Message center bulbs/lights question

[1992fordgreen]

Where the heck do I find these little buggers? AutoZone didn't have them. They are type B(T4) bulbs, really smal weiners, so minor, I cannot find them? If I locate them, I holler on this thread.


Also, are the MAP/rear Dome lights supposed to shut off when the doors are all closed? All 3 of my dome lights stay on, and even with bulbs, the front bulbs do not turn on...

1996 Ford Explorer EB 4X4 yada yada

Advice is appreciated TY

 

[1992fordgreen]

Found why my lights were staying on. I had swapped the door ajar light out for the CEL, since the CEL was out. All 3 rows of the dome lights were on for 30 minutes after the doors were shut. The hatch was the culprit, so instead of working on the door sensors in the close confined area inside the hatch, I just cut the white wire with the purple stripe, (the wire that leads to the GEM module, underneath the steering column. Now, no light. Yay!

I'm still wondering where the heck I can find these message center bulbs! Anybody? I cant drive an hour all the way the the JY for one lousy bulb.

 

[1992fordgreen]

Well, after much searching, there are no matches for a B-(T4) bulb, used in the message center.

 

[bobflood]

Try here - they seeem to have everrything.
http://www.autolumination.com

 

[1992fordgreen]

I searched they didn't have it. Thanks for the help.

 

[RomeovilleIL]

They do have it. http://www.autolumination.com/74.htm Scroll down to:

Neo - Wedge Incandescent Instrument Panel Bulbs Type A, B & C

(Note to choose the correct bulb, measure the diameter of the base) 79609-S5A-003

Choose type B (T4) from the drop down menu.

They got 5 colors plus clear for $2 plus $4.50 shipping so might want to order a few to keep spares around. Orders process through PayPal.

 

[1992fordgreen]

I just had to look a little harder, thank you. $8.98 for 2 B-(T4) bulbs LED blue plus shipping! I little steep, but it's worth it.

 

[my white eddie]

They WILL NOT work! wasted my money on those bulbs. They are missing
a contact on the base. Junk yard or dealer is all I have found so far.

 

[fcat]

30 bucks for a 2nd hand message center on ebay!

 

[1992fordgreen]

They WILL NOT work! wasted my money on those bulbs. They are missing
a contact on the base. Junk yard or dealer is all I have found so far.

Really? You bought those very bulbs and they didnt work? Howe much is the dwealer?

 

[my white eddie]

Yes those very bulbs are in a box in my tool box. The bulb its self is correct but the base does not have the contacts in the correct location. I tried pulling the new bulbs to transfer to the original sockets, but I was too mad to make that happen, destroyed some sockets and just gave up.