Third brake light question...
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Tuned
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From: Near Chicago
Third brake light question...
So after looking around for a few weeks, i picked one out that had good reviews.
Sadly i personally feel the fitment sucks, about 3/ 8th's gap all the way around. Amusingly enough most have that in the reviews, i got this one because it did not.
Does anyone know of a smoked lense, led is better but incandescent is fine, that actually fits correctly?
Or of any that actually match up to our Excursion body lines correctly, outside of stock?
i have spent hours looking so far but have come up with nothing guaranteed as of yet.
Sadly i personally feel the fitment sucks, about 3/ 8th's gap all the way around. Amusingly enough most have that in the reviews, i got this one because it did not.
Does anyone know of a smoked lense, led is better but incandescent is fine, that actually fits correctly?
Or of any that actually match up to our Excursion body lines correctly, outside of stock?
i have spent hours looking so far but have come up with nothing guaranteed as of yet.
Fleet Mechanic
Joined: Mar 2004
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From: SE PA
I bought my Ex new, and "back in the day", there was a company marketing a third brake light with built in cargo type lights . I thought it might be helpful. The light was made for (if memory serves) an F150, but was supposed to fit Excursion. Thinking out loud, it may have been a Lightning factory part. The long and the short of it....it didn't fit Excursion. The screw holes lined up... but it didn't fit cirrectly in the Excursiom.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2017
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From: Greensburg, IN
That matches my findings as well. The light for the F-series will connect electrically and screw on just fine, but is not a direct fit...
I think I'll go the route of popping the LED section out of the one I bought and putting it into my factory housing.
I think I'll go the route of popping the LED section out of the one I bought and putting it into my factory housing.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Dec 2017
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From: Greensburg, IN
Found some pictures of the Lightning 3BL on an ex.
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Laughing Gas
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I just added LED's and a strobe to mine. Much brighter and more noticeable.
In the below picture, you can see the leftmost light socket is actually burnt from the incandescent light bulb. Same problem I had on my Navigator. Removed it and put LED's in.
Got a strobe for motorcycle brake lights. Installed it behind the upper hatch door inner trim.
4 way flashers first, then brakes where you see the 3rd light strobe 6 times before going solid red
In the below picture, you can see the leftmost light socket is actually burnt from the incandescent light bulb. Same problem I had on my Navigator. Removed it and put LED's in.
Got a strobe for motorcycle brake lights. Installed it behind the upper hatch door inner trim.
4 way flashers first, then brakes where you see the 3rd light strobe 6 times before going solid red
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Mountain Pass
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From: Sunnyvale, CA.
I have been searching and the only thing I have found to look the best is get a new stock lens and take it to an auto body shop and have it smoked. That is the route I am going to take at least.
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