I've just fitted (it's a long overdue job) LED numberplate lights - literally a few minutes ago.
The old festoon bulbs, 1998 originals, were "interesting" - I think "smoked" would be the best description  .
Can't wait to see how the new LED's look at night in comparison as they already look a lot brighter, and I only used some oldish spares I had lying around - what I'd describe as the "bubble" type LED's (4 per unit in these) not the newer brighter SMD type.
I also took the bulb holders out completely and cleaned them. I think "over-engineered" describes them pretty well. Most cars have plastic mouldings that just clip in, these have a solid metal baseplate held in by a pair of 10mm hex-head bolts. The bolt heads looked corroded and I was concerned the whole bolt might be rotted, but they were fine it was mostly dirt and the threads were clean and shiny - I put a drop of oil on each of course before refixing.
The only bulbs left that "could" be dealt with now are the front sidelights, but they are a total swine to get at with the PF Xenon setup so I'll leave them alone while they're working OK. I never drive on just sidelights anyway. 
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
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