Also, it can be that the ballast is bad. That happened on my '95. That
only cost $70 a few years back at Ford. You really want to diagnose the
problem before you spend the money for the bulb. It probably won't be
returnable.

Dave
"Fred 2" > wrote in message
...
>
> It's a "neon" lamp and uses a high voltage ballast. These were used on
> 95-97 Explorers
>
> On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 20:31:28 GMT, Davenandee > wrote:
>
>>And by high voltage you mean?
>>
>>Couldn't you just make an LED array?
>>Dave
>>
>>lovs2fly wrote:
>>
>>> Sorry to say the cost is high. And beware this is a high voltage light.
>>> "Ratbert" > wrote in message
>>> news:iarZd.129313$tl3.13839@attbi_s02...
>>>
>>>>The center brake light is burned out on my 96 Explorer. I went to a
>>>>parts
>>>>store and asked for a bulb. They looked in a book (it wasn't on their
>>>>computer) and sold me one that seemed way too small for $1.60. When I
>>>>got
>>>>home, and tried to change it, I realized that I couldn't get to the bulb
>>>>without cutting some rivets. At the same time, I determined that the
>>>>bulb
>>>>I got is probably not the right one. I called the parts counter at the
>>>>local Ford dealer, and they told me that the light is sold only as a
>>>>unit,
>>>>and it is about $250 for the part. Has anyone here replaced or repaired
>>>>the light any cheaper than that? Is there something else I should check
>>>>before shelling out big bucks for a new light?
>>>
>>>
>>>
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