Need to find a 95 3rd brake light
MANTUS
11-01-2005, 07:44 PM
My father failed inspection because the 3rd brake light wasn't working so he gave it to me asking if i would look on the net for him. Someone told him Ford only put them in the Taurus for a few years and that was it. Any advice? thanks
Jeckler
11-01-2005, 10:00 PM
What the heck are you talking about? Did he fail because the light's not working, or did aliens come steal it in the middle of the night? What exactly does "he gave it to me" mean? Are you holding the housing in your hand with a bunch of wires dangling out of it?
FYI: All passenger cars from 1986 until the end of time have required 3rd brake lights.
FYI: All passenger cars from 1986 until the end of time have required 3rd brake lights.
MANTUS
11-02-2005, 08:42 PM
My father needs a 3rd brake light for a 95 Ford Taurus. Does anyone know where i can get it? I just can't do any better than that bro. I think that's even how i started the thread. Sorry if i lost you ... Yes,the whole brake light housing,as i already know how to find a bulb
Jeckler
11-02-2005, 09:26 PM
There's a HUGE difference between "not working" and "missing". See where I'm coming from?
Two ways to fix it. The ugly way, and the right way. The ugly way is to just buy a universal one from the auto parts store. Depending on what happened to the original light, the wires may still be in the general vicinity. You should try to find those, as the way the Taurus is setup with integrated brake/turn signal bulbs, it's harder to do it correctly if the right wires aren't there.
The right way is to visit a local junkyard or eBay and buy a used one to install.
Can you check in the trunk and see if the wires for the 3rd light are still there?
Here's one for a '93. I would guess that any from 92-95 will work. Getting the right color might be harder though.
Incredibly long URL (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Taurus-Mercury-Sable-3rd-Brake-Light-Assembly-OEM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42613QQitemZ8011382 353QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)
A nudder 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TAURUS-3RD-BRAKE-LIGHT-1994-FORD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQitemZ801090 9624QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V)
There's 3 more at least. Good luck.
Two ways to fix it. The ugly way, and the right way. The ugly way is to just buy a universal one from the auto parts store. Depending on what happened to the original light, the wires may still be in the general vicinity. You should try to find those, as the way the Taurus is setup with integrated brake/turn signal bulbs, it's harder to do it correctly if the right wires aren't there.
The right way is to visit a local junkyard or eBay and buy a used one to install.
Can you check in the trunk and see if the wires for the 3rd light are still there?
Here's one for a '93. I would guess that any from 92-95 will work. Getting the right color might be harder though.
Incredibly long URL (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Taurus-Mercury-Sable-3rd-Brake-Light-Assembly-OEM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42613QQitemZ8011382 353QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)
A nudder 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TAURUS-3RD-BRAKE-LIGHT-1994-FORD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQitemZ801090 9624QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V)
There's 3 more at least. Good luck.
MANTUS
11-02-2005, 09:54 PM
There's a HUGE difference between "not working" and "missing". See where I'm coming from?
Two ways to fix it. The ugly way, and the right way. The ugly way is to just buy a universal one from the auto parts store. Depending on what happened to the original light, the wires may still be in the general vicinity. You should try to find those, as the way the Taurus is setup with integrated brake/turn signal bulbs, it's harder to do it correctly if the right wires aren't there.
The right way is to visit a local junkyard or eBay and buy a used one to install.
Can you check in the trunk and see if the wires for the 3rd light are still there?
Here's one for a '93. I would guess that any from 92-95 will work. Getting the right color might be harder though.
Incredibly long URL (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Taurus-Mercury-Sable-3rd-Brake-Light-Assembly-OEM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42613QQitemZ8011382 353QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)
A nudder 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TAURUS-3RD-BRAKE-LIGHT-1994-FORD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQitemZ801090 9624QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V)
There's 3 more at least. Good luck.
Thanks alot man .. O and I didn't mean to sound like an ass.
Two ways to fix it. The ugly way, and the right way. The ugly way is to just buy a universal one from the auto parts store. Depending on what happened to the original light, the wires may still be in the general vicinity. You should try to find those, as the way the Taurus is setup with integrated brake/turn signal bulbs, it's harder to do it correctly if the right wires aren't there.
The right way is to visit a local junkyard or eBay and buy a used one to install.
Can you check in the trunk and see if the wires for the 3rd light are still there?
Here's one for a '93. I would guess that any from 92-95 will work. Getting the right color might be harder though.
Incredibly long URL (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ford-Taurus-Mercury-Sable-3rd-Brake-Light-Assembly-OEM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ42613QQitemZ8011382 353QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW)
A nudder 1 (http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TAURUS-3RD-BRAKE-LIGHT-1994-FORD_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33716QQitemZ801090 9624QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWD1V)
There's 3 more at least. Good luck.
Thanks alot man .. O and I didn't mean to sound like an ass.
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