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I installed new license plate LEDs that I purchased a few days ago from a reputable vendor. I haven't driven my car at night more than once or twice since installing them, but tonight I pulled into the garage and went around the car to admire the new LEDs - to my surprise, the passenger-side one was out.


I had difficulty with that same light while I was installing it - it wouldn't light up until I removed it and put it back in once, so I thought that that might help again. I wasn't thinking straight since I was tired, but I removed the light while the lights were on (I know I've seen this done with the trunk LED replacement, but as I was tired and thought I could fix the problem quickly I didn't think to turn off the lights before I went to pull out the bulb and try putting it back in).

I put it back in, and it didn't work. I turned the lights off and on and it didn't work - I then noticed that now, the other license plate wouldn't work, and my side markers are now out.

I've tried switching back to my old white license plate LEDs that I had before these new ones, and those didn't work. I tried switching back to the stock ones, and that didn't work.

I am extremely distressed right now as I don't know what my options are or what happened - I am now worried that I shorted something somehow, and I do not know what to do to get it fixed, or if I will have to take it to the dealership (in which case I assume I have to replace all of my LEDs with the stock ones - which I dread because I had huge, huge difficulties installing my side markers appropriately, and I know it'll be worse after removing them and deforming the clips).


If anyone could help me with this issue or tell me my best course of action, I would really appreciate it as I am seriously distressed - this is the first significant issue I've experienced with my car.