Has anyone had any luck finding red replacement bulbs for the interior dome lights on the F250 Superduty?

 

I dont know if this helps but my buddy had a dodge and he found them at autozone

 

I used colored saran wrap and wrapped it around the stock plastic piece. Cheap and works great (no problems). I learned the trick from my Dad who has done it is his cop cars for years. I used green since my truck is green. Everyone always ask where I got the cover from...

 

I went to an art supply store and bought a marker that is specifically made for writing on glass, and colored the glass green. There are colored lights out there (Autozone and Advance Auto had them) but I couldn't find them in the right size for my 99 F250. I haven't looked for them for my 07 yet so I am not sure if they make them for it. I would be a little leary of saran wrap getting too hot and burning. It shouldn't, but you never know. If I do it again and can't find the lights I will just buy another marker (I think it was like $5).

 

Thanks for the help guys! I just didn't think it would be so hard to find a bulb to get the job done.

 

You could try here: http://www.superbrightleds.com/1157.htm

They have all kinds of colored LED setups.

 

I saw all kinds of led setups but they have a different shape than the stock light. They look more bullet shaped. Is there some type of compatability chart. I am thinking that I need to replace the clear bulb with one of the same shape.

 

The Saran wrap is on the dome light not the spot lights. I had the same worry about that too. I have had the dome lights covered on all my trucks with saran wrap since my 1990 F150 - No Problems...

 

Here is the application chart for my 2000 F350 from their website:

2000 FORD F250-F550 (With replaceable halogen capsules)

High & low beam headlamp
9007
9007SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9007ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9007XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9007CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light
9007LL Long Life Halogen Upgrade: Lasts 3x longer

Parking light
3157LL

Front turn signal
3157LL

Rear turn signal
3157LL

Tail light
3157LL

Stop light
3157LL

High mount stop light
922

Fog/Driving light
9006
9006SU Silverstar ULTRA for Ultra Night Vision - The Whitest and Brightest Halogen
9006ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen
9006XV XtraVision Halogen - The Brighter Light
9006CB Cool Blue Halogen - The Whiter Light
9006LL Long Life Halogen Upgrade: Lasts one and a half times longer
9145
9145ST Silverstar High Performance Lighting: The Whiter and Brighter Halogen

License plate
168

Back up light
3156LL

Front sidemarker
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Ash tray
161

Glove box
161

Dome light
578
912

Step/Courtesy light
168

Trunk/Cargo area
906

Under hood light
912

Instrument-general
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp
37

Check engine indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Hi-beam indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Seat belt indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Brake warning
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Automatic transmission indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp

Directional signal indicator
194
194LL Long Life Upgrade: Up to twice the life of the standard lamp



Looks like dome lights are 578 and 912's. The led replacement should fit the socket that the stock bulb was in.

 

I have taken the old Testor's rattle can model paint (Candy Apply Red) and used it to tint lenses. You might try getting a dome light lens out of a wrecked truck, give it a few light coats of paint on the inside and see if that doesn't give you the desired shade of red.

Works great for restoring old plastic tailight lenses. Just keep putting on coats until you get the desired shade of red.

 

I found it! Just went to Kragen and tried a set of Victor Auto Bulbs #211-2R. They have the bullet shaped ends. They work great! Just what I was looking for. No more being blinded while driving with the kids or wife turning on the map lights. If more light is needed than the red bulbs put out you can still manually turn on the white dome lights using the switch next to the headlights (This is also the control for the brightness of the dash lights). They run $2.99 a set and you will need two sets for front and the rear. Save the ones you replaced because they are the same size as the dome lights and will be handy spares.