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Peterson Great White LED License Plate Light - 2 Diodes - Chrome Housing - Clear Lens
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Peterson Great White LED License Plate Light - 2 Diodes - Chrome Housing - Clear Lens

Part Number: M296XC
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4" x 1-11/16" Rectangle. LED trailer light illuminates your trailer's license plate. Great White series features custom-cut lens optics and ultra-bright white diodes. Durable metal base with chrome housing. Surface mount. 2-Wire design. Great Prices for the best trailer lights from Peterson. Peterson Great White LED License Plate Light - 2 Diodes - Chrome Housing - Clear Lens part number M296XC can be ordered online at etrailer.com or call 1-800-940-8924 for expert service.
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Peterson Trailer Lights - M296XC

Highlights

  • Bright, Even Plate Lighting: Great White optics and 2 white LEDs give strong, uniform light.
  • Fewer Replacements Needed: LEDs last 50 times longer than incandescent bulbs.
  • Low Power Draw: Uses just 0.01 amps at 12V, keeping load light on your system.
  • Durable Chrome Housing: Metal base resists corrosion for long outdoor use.
  • Simple Surface Mount: 3-1/2" hole spacing makes install clean and easy.
  • Road Legal: DOT compliant when mounted above your license plate.

Features to know about

Brighter and Cleaner Light Output: Great White LED with Custom Optics

This light puts out a bright, crisp white beam that makes your license plate easy to see. The Great White series uses custom-cut lens optics and two ultra-bright diodes that focus the light right where it’s needed. LEDs also mean you get more light with less power—just 0.01 amps at 12V—so you’re not putting any strain on your trailer’s electrical system.

No More Bulb Changes: Long-Lasting LED Efficiency

Forget about swapping bulbs or dealing with broken filaments. The LEDs in this light last up to 50 times longer than incandescent styles. They’re more efficient too, turning more of that power into usable light instead of wasted heat. Once installed, it just works, giving you a dependable license plate light that stays bright year after year.

Built Tough for the Road: Chrome Metal Housing and Clear Lens

This one’s made to handle regular outdoor use. The durable metal base with chrome housing keeps things solid and corrosion-resistant, while the clear lens protects those white diodes inside. It’s also designed for exterior trailer applications and is waterproof, so rain, spray, or road grime won’t be a problem.

Simple Mounting Setup: Surface-Mount Design with 3-1/2" Bolt Spacing

Installing this light is quick and straightforward. It mounts flat against the trailer surface using two bolts with holes spaced 3-1/2" center to center. You only need a small hole for the wiring—a simple two-wire setup with a power lead and ground wire. No extra brackets or complex wiring needed.

Reliable Compliance and Coverage: DOT-Approved Illumination

When mounted above the plate, a single light meets DOT requirements for visibility. If you’re mounting to either side of the plate, you’ll need two lights for full coverage. However you set it up, it delivers the clean, consistent white light needed for proper compliance on the road.

Specs

Dimensions

  • Overall dimensions: 4" long x 1-11/16" wide x 2-1/4" deep
  • Distance between mounting holes (center on center): 3-1/2"

Technical diagram of the Peterson Great White LED License Plate Light model M296XC showing dimensions and mounting hole spacing for installation reference.

Electrical

  • Power draw at 12V: 0.01 amps
  • Diodes: 2

Warranty

  • Limited warranty: 10-Year

M296XC Peterson Great White LED Trailer License Plate Light - 2 Diodes - Rectangle - Chrome Housing - Surface Mount - Clear Lens





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Video Transcript for Peterson Great White LED License Plate Light Review

Today we're taking a look at it a Peterson great white LED license plate light. This is a compact LED light that illuminates your trailer's license plate.LEDs make great replacements for incandescent lights. They last longer, they burn brighter, they're more efficient. With LEDs you don't have to worry about brittle filaments and you don't have to worry about replacing bulbs.The unit has a really nice metal base with a black powder coated finish to resist rust and corrosion and then the housing around the light is a chrome plastic which gives it a really nice look and design. And then we have a clear lens over white LEDs.It mounts on the surface of your trailer. Mounting hardware not included.

And it has a two wire design./ White for ground, black for power. It's department of Transportation approved when properly mounted.We're going to take a look at the dimensions real quick. Then we'll hook it up to power so you can see what it looks like with power running to it. Edge to edge right here is about four inches. Top to bottom measures about one and 5/8 inches.

Very front to very back measures about two and one quarter inches deep. The mount holes on the unit are separated on center by three and a half inches.We're going to go and hook it up to power. That way you can see what it looks like with some power running to it. So again, our white wire is the ground wire and black wire is that main power feed.So here you can see the light sends out a really nice signal. So if we had a license plate mounted below it, it would do a great job at illuminating that.

It's a two diode design. So we have an LED here and a LED here, so the multi diode design really helps optimize that overall light output.That's going to do it for today's look at the Peterson great white LED license plate light.

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Ratings & Reviews

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4" x 1-11/16" Rectangle. LED trailer light illuminates your trailer's license plate. Great White series features custom-cut lens optics and ultra-bright white diodes. Durable metal base with chrome housing. Surface mount. 2-Wire design.

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Very Nice Item



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Great service! Great product!



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Great light, easy instal



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On time and quality as always



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Nice light. Easy website to navigate. Quick and easy to track shipping.



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Fast delivery. Replaced the plastic factory broken one. Holes lined up perfectly.



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Installed easily and works well



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James

2/2/2023

Whirl very well



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Fit and finish were good and light is working as it should.



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Worked as expected-though could be brighter - no issues as of now.



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Very good bright light. Running for a year now and no issues.



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William

8/9/2025

works great . LEDs are my go to lights from now on.



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Delivered on time as promised.



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Good product, looks good and works well ..

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Robert

4/26/2022

Very pleased with the performance and appearance..



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Working great, 1 year later. Perfect fit on my motorhome.



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LEDs nice and bright easy to view way better than the traditional incandescent bulbs that were replaced



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Excellent product, much better than the plastic one I replaced. Looks good on my trailer.



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Reordered after breaking on install. It wasn’t the products fault. Someone shut the trailer door on it just prior to final install and broke the lens. Light still works! Quality product!



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Well built, easy installation. Great people to do biz with

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Robert

10/23/2022

Great product. Have had zero problems with the well made trailer light, threw rain, snow, and extremely hot west Texas summer. Worth every penny.



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The light itself is great! It would work better if there was a deeper recess on the bottom where it mounts to the trailer. This would help conceal the wiring and extend the light toward the rear of the trailer to better illuminate the license plate.



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This was a great replacement for the original lic plate light. I did have to drill one new hole because the new light base was a tad wider than the original base. The wiring was very simple: hot and ground and it worked like a champ.



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Fast shipping, great quality, excellent service



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Great service and fast shipment, thank you!


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