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- '07 Sport Trac Ltd V8 4x4
As I found out earlier this month, 2nd gen. Trac owners cannot use an LED flasher to correct the flash rate and remove the annoying check bulb warnings. So, I finally broke down and installed load resistors on my front turn signal and brake lights. I purchased these load resistors from superbrightleds.com. I used a single #8 self tapper to secure each resistor.
I started with the brake lights...
LR brake light: I managed to tack the resistor down to an exposed piece of the bed frame. The blue tape was used to protect the composite edge from the drill I used to start the screw. The wire crimp taps provided a clean and quick method to splice into the wires I needed. They were included with the each resistor.
I did the same to the RR brake light and then moved on to the front turn signals.
LF headlight assembly: I tucked the resistor in behind the headlight assembly as shown above.
RF headlight assembly: I had to find a different location for this resistor, because there was a large wire bundle behind the area where I had mounted the resistor on the opposite side.
After completing the job, I noticed a clicking sound under the shifter when I press the brake pedal while in park. I'm not sure what exactly this is, but I'm hoping it's not anything serious. I'm gonna keep a close eye on it. I'll probably check the resistors in a few months to see how they're holding up.
I started with the brake lights...
LR brake light: I managed to tack the resistor down to an exposed piece of the bed frame. The blue tape was used to protect the composite edge from the drill I used to start the screw. The wire crimp taps provided a clean and quick method to splice into the wires I needed. They were included with the each resistor.
I did the same to the RR brake light and then moved on to the front turn signals.
LF headlight assembly: I tucked the resistor in behind the headlight assembly as shown above.
RF headlight assembly: I had to find a different location for this resistor, because there was a large wire bundle behind the area where I had mounted the resistor on the opposite side.
After completing the job, I noticed a clicking sound under the shifter when I press the brake pedal while in park. I'm not sure what exactly this is, but I'm hoping it's not anything serious. I'm gonna keep a close eye on it. I'll probably check the resistors in a few months to see how they're holding up.