Licence Plate Light

Depends on the tail lights you're using. Cat eyes should have a shine-up (an inch or two below where VS usually puts it) and beehives should have a shine-down.

@R Thorpe

Usually the type of license plate light (shine -up or shine-down) is dictated by the year of manufacture you're trying too replicate with your Speedster. Consider the following pic for reference.

Ultimately, the decision can be purely a personal preference. However, due to the curvature of the rear deck and the relative position of the respective license lights, it's been my experience that the shine-down gives better illumination of the license plate.

Here is a shine-up on my previous VS. As you can see, (aside from the burned out light bulb on the right portion of the license light) the license plate leans inward and away from the light illumination. I bought a license light with a built-in LED (at the top of plate) to better illuminate my license plate.

Either way, it would be a good idea to add a license plate frame with the built-in LED to give best illumination regardless of the shine-up or shine-down you choose.

Hope you find this info useful! 

Thanks guys great info I’m copying a 1958 with teardrop lIghts so the license plate light should shoot up.

@R Thorpe

Excellent! So keep in mind, adding a lighted license frame as well,  would enhance the illumination of your rear plate such as this from Summit Racing.

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/sum-100-02

Now all you have to do is endure the wait and anticipation of taking delivery of your Speedster!