Ltd., running board courtesy lights...
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...a 5/16 and two 10mm bolts, remove or swing the little skid-plate out of the way, 1/4 twist, and budda-bing, you are done.
I removed all four of mine, as they just drain the battery when i am camping/fishing/flying etc...
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Silverstar 9005 fog and H13ST headlights + wiring mod to run high beam and fogs together,
BFG 315/75/16 AT KO's on Factory Mags, 22" front and 18" rear rain-x wipers,
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I removed all four of mine, as they just drain the battery when i am camping/fishing/flying etc...
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2005 EXCURSION LIMITED-options (everything) equipped Eddie Bauer edition 4X4 PSD
4" FabTech lift/level, Bilstein $$ mono-gas shocks, Rancho Steering Stabilizer
Silverstar 9005 fog and H13ST headlights + wiring mod to run high beam and fogs together,
BFG 315/75/16 AT KO's on Factory Mags, 22" front and 18" rear rain-x wipers,
LANDYOT Generation II Radius Rods, Ford factory hood insulator
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before you grab your sockets, try just wiggling your fingers in there. If you kinda lay under the truck you might be able to get the bulbs out w/o taking off the skid plate thing. Then, like was said above just a quarter twist and pull out... Puttting the bulbs back in is a PITA though, (took me about 3 min to get it back in)
Just thought that might save you a little hassle of taking off the little plate thing.
btw, im assuming that by defective, you mean that the bulb is burnt out not another electrical problem (if the other one lights up its probably just the bulb, if it doesn't there may be some other issue.)
Good luck!
Isaac
Just thought that might save you a little hassle of taking off the little plate thing.
btw, im assuming that by defective, you mean that the bulb is burnt out not another electrical problem (if the other one lights up its probably just the bulb, if it doesn't there may be some other issue.)
Good luck!
Isaac
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I just tried to replace one of mine and the first thing I did was break the head of one of those durn bolts loose and then got smart and sprayed them with Loc-ease and then the other two came right off.. Then, of course ,when I pulled the fixture out and then pulled the bulb out of the holder,parts of the socket came out too...Now it's a trip to the dealer next week for a new socket..Oh well..
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I just replaced all of mine as 1 was burnt out. Since I also have my doors open quite a bit on trips I replaced them with l.e.d. bulbs which use much less electricity. Thinking about doing the same for the dome lights inside to save battery usage.
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If I remember correctly they are 194 wedge. I used the single big led bullet type bulb. They are pretty bright with a slight blue tint even though they are white bulbs. It's just the led color difference I guess. There is also an invered led bulb in that size that might provide even more light to the reflector. Hopefully I can post some pics soon of the changes I have made to the beast. Just a few more tasks to complete.
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Thnx for all advice, and yes, I found out the darn bolts to fix the plate are easy to break loose form the moulding. Spraying is a must. Socket cam out nicely. Then I found out that the lamp itself had almost separated, between clear glass part and bottom reflector half, resulting in excessive corrosion in socket due to mositure exposure, hence bulb fading. Local Ford dealer got complete replacement parts in stock, surprisingly, cause X's are rare vehicles where I live. I'm on my way- about 110$ all in all 
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Originally Posted by pozman
If I remember correctly they are 194 wedge. I used the single big led bullet type bulb. They are pretty bright with a slight blue tint even though they are white bulbs. It's just the led color difference I guess. There is also an invered led bulb in that size that might provide even more light to the reflector. Hopefully I can post some pics soon of the changes I have made to the beast. Just a few more tasks to complete.
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I have one out, I tried to remove the plate and all the bolts just spin. Guess it's staying like that.
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I have a 2000 X, so it may be a little different, but, at least on mine, the portion of the running board where the light is, is covered underneath by a metal plate with a dip in it that is held in place with three screws/bolts/nuts. If you lay underneath the truck with your body perpindicular to the running board and your feet hanging out (so your head is underneath the truck), at least on mine, you can see the little dip in the plate. The dip in the plate exposes the little cavity where the socket is. (when the plate dips lower, the cavity is exposed on the inside-side of the running board) This is where the wire runs too, and depending on the size of your fingers, you might be able to wiggle them around in there enough to twist the connector loose and put it back in after replacing the bulb.
I have no idea if that made any sense or not, but ill try to do better if that doesn't help. I have kind of skinny fingers, so what might be an access place for my fingers might not be for someone elses. (I'm 17, and I doubt my dad could fit his fingers in there without a lot of effort, but maybe some type of tool and/or a young child with small fingers might do the trick
)
good luck!
Isaac
I have no idea if that made any sense or not, but ill try to do better if that doesn't help. I have kind of skinny fingers, so what might be an access place for my fingers might not be for someone elses. (I'm 17, and I doubt my dad could fit his fingers in there without a lot of effort, but maybe some type of tool and/or a young child with small fingers might do the trick
)good luck!
Isaac
Who knows, maybe you'll luck out and be able to fit them in there when you get the X back... can't hurt.
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