95 Explorer Third Brake Light
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95 Explorer Third Brake Light
Just bought a 95 Explorer, the third brake light does not come on when the brakes are pushed, the left and right brake lights work. Thought it was an easy fix, change light bulbs, but no what do I find a warning that says very high voltage, bought a Haynes manual, says take it to a dealer. Looks like Ford over engineered this one. My question is, Is this black box part of the 3rd brake, It seems to be, looks like they have a fiber-optic wiring going to the lense. Or is there really just a light bulb that goes to the light. If so how do you get to it? Tried to take the lense out but seems there is no way to do that, Thats why I figured the black box has something to do with it. Any help would be appreciated.
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95 Explorer Third Brake Light
Found out what the deal is, the black box is a ballast that controls the light to the lense, why ford did this is anyones guess, $81.47 I guess is the reason instead of a $2.00 light bulb.
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95 Explorer Third Brake Light
That is why Ford went to the much cheaper LED 3rd brake light in '98. I think Ford figured that the florescent light like the '95-'97 Explorers have would last forever. I have seen both the ballast fail and the lamp itself. The Ford procedure to replace the lamp is to drill out the 7 rivets that hold it on and then install a new lamp with new rivets. It is quite a procedure to replace and typically in the $300 plus range when done at Ford.
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