I'm trying to replace the third brake light on a 97 ford explorerThe only way I see to r&r it is to remove the whole black plastic like wrap on outside of vehicle which also contains the spray outlit for the rear washer. That involves removing the rivots then replacing them. also I'll need to remove the screws from inside the cab and take out the ballast and such. Correct? I'm just afraid of screwing up that balck plastic like wrap when I go to reinstall it.
Yea what bad ford has done in making the replacement of the third brakelight high mount. Its not as simple as just taking out two screws. An ididiot desighned this obvioulsly, probably someone who got a job for the company because they knew someone and knew nothing about working on a vehicle. Just the same for a 99 explorer you have to remove the outer casing around the lens cover. Then open the hatch and remove the top 4 or five plastic rivots from the plastic shell around the inside of the door. Next remove the two screws in the ballast, their is a stud with a nut under the ballast. You will see this after you remove the ballast. take that nut off. To the right and left of the ballast are two access holes with two rubber boots in them. you will need to remove them next. Then you will see the remaining two studs and nutts that need to be removed. Like i said before an idiot desighned this.
A little masking tape will keep you from scratching it up
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