flashlight breakdown, it has already been indicated above, it should be repaired or replaced assembly, and after that this device must fully respond to standards. Therefore, it is necessary to use a lantern or a lamp of the same type that were installed by car before. Confidence that the new device provides the necessary characteristics, gives its marking - it must contain the letter "L" (this is the designation of fixtures to illuminate the rear number) and the "E" certification mark with a number of or another. This marking is applied to the diffuser or the reverse side of the lantern.

Work on the replacement of the lamp or the entire flashlight must be carried out in accordance with the instructions for repair and maintenance of the vehicle. If the lantern is collapsible, then the whole procedure is usually reduced to the following:

1. Unscrew the screws of the fastening of the lantern or its diffuser;
2. Dismantle the diffuser;
3. Replace the lamp (lamps) or other damaged device parts;
4. Collect the lamp in the reverse order.

If the lantern is intimidable, then the order of work is simplified - it is enough to remove the device from its niche (it usually holds on the latches, although it is possible to mount and screws), remove the wire from the electrical connector and set a new flashlight in the reverse order.

In the future, devices for illumination of rear license plates do not need maintenance, and with proper selection and replacement, they provide normal operation of the vehicle.

The State Requirement provides for the mandatory backlight of the rear room of the car. There may be doubts, but is there really such a backlight, because of it does not depend on the safety of the road? The answer is categorical - needed. Such a measure is necessary to ensure that the vehicle number is clearly visible in the dark time.

The lighting sign light lamp refers to external lighting devices, and movement with faulty lighting devices is a disorder and is subject to a fine. Partial malfunction is also a violation.

Justification and fine size

It is worth noting that the imposition of a fine for the lack of backlighting the rear number can only be produced in the dark time when the number becomes unreadable. The sign must be easily read at a distance of 20 meters, and if one light burned, but the rest are sufficiently illuminated the number, the fine cannot be imposed.

This violation may entail the inspector warning at best, or a fine of 500 rubles. Most often, the intruder receives only an oral warning, because to prove the fact that the driver knew about a malfunction before the start of movement is very difficult. It is also difficult to prove the opposite, so it's not worth risking once again.

Views of highlighting

The current cars are equipped with backlighting the rear number already at the production stage, but many are not satisfied with the quality of lighting. In Soviet cars, such a function is not provided at all. Or maybe there is a simple desire to update the appearance of your car? Then you should familiarize yourself with the views of the backlight.

Standard lighting is incandescent lamps installed in the ceiling. A modern solution is diodes, LED tapes. There is another backlight option - complete with a rear view camera.

What is the lantern of the backlight of the license plate differs from diode lighting?

1. Lighting brightness, diode lamps this indicator is much higher.
2. Service life, on average incandescent lamps serve 2-3 times less.
3. Color. For diodes, it is possible to set the backlight of any color.

More and more motorists prefer diode instruments (as in the photo below). Replacing the lamp of the backlight of the license plate on such a device is very simple, it is enough to unscrew the ceiling and replace one to another.

Installation with your own hands

How to replace the backlight of the rear number? Easily! And even the service does not have to go. Step by step will look through all the necessary manipulations.

1. Prepare materials (frame for the room of a car with backlight or separate elements of backlight, heat shrink, scissors, silicone sealant, lighter).
2. Free all wires from the old items, remove the old frame.
3. All visible joints with lighting elements and seams on the frame should be sealed to prevent possible contact with water. If this is not done, the backlight will last a maximum of 4-5 months, contacts rusted, have to change the entire frame.
4. Two-free wires freed from the wire insulator on the frame and on the trunk of the car. To prevent closure to isolate their heat shrink.
5. Frame to fasten to the available place on the back of the car.
6. Put the number in place.

Time this procedure will take a little. In the event that the installation of lighting devices is planned independently, then a little time will take fastening of diodes to the frame.

The backlit number frame frame can be made similarly illumination of speakers, from the inside. For this it will require a frame, a piece of plexiglass in size of a 3 mm thick frame, LEDs from 8 pcs., Foil. Time will need a little more, but the result will be more interesting.

1. Diodes run to glass size.
2. Rear and glass end to close the foil.
3. Light elements are combined with glass, send to the corners, pour the sealant.
4. Wire a wire beyond, connect to the car.
5. Screw the number, which in turn will keep glass and diodes.

You carefully need to seal all the connections and wires with silicone so that it does not have to disassemble the design every 2-3 months.

Detailed instructions for setting backlight on your own you will find in this video:

License plate frame

Someone prefers to make a frame with highlighting on their own, and someone prefers mass manufacturers. And if the choice remained after the finished framework, then you need to designate several criteria for choosing products:

• strength - accident accidents happen often. The frame should be durable in order not to break with a small accident, as well as to withstand the temperature differences from the summer for the winter;
• the accuracy of size is in most cases all the framework of the standard size, but it is still worth sure;
• the brightness and function of the illumination - the performance of all lighting elements is better to check when purchasing.

Modern frameworks are able to fit not only the license plate, but also additional inscriptions, where the manufacturer, at the request of the buyer, will indicate any information.

Color backlight

Select your car, make it brighter and original in the dark time you can also use the backlight of the rear number of the auto using colored diodes or tape.

Colors of a variety of mass, and the complexity in the installation such devices do not have. There is only one defects - the installation of such devices does not correspond to GOST, which means it is an offense. GOST 8769-75 indicates the need to install one or more illumination lights of the rear number, which should emit white or white-yellow color.

Why are such requirements for a small detail of the car? Using additional colors of the backlight may divert other drivers and thereby provoke an accident. The desire to stand out can cost 100 rubles a fine or a warning in accordance with the COAP 12.5 Part 1. Do not forget that the car first is a vehicle.

Outcome

What is to learn and remember after reading all of the foregoing:

1. The vehicle number of the car must be highlighted from behind.
2. The lack of illumination entails an oral warning from a traffic police officer or a penalty of 500 rubles.
3. An independent replacement or installation of lighting elements for the lighting of the license plate is made easily and in a short time.
4. The use of any other colors besides white or white-yellow is prohibited and can lead to a fine of 100 rubles.

You should not neglect the installation of this lighting element. Yes, after installation, the car number will be clearly visible, and in case of violation, the inspector will easily read it and write it down. But in the case of the car of the car, the availability of the issue will only benefit, and may affect the speed of searches.

Be careful to the external lighting devices of your car and good luck on the roads.

Do not risk and spoil the mood and nerves to yourself and accommodation in the road rules. In order not to get into the unpleasant situation, it is necessary to carefully examine the requirements of the PDD to the backlight of the room and follow them in practice.

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Each owner of the vehicle knows that the number illumination is very important in the dark. Such an element is not only important in a holistic appearance of the car, but also is the strict demands of the traffic police. It lies not just in the lighting of the state person for good visibility, but also in its technical characteristics that must comply with the norms of adopted laws. The deviation from the norm can easily become a base for imposing a fine. Despite such tough conditions, car enthusiasts manage to stylishly arrange the lighting moment in the backlight.

Penalty conditions

A certain car model has its own list of external lighting devices. Therefore, penalties for malfunction or non-definition of the sign are different. In accordance with paragraph 3, Part 3 of the general list of faults, movement with a turned off or a faulty lighting device is punishable. Even if the lighting and works, but spattered with mud and does not fulfill its qualitative functions, this violation is also punishable in the form of penalty.

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On the standards, the backlight of the registration sign is also an external lighting element, and its malfunction or any defect necessarily provides for punishment.

There is an important point in the operation of the road tools using lighting. If the backlight backlight does not burn, and the car owner drove on such a car, it may be regarded as an obstacle to the performance of the road inspector. However, the conventionality concerns only night time. If this happened during the day, the fines and punishments for this misconduvement are not provided. For the light time of day, the purity of the number canvas is important.

There are cases that for some reason or because of external factors, even one light bulb does not work in the lighting device, and it does not make it possible to read at least part of the number, it is also punishable by money recovery. The size of such a fine in 2017 is 500 rubles.

But there are several "saving" moments, in the case of which the penalty is not charged:

• If one light bulb does not work in the device, but the second is located so that it allows you to read the state number, then the penalty for the backlight is not provided. In this case, you can do the warning from the inspector. But it is for the inoperative state that may still be fined.
• If the lack of sufficient illumination is detected by the driver at the time of stopping by the inspector, then in this case an oral warning will also be issued. But it is necessary to impose proof that the driver was not aware of the breakdown.
• If the backlight or place for it is not designed in the technical design of the car and the driver has an appropriate note in those tube, it also frees it from paying a fine.

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If the time is the day, then in the current standards for the non-influence illumination of the number of instructions. It is not clear that both numbers should be read - front and rear. In the dark, the mandatory norm is a good light on the rear canvas. There is also the norm provided by traffic rules, about not readability of even one symbol in the license plate, regardless of the time of day from 20 meters. This fact is also a violation, and for it you can get a fine.

For any motorist, the fines and warnings listed in the protocol are unpleasant morally, can spoil the reputation of an exemplary driver, but also reflected on the wallet of the motorist. To avoid this, it is worth carefully inspecting your vehicle before you go on it, and timely eliminate breakdowns. In this case, you can avoid "ugly" marks in rights, including a penalty for the lack of backlighting the rear number. This is such a trifle, which is easy to keep track of yourself.

Rounds using color in backlight

As noted above, the lighting of state registration numbers is an external lighting device, the use of color in it is limited.

Norms of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, according to which the color used in the front illumination is determined, rather strict. The introduction of a non-standard color solution to the lighting of the front number of the car is punishable by imprisonment of rights from 6 to 12 months. Rooms are also covered with lighting devices. It is forbidden to set the backlight of the front state leader using red, blue, green, other colors of lamps and reflective elements not provided for by the rules.

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To date, fashion for neon and LED lights in the form of frames and linings is very common, but it is necessary to use them carefully. If the color is white or light yellow - it is allowed. It is not recommended to put lighting frames or ribbons with diodes around the edges of the number. It will be brighter and more attractive, but you can "scream" and a fine for such a backlight of the room from the road patrol service on a round sum.

Based on the basic provisions and requirements for the operation and admission of a particular vehicle transportation to operation, equipping with red lights the number of the back of the car is a malicious violation. This is regarded as the lack of the required lighting of the room. For such "art", a private person may suffer in the amount of 3 thousand rubles. Individuals, consisting of official work, lose 15-20 thousand, but legal may receive recovery in the amount of 400-500 thousand rubles and seizure lighting devices. Is the brightness and attractiveness of such money? It is better to let the backlight of the room, and the penalty of 500 rubles will not hit the pocket so much.

It is forbidden to use inappropriate colors in the rear lighting lamps, except:

• yellow;
• white;
• orange.

The same rate concerns and reflective devices for better visibility.

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Selecting the correct backlight

To protect yourself and be sure that such a trifle, like the absence or breakdown of light on a license plate, will not lead to trouble, you need to install high-quality lighting elements.

Experienced specialists advise changing factory backlights to more modern and high-quality. Powerful LED lamps that will comply with all requirements, are available in a large assortment. They will not fill the bright light letters and numbers on the canvas and do not get blind eyes. Pay attention to the light bulbs with the presence of lenses. These elements give good, bright and scattered light, which allows you to clearly consider the number. Let the cost of them be higher, but the efficiency and safety of themselves will pay off.

Additional elements that will be auxiliary in backlight around the rear number may be cheaper. To do this, you can use individual LEDs of certain colors. The source for creating lighting can also serve as an ordinary LED tape. To establish such devices is not much difficult, but with their help you can reduce the likelihood of finished.

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If new lighting is installed correctly, verified for performance and resistance to external factors, the result will be bright and decent attention. But the main thing is that he does not interfere with the audience with all the designations.

When using an additional source of light in the area of \u200b\u200bthe rooms, you need to remember that the risk during self-installation still exists, because you can make a mistake in the choice of color and correctness. And such consequences can lead to the close attention of inspectors that ensure safety on the roads.

Is it worth repeating that "rested" in the form of neon highlights of blue, pink, green and other colors entails a fine, removal of instruments and deprivation of driving rights for a certain period?