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just slap some in the connector ?

Put the socket into the light, then put RTV sealant in the open space to make a seal. Then just hold it in place or make a setup to hold it in place until it dries somewhat.

make a setup with black tape. hahahah

OK, is this right?
Everything I find says the Euro tails take the old style bulb,



380 for stop/running and 382 for turn signal; which is 1157 and 1156 in the US part numbering.
But again there are different number that will fit. It's a bulb base type BA15d, S8 for the glass again and a C6 filament. A 1068, 1176, 1376 will all fit (differences may just be wattage and rated life, like the other bulbs).

There is also a A-4829 (dual filament) and a 1016 (dual) that I found which seem to have just a hair large base diameter, 0.040" to be exact. Can't find any more on them though.


BTW, found this site --> http://www.donsbulbs.com/cgi-bin/r/t.pl
and no lie, it is the biggest cross-reference on the net. Frickin' awesome.

no thats not correct.
Its a black plastic wedge style.

I'll try and find a pic of what I mean. Your not getting it.

okay, just to let you know, but im not having problems with the connector stayin in the tail light, its the bulb staying in the fitting.

You using the right bulb? Maybe you need new sockets if the bulbs are falling out.

Thats what im trying to figure out.
Know the stock euro bulb number anyone?

The trick was a 3157 glass bulb. The bulbs I had were 3157 bulbs, but plastic where they inserted to the connector. The glass ones seemed to stick in pretty well, especially after i cut off the black plastic block from keeping them going in very deep. Props to my twin, he is a damn auto genious.

I'm not sure what bulb I run, but I know I replaced the ford sockets with early 90s vw sockets

So how did that work out? I tried to find some other sockets with different bulbs before i fixed it, but no luck. nothin on any ford in the junk yards looked similar at all.

Thats because the Focus is way different then any Ford. You need to look at euro manuf stuff like VW's.

dont need to now, problem solved!