igcitng Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 I have a 2008 Edge. Spring of last year I had a tail light go out, so I bought some to replace it. When I took off the cover the bulb housing had melted and blackened the socket. Took it to the dealer and was told that the burnt bulb was the wrong size, likely upon delivery it was burnt out and they stuck whatever they had in there. They fixed it, checked the other bulb and everything has been fine until now. Sunday the opposite bulb burned out so I grabbed a bulb to change it and find that THAT bulb is melted and the socket all black. It works fine with the new bulb but I am curious why this has happened on both sides. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirby Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 I have a 2008 Edge. Spring of last year I had a tail light go out, so I bought some to replace it. When I took off the cover the bulb housing had melted and blackened the socket. Took it to the dealer and was told that the burnt bulb was the wrong size, likely upon delivery it was burnt out and they stuck whatever they had in there. They fixed it, checked the other bulb and everything has been fine until now. Sunday the opposite bulb burned out so I grabbed a bulb to change it and find that THAT bulb is melted and the socket all black. It works fine with the new bulb but I am curious why this has happened on both sides. Thoughts? Seems to be a common Ford problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
igcitng Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Seems to be a common Ford problem. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
full_jingbang Posted December 22, 2012 Report Share Posted December 22, 2012 I am having the same problem, the socket as well as the plastic base of the bulb is melted. it was hard to take out the bulb to replace it. but I did it anyways. now i am looking for the socket to change and found a part number 13411B about 11$-15$ ea. use a normal double filament bulb (it will also melt, i dont know why). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyPer Posted December 29, 2012 Report Share Posted December 29, 2012 If you want to continue using bulbs, look for ones with extended length. It will place the burn chamber of the bulbs further out and away from the socket, decreasing the amount of heat building up around socket and bulb base. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowery89 Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Ok so since every other new ford vehicle has led tails... When's it the edges turn!?!?.. Is there any worth it led bulbs to switch to or has anyone modded their tail lights with an led board giving it the same look as the explorer or escaldes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDotNYC Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 Just a thought, would led replacement bulbs help with the heat issue? they don't generate much if any heat at all so maybe that'd help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depiry Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 LED'S would definately cure the heat problem,but you wil have to use a resistor in the circuit to keep the flasher rate as normal,Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabang Posted December 30, 2012 Report Share Posted December 30, 2012 I think a board would be visually appealing, and more effective. I hate my '08's taillights because the turn signal is the brake light, but LEDs would be more distinguishable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyPer Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Another project that will hopefully soon surface is a hybrid LED & HID Park/Brake light setup. We haven't started on it yet, but it's such a crazy idea, that I doubt announcing it early will cause any other company to steal the idea. An LED halo shaped to the exterior edge of the taillight for nighttime/running/parking lights, and a red HID brake light bulb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 19, 2013 Report Share Posted January 19, 2013 Great idea... If you want to get ass-packed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyPer Posted January 20, 2013 Report Share Posted January 20, 2013 Great idea... If you want to get ass-packed. Would you care to elaborate? We've done the HIDs in the tails as a test without the LEDs, the brightness is controllable via glare shields placed correctly, but with newly designed lenses in the works, they can be made to run HIDs without blinding people, if that's what you were referring to? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 21, 2013 Report Share Posted January 21, 2013 I was referring to warm-up time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyPer Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I was referring to warm-up time. Well ofcourse we wouldn't use ballasts that required time to warm up, lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Let's say you find some crazy fast ballasts. The fastest I know of are around 6 seconds. At 60 mph, you're going 88 feet per second. Assuming the other driver has cat-like reflexes, they might take 2 seconds to notice the ignition and warm-up happening, and hit the brakes. That's 176 feet. You just got hit. Additionally, you just got cited with the accident. If this were even remotely a good idea, you'd be reading about where I did it a year and a half ago. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyPer Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Wow, 6 seconds is a long time!!! You need to find faster ballasts man, longest we've ever used was 3-4seconds, and those are our cheapest kits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Show me video proof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyPer Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 O.o Yeah, ok, the next vehicle we'll be modding is a 330xi, I'll take a video of the hids we put in there. Just curious though, I've looked at a bunch of the other threads on here about lighting, and from what I've seen, there's alot of myths running around about HIDs and so forth, mostly dealing with color temps, difference between 35w & 50w bulbs, etc. Is everyone using el cheapo $20 HID kits from dirt-floor chinese factories or something?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candurin Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 You'll find a lot of users on here using the DDM kits (which for argument sake, we can consider the mainstream HID kit of choice due to price and options). Some of us went with a higher quality kit. If you have Myths to debunk and recommendations to make, then please do so. We are all ears! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depiry Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Dingo,Do you know of any Led replacements for # 3157 tailight lamps,to eliminate socket burn, good quality and brightness,I have a 2010 and want to put in 2012 tailamps using LED's with a resistor for the flash speed, Thanks Marty Edited January 23, 2013 by Depiry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingo Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) http://www.vleds.com/red-3157-21-led-brake-turn-signal-bulbs-4057-1-pair.html Edited January 23, 2013 by Dingo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Depiry Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Thanks,Marty Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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