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I have a 2011 Ford Fusion & this is what I'm experiencing. I removed the little trunk rectangular dome light to replace the factory bulb with a spare LED bulb that I had so it would be brighter. The domelight did arc some while removing it from part of the bulb connector touching the metal part of my car. The LED bulb stopped working. I put the factory bulb back in & it didn't light up. The 2 map lights in the front of my car only come on when I open the door or rotate the dimmer up. They wont turn on with the black push button. The rear map lights won't come on at all. I checked the #9 15 amp fuse & it was fine. Did I blow another fuse? Not sure what the issue is or if the LED bulbs aren't compatible with my car. I trie LED bulb in the front map light fixture. No such luck with them. Do I need a load resistor?
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My first problem is i cant find all the interior bulb sizes. The next is how do i change the bulbs i figured out the trunk but not the dome lights. The next is it legal to have blue interior lights ?
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Okay so I finally went ahead with my plans to do a dome light override modification. I've always liked getting in a car and not being blinded at night I just find it convenient. The procedure is really simple and if anyone wants to do it, the total cost for me was $6 for a switch and crimp connections and some 18 gauge wire. Pictures are self explanatory but the method is to pull of the A post cover on the passenger side and disconnect the big plug. Snip the grey/purple wire, peeling back enough tape to give you crimping room, and attach a crimp at each open end of the wire. Then you crimp two 5 foot lenghts of your new wire onto each crimp and run them up the A post and across the headliner to the map light/overhead compartment. Once that is done you can take the overhead compartment out and make your hole for your switch. I got mine at radioshack, it used a 3/4 hole and was the flushest I could find. You can install the switch anywhere you want though so don't take wire lenghts literally. I considered somewhere near the dash but didn't find anywhere I liked. Install the switch then solder on the two wire leads and then tuck in the excess before re-installing the whole unit. Then you're good to go. All lights are functional when the switch is off, ie when you turn the light on manually with its corresponding button.
