tempory number plate light

[hoodedreeper]

I'm hoping to get my smoothed boot fitted tonight as its now done.Trouble is i cant go over to the body shop will later tonight.I'll hopefully attach my new number plate onto the bumper but need a number plate light.

Dilema is,i cant pick up my rear number plate lights till later tonight aswell.How could i 'bodge' a light just for tonight?

Ok managed to collect my number plate lights.What i need to know is...

Theres 2 wires coming off each bulb off the existing plate lights 1 brown and 1 black. Can someone tell me which wire is earth and which wire is positive please.

Thanks

 

[andy88]

if there normal bulbs i don't think it matters which way you put the wires, but I'd put the black to earth and brown to positive

 

[hoodedreeper]

I've got some number plate bulbs that look like bolts so the bulbs are tiny.I'll see about finding a volt metre and test each wire.

 

[andy88]

try them on a 12v drill battery, not the best way to find out which wires which, but always worked for me

 

[hoodedreeper]

I've worked out which wire is which (brown=live black=earth).I've soldered extra wire to the bulbs.I've now gotta feed the loom through and out of the boot and through the interior.But to do that i need to drill a hole.

Tried re-wiring the lights back on so i can go out tonight but it aint working,as there doesnt seem to be a live