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Old May 18, 2009 | 04:35 PM
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High Mounted Brake Light

I'm sure this has come before but I did a search and couldn't find anything. I've got a 96 Explorer & the high mounted brake light has burned out. The Haynes repair manual doesn't really cover this repair for my year. What's the trick to getting at the bulb?

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Old May 18, 2009 | 10:57 PM
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96/97 have a ballast that burns out, replace the light assembly with a LED string
 
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Old May 22, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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The OE light is a neon - and as Aquanaut said - has a ballast. My bulb had actually shattered from the closing of the liftgate.

It's an assembly that is riveted to the liftgate, and cost me about $212 three years ago.

The LED strip option is also feasible, but you'll still have to drill out the rivets to insert/wire them in.
 
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