headlamp switch

[08XLTSporttrac]

So I just bought an 08 ST with manual headlamp switch and noticed it is not illuminated at night is that normal or......just the way it is???

 

[Tech By Trade]

turn down the dash dimmer, switch it to the middle setting, and it will start working when you open the door.

 

[08XLTSporttrac]

Okay I will give that a try and see what happens! Thanks

 

[08XLTSporttrac]

Well the problem was there is a bulb in the back of the switch and it is burnt out so now I'm off to find a bulb for replacement!

 

[rmcalis]

If you find one that works, please post brand and lamp number.

 

[Trac Marks]

Here is what mine looked like, not my picture, but very similar - going to say its a common Ford item. My bulb filament was bad AND the bulb holder was burnt at the edge just like this, as well as flaking apart:

I was at a local u-pull-it and found my replacement in a Ford car, either a Fusion or Five Hundred/Taurus X, somewhere around a 2006-2008 if I had to guess. The base on this replacement was also a little burned, but the bulb was good. Cost was $0.00 probably since it looked so bad and the cashier felt bad for me.


The image I posted here is from a Crown Vic website, so thats why I say "common Ford item".

 

[08XLTSporttrac]

Well I have yet to find an official Ford part number for it and I sell Ford parts! They don't list it under the Explorer at all! Still looking though

 

[Trac Marks]

The bulb isn't available separately from Ford, so no part number.

See either of these threads for an LED solution

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=392876


http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=373550