New 2010 headliner with rear lamp

[indy_11]

Originally Posted by VonKrause

Are the wedge bulbs the same for the front and back?

Also anyone know which bulbs go in the license plate sockets?

yes and like red jay said, get a brighter one for the rear with the most leds

and it should be some 39mm festoon bulb....and they def work better than the 42draftdesign ones.

[indy_11]

oops. double post.

[Minchkin]

Would it be the same in a coupe? Or is that completley different.

[DarderSauce]

Originally Posted by Minchkin

Would it be the same in a coupe? Or is that completley different.

Should be the same. I doubt Ford made different bulb housings for the rear on a coupe vs a sedan. But I am not 100% positive.

[VonKrause]

Originally Posted by DarderSauce

I plan on doing this once I find a parts car that has it. How hard was the install/was the wiring just plug and play?

Not sure yet, I took the wiring out of the front of the parts car thinking the connections are the same, won't know till tomorrow since the only place that has the dome is FoMoCo in Michigan and I get it in then.

Install wasn't too hard, take it out through the front doors, it's easier. You will have to replace the hooks for hangers though since they are destroyed in the process of taking them out.

Originally Posted by blueflow94

yes and like red jay said, get a brighter one for the rear with the most leds

and it should be some 39mm festoon bulb....and they def work better than the 42draftdesign ones.

Well the front dome light is wedge based not festoon. But the part number for the rear dome is the same as in the first gen foci as well so not too sure...

Originally Posted by Minchkin

Would it be the same in a coupe? Or is that completley different.

The headliner is different from 2 to 4 door since the B pillar is in a different place on a two door.

[indy_11]

Originally Posted by VonKrause

Well the front dome light is wedge based not festoon. But the part number for the rear dome is the same as in the first gen foci as well so not too sure...

i know. guess i shoulda said license plate light lol.

but the wedge type for the rear is the same as the fronts. what i was saying is that you should get a brighter one in the back. my bad, i was half asleep.

[VonKrause]

Originally Posted by indy_11

i know. guess i shoulda said license plate light lol.

but the wedge type for the rear is the same as the fronts. what i was saying is that you should get a brighter one in the back. my bad, i was half asleep.

Ah, well update time. Ordered the rear dome light from work useing the ford computer data base and apparently it thinks 2nd gen and first gen is the same. I got the rear dome light from a first gen and that doesn't work. Apparently the 2nd gen rear is the 1st gen's front. So for anyone planning on doing this keep that in mind.

[DarderSauce]

Originally Posted by VonKrause

Ah, well update time. Ordered the rear dome light from work useing the ford computer data base and apparently it thinks 2nd gen and first gen is the same. I got the rear dome light from a first gen and that doesn't work. Apparently the 2nd gen rear is the 1st gen's front. So for anyone planning on doing this keep that in mind.

Thanks for the info dude, since our (MK2) rear dome is the MK1's front dome that makes finding one much easier.



Now for the big question.... Is the wiring Plug N Play?

[VonKrause]

Still waiting on the second one to come in, had to order it since no one in Houston has it. Should know tomorrow, also not sure yet if it is same bulbs for sure but will know soon.

[Miller88]

What about a junkyard? I'm sure there's plenty of first generation with their fronts still installed ...