While cleaninig the car a few days ago, I must have sprayed the wrong fluid somewhere and shorted out a bulb that illuminates the traction control switch. So I went to the dealer to find a replacement bulb. No deal. The bulb is not sold separately and the switch is $40. Tried a couple of autoparts stores with no luck either.
Off to the junkyard to snatch one out of another Mark or any other Ford vehicle. I found a bulb, but it was a bit too big. I made it work, but the color was blue and didn't show up well in the daytime. (pictured below) The yellow cap was too small to fit the bigger bulb.
Off I go to the elctronics store. I find a 10v 3mm lamp that should work, but since it is not a normally stocked item, I gotta buy 10 @ $1.80 a piece. I'll keep looking.
So the last stop is Radio Shack where they have them in stock for $1.49 a pair. You have to take the bulb out of the twist in socket, remove the plastic color cap, place it over the new bulb, push the bulb through the socket and wrap the leads around the small "wire channels", then twist it back in. Here is the link to the Radio Shack page and a picture of what the hell I'm talking about:
[link:www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F010%5F011%5F007%5F000&product%5Fid=272%2D1092|272-1092 12v lamp]
http://www.mark8.org/kale/images/switch_bulb_5.jpg http://www.mark8.org/kale/images/switch_bulb_4.jpg
A small sewing pin will help you remove the old bulb from the socket. You just need to get the wire ends out of their "channel", which is pretty tight quarters. The above bulb is the larger 4mm bulb.
Kale
Off to the junkyard to snatch one out of another Mark or any other Ford vehicle. I found a bulb, but it was a bit too big. I made it work, but the color was blue and didn't show up well in the daytime. (pictured below) The yellow cap was too small to fit the bigger bulb.
Off I go to the elctronics store. I find a 10v 3mm lamp that should work, but since it is not a normally stocked item, I gotta buy 10 @ $1.80 a piece. I'll keep looking.
So the last stop is Radio Shack where they have them in stock for $1.49 a pair. You have to take the bulb out of the twist in socket, remove the plastic color cap, place it over the new bulb, push the bulb through the socket and wrap the leads around the small "wire channels", then twist it back in. Here is the link to the Radio Shack page and a picture of what the hell I'm talking about:
[link:www.radioshack.com/product.asp?catalog%5Fname=CTLG&category%5Fname=CTLG%5F010%5F011%5F007%5F000&product%5Fid=272%2D1092|272-1092 12v lamp]
http://www.mark8.org/kale/images/switch_bulb_5.jpg http://www.mark8.org/kale/images/switch_bulb_4.jpg
A small sewing pin will help you remove the old bulb from the socket. You just need to get the wire ends out of their "channel", which is pretty tight quarters. The above bulb is the larger 4mm bulb.
Kale
