Honda Motorcycle GL1500A Gold Wing Aspencade License Plate Bulb Size

The Honda Motorcycle GL1500A Gold Wing Aspencade utilizes a license plate light with a specific 168 bulb size for illumination. Data for the specified component covers the period from 1991 through 2000.

The year-by-year compatibility chart below provides a quick reference to verify the correct bulb size for your vehicle.

Bulb Size by Year Range

Years	Bulb Size
1991-2000	168

Bulb Specifications

Description	Bulb Size
ANSI standard (US & Canada). Miniature wedge bulb (T10). 12V, 4.9W.	168

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Additional Notes

The 168 bulb is the sole license plate bulb size listed for the Honda Motorcycle GL1500A Gold Wing Aspencade across the 1991-2000 model years.
The 168 is an ANSI-standard bulb recognized in both the United States and Canada, placing it within a widely distributed and standardized product category.
It follows the T10 miniature wedge form factor, a designation that refers to a tubular glass envelope roughly 10/8 of an inch wide with a wedge-shaped base that seats directly into a socket without a separate metal cap or pins.
The wedge base design means the bulb is held in place by the socket walls themselves, making it a tool-free press-fit installation in most applications.
Operating voltage is rated at 12 volts, consistent with the standard electrical system voltage found in motorcycles of this type.
Power consumption is rated at 4.9 watts, placing the 168 at the lower end of the miniature automotive bulb wattage range and reflecting its use in a low-demand application such as license plate illumination.
The T10 wedge base is a common platform shared by several ANSI bulb numbers, so substitution with visually similar wedge bulbs of differing wattage or voltage ratings would fall outside the listed specification for this application.