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As with the sidelights upgrade to 7 bulb led lights. I upgraded the tail lights to 9 bulb led's. They're size 207 5w bulbs.

Changing a bulb is fairly easy. But here's a small guide for those that need it. For those that can't wait, here's how it looks in the end.




Pinch the plastic clips in and pull the plate that holds the bulbs off. It's attached by a short power lead. So don't pull it too far.





Here's the tail light bulb that's being upgraded.





The bulbs can be different to look at. But their specifications are the same. Size 207 5w. The new one is on the right.



They're a simple bayonet, push and twist, fitting. Once the bulb's been changed, line up the bulbs with their respective holes and click the light housing plate back into place.



The new bulb is on the left. The old on the right. The newer bulb is brighter and crisper.





Then go do a night drive and get some nice pics.



'The job's a good un.'

Update - 2 months later. 'The job's a good un.'

The tail lights I fitted were fine initially and plenty bright enough. Then after a few weeks a couple of the small led bulbs started flickering. That's great if you're 19 and sitting outside McDonalds. So, I re-inserted the old bulbs. I'd read the warning off Clive about cheap Hong Kong bulbs. Maybe some of the UK bulbs would be better next time.

Tail light bulb upgrade - MGTF Tail light change and upgrade guide.



I also tried some new brake light led bulbs. For the size of them they didn't produce any great improvement and again some of the small led bulbs died after only a short while. So, that 'fail' never made it to a forum post. Here's some pics of them.









In summary - So far, I can only reccomend the lights that I've tried on the front of the car. They have upgraded 'the look'. However, it's only been around two months since fitting them.