Never thought that the mounting points varied much but that could explain two annoyances I've had with the "universal" LEDs I swapped into various lights on our different cars (reverse lights, license plate lights, etc). On my G35, the license plate bulbs always end up flickering after a few months and on my wife's Fusion, the front "parking" lights (not sure what they're called nowadays) ends up flickering as well. I put in new LEDs in both and they're good for a while, then they do it again. I've just put the regular incandescent bulbs back in.2) The 193 & 194 bulbs (3 & 4 watt, respectively) have a thinner base than the 5 watt version so I've always been leery of loose fit. The license plate bulbs I've seen are all 5W5. One has to ask why the industry didn't designate a 195.
I'm with you here. Just what the law requires, nothing more ( factory OEM type bulbs).I would personally want a light that just meets the minimum requirements for visibility.
I used this exact bulb for a parking light. It looked yellow-er than the 10 year old 2825 bulb on the other side.Rock auto has the Phillips 194CV which is a whiter hue incandescent.
It's what I use.
For the most part, I find retrofit LED bulbs not really worth the effort. They're either work, are DOA/flicker or die after a few months. I do have them under the hood, trunk and foot well locations on some of our cars as brightness improvement.
I tried replacing a 93 incandescent with an 1156 incandescent under the hood of the Camaro. The 1156 smoked itself to death in a matter of 5-10 minutes.
As to #3, said it before I could.1) I'm glad you like your LEDs and that they work.
2) The 193 & 194 bulbs (3 & 4 watt, respectively) have a thinner base than the 5 watt version so I've always been leery of loose fit. The license plate bulbs I've seen are all 5W5. One has to ask why the industry didn't designate a 195.
3) I'm from the old, "don't stand out" school of automotive appearance, so no $25-$30 rear end LED beacons for me, thank you.