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Old Nov 11, 2018 | 06:28 AM
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Map light bulbs

what model number is the light bulb for the map light in my 2015 ford f350? I hate the dim lighting.
 
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Old Nov 11, 2018 | 11:07 AM
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It appears to be a 906 bulb. Sylvania has a really good guide for finding out bulb types. Really helped when I was converting to LEDs for everything.

https://www.sylvania-automotive.com/apps/vlrg-us/Vlrg/
 
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Old Nov 12, 2018 | 06:57 PM
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Put LEDs in it. I bought the entire interior set for like 14 bucks on fleabay. They are bright and at that price, they can't be beat.
 
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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 12:33 PM
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Can LED run on 6 volt?
 
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Old Apr 22, 2020 | 10:46 PM
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Your truck is 12volt NOT 6volt's
 
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Old Apr 23, 2020 | 06:14 AM
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I bought these for my '15 this past January. Absolutely love them! They're also the same bulbs or your license plate lights, as well as the sidemarker lights in your headlights. It shows that they are no longer available, but just do a search for the same bulb set and they will show up. They were $15 for the set of 10. Also check out the Luyed 4 X 570 Lumens Super Bright 3014 bulbs for the rear dome light. That's what I have in the back. I installed their 2 X 1550 lumen 921 bulbs for my reverse lights as well, and they really help me see. All of the bulbs ran less than $50 total.





 
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Old Apr 23, 2020 | 06:15 AM
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Crap...just realized this post was 2 years old. Oh well, maybe it will help out the next!
 
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Old Nov 29, 2020 | 08:19 PM
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Crap...just realized this post was 2 years old. Oh well, maybe it will help out the next!
Just read your reply and ordered the bulbs. I've already done most of my exterior bulbs. How many interior locations did you do?
 
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Old Nov 29, 2020 | 08:25 PM
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Just read your reply and ordered the bulbs. I've already done most of my exterior bulbs. How many interior locations did you do?
All of them I believe! Both map lights, the rear dome light, and both rear map lights. The only factory bulbs left on my truck are the rear cab brake lights. I did replace the cargo light though. Just felt that the LED taillights would be enough.
 
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Old Nov 30, 2020 | 06:46 PM
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All of them I believe! Both map lights, the rear dome light, and both rear map lights. The only factory bulbs left on my truck are the rear cab brake lights. I did replace the cargo light though. Just felt that the LED taillights would be enough.

I've done almost all the exterior except for the tail lights. I haven't found any that don't require splicing a resistor into the harness. I dont want to do that. It took a couple tries before I found switchback bulbs for the front directional/parking lights that worked well. I went with Lasfit, and as a bonus they install just like factory bulbs with no tail dangling around. I've only had the truck about a month and my wife is wondering when the Amazon trucks will stop coming every day!
 
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Old Nov 30, 2020 | 07:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Rubyvette
I've done almost all the exterior except for the tail lights. I haven't found any that don't require splicing a resistor into the harness. I dont want to do that. It took a couple tries before I found switchback bulbs for the front directional/parking lights that worked well. I went with Lasfit, and as a bonus they install just like factory bulbs with no tail dangling around. I've only had the truck about a month and my wife is wondering when the Amazon trucks will stop coming every day!

I tried one set of switchbacks, and they did not work. I just threw a regular amber LED in there and I am happy. I didn't want to deal with the hyperflash from any of the blinkers, so these are what I used on all 4 corners:
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You don't have to cut the harness...you just need to expose the wire and thread the resistor wire into the exposed wire then seal it up. I used heat shrink. Some people have used the vampire clips, but I'm not a fan of those as they don't seal it from the elements. It was super easy to do, and everything works as it should.

These are what I used for the brake lights:
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Rear dome light and rear map lights:
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Every one of the bulbs I installed plugs in just like a factory bulb would. If you haven't done your headlights and foglights, I found some great, direct swap ins for those as well. Just let me know.
 
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Originally Posted by jsukey
I tried one set of switchbacks, and they did not work. I just threw a regular amber LED in there and I am happy. I didn't want to deal with the hyperflash from any of the blinkers, so these are what I used on all 4 corners:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

You don't have to cut the harness...you just need to expose the wire and thread the resistor wire into the exposed wire then seal it up. I used heat shrink. Some people have used the vampire clips, but I'm not a fan of those as they don't seal it from the elements. It was super easy to do, and everything works as it should.

These are what I used for the brake lights:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
Rear dome light and rear map lights:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Every one of the bulbs I installed plugs in just like a factory bulb would. If you haven't done your headlights and foglights, I found some great, direct swap ins for those as well. Just let me know.
You could have used FORScan to change a setting to prevent hyper flash for your truck or gotten a dealer to change it. The hyper/fast flash happens when the system thinks there is a blown bulb.


 
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Old Nov 30, 2020 | 08:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Just Strokin
You could have used FORScan to change a setting to prevent hyper flash for your truck or gotten a dealer to change it. The hyper/fast flash happens when the system thinks there is a blown bulb.

I'm still under warranty, so I don't want to give them any reason to turn me down in the event something serious happens. That's why I haven't messed with Forscan. I know my dealer would've at least charged me for an hour of labor in order to do that with IDS though, so that was a no-go as well. I already had all of the housings out since I was changing the bulbs, and it took a maximum of 15 minutes total extra time to install all 4 resistors. I was only out an extra $9 for the resistors, and I'm fine with that. Everything works the way it should.
 
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