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  1. M

    '97 high-mount brake light "rebuild"

    Just a follow-up. The mechanic at the junk yard was correct, as I had to just replace the old ballast with one he had pulled from a wreck. The original bulb was still good as he predicted. Used ballast cost me $35 and 5 minutes to pop in and put inside molding back. Works like a charm and went...
  2. M

    '97 high-mount brake light "rebuild"

    Thank you for your advice. This fix is not one of Ford's "Better Ideas", as it involves considerable time and effort just to replace a light bulb. I contacted a junk yard in Hackensack and spoke to someone who seemed to feel that in most cases, the ballast dies, not the bulb. So I will replace...
  3. M

    '97 high-mount brake light "rebuild"

    97 Eddie Bauer After removing all 3 nuts and tapping/pushing on the 3 studs, I noticed that the outside lens seems to be held down by molding that wraps around to both sides of the vehicle on top. Does the molding have to come off too? Or does the lens somehow squeeze through the molding...
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