YAHOOO!! I got the bulbs installed into the taillights yesterday! Now, I’ll bet there are probably 50 ways to leave your lov………..ahhh, never mind. Any how, I’m sure there are MANY different ways to do this, so this is how I did it.
My original plan was to use 7440 amber bulbs because they’re smaller, but I couldn’t find any sockets that seemed to clear the body panel behind the taillight, so I decided to go with a socket that had a 90 degree plug, similar to the original sockets.
I had originally gone to AutoZone and bought some replacement sockets and 4157 amber bulbs (the only sockets they had were for a GM), but after getting the sockets home, I decided I didn’t like them. :beat-chevy:
I took a trip to the local wrecking yard, and got the wiring harness sections that go into the taillights for an ’02 Bull. I figured that way, all the parts look correct, as they’re all Ford parts. The way I plan to wire this up is to just use the brighter filament of the dual-filament bulb, so I removed the wiring for the running light portion of the sockets. Total cost for wiring and bulbs, $20.