Dash bulbs

dartfork · Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:04 pm

Does anyone know what the bulb number is for the HVAC/radio section of the dash. There isn't anywhere that has this listed. The OReilly has 3 different bulbs that look like the factory bulb. They sold me a 74 (I think) It doesn't work. Right now I'm so infuriated that this mundane part is so hard to figure out.

Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:32 pm

dartfork wrote:Does anyone know what the bulb number is for the HVAC/radio section of the dash. There isn't anywhere that has this listed. The OReilly has 3 different bulbs that look like the factory bulb. They sold me a 740 (I think) It doesn't work. Right now I'm so infuriated that this mundane part is so hard to figure out.

I believe it's serviced as a bulb/socket assembly P/N F8RZ-13B765-CA $9.37 each from me.

That's why you can't find it in the aftermarket, you might find a similar bulb but it will never be identical since Ford designed it to be an assembly.

I don't even stock these, what's going on with yours?

dartfork · Wed Jul 28, 2010 12:48 pm

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:
dartfork wrote:Does anyone know what the bulb number is for the HVAC/radio section of the dash. There isn't anywhere that has this listed. The OReilly has 3 different bulbs that look like the factory bulb. They sold me a 740 (I think) It doesn't work. Right now I'm so infuriated that this mundane part is so hard to figure out.
I believe it's serviced as a bulb/socket assembly P/N F8RZ-13B765-CA $9.37 each from me.

That's why you can't find it in the aftermarket, you might find a similar bulb but it will never be identical since Ford designed it to be an assembly.

I don't even stock these, what's going on with yours?

1 or 2 are burned out. Its silly that you have to change the socket. It is perfectly good.

Wed Jul 28, 2010 1:31 pm

dartfork wrote: 1 or 2 are burned out. Its silly that you have to change the socket. It is perfectly good.

Super common practice in the automotive industry, it's been that way for as long as I've been in dealerships which is going on twenty years now.

Sometimes the bulb is removeable from the socket and sometimes it's not.

dartfork · Wed Jul 28, 2010 2:23 pm

FORDSVTPARTS wrote:
dartfork wrote: 1 or 2 are burned out. Its silly that you have to change the socket. It is perfectly good.
Super common practice in the automotive industry, it's been that way for as long as I've been in dealerships which is going on twenty years now.

Sometimes the bulb is removeable from the socket and sometimes it's not.

The bulb is removeable from the socket. Its just like any other backlighting bulb in dash; just smaller. The socket turns and pops out and the bulb pops into/out off the socket. There's no reason they couldn't sell the bulb separately. Its crazy no one else has had to do this. I feel like I'm tring to fix an Alfa from the 60's or something.

iminhell · Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:21 pm

Sure they aren't a 193?

Wed Jul 28, 2010 3:33 pm

dartfork wrote:
FORDSVTPARTS wrote:
dartfork wrote: 1 or 2 are burned out. Its silly that you have to change the socket. It is perfectly good.
Super common practice in the automotive industry, it's been that way for as long as I've been in dealerships which is going on twenty years now.

Sometimes the bulb is removeable from the socket and sometimes it's not.
The bulb is removeable from the socket. Its just like any other backlighting bulb in dash; just smaller. The socket turns and pops out and the bulb pops into/out off the socket. There's no reason they couldn't sell the bulb separately. Its crazy no one else has had to do this. I feel like I'm tring to fix an Alfa from the 60's or something.

Well, lets see.

You also can't buy a voltage regulator or brushes for an alternator, you can't buy a starter solenoid, none of the rear control arm bushings are serviced.

Heck, if you had a Duratec you couldn't even buy any internal engine parts.

No point complaining about something you can't change.

dartfork · Wed Jul 28, 2010 10:58 pm

Super common practice in the automotive industry, it's been that way for as long as I've been in dealerships which is going on twenty years now.

Sometimes the bulb is removeable from the socket and sometimes it's not.[/quote]

The bulb is removeable from the socket. Its just like any other backlighting bulb in dash; just smaller. The socket turns and pops out and the bulb pops into/out off the socket. There's no reason they couldn't sell the bulb separately. Its crazy no one else has had to do this. I feel like I'm tring to fix an Alfa from the 60's or something.[/quote]

Well, lets see.

You also can't buy a voltage regulator or brushes for an alternator, you can't buy a starter solenoid, none of the rear control arm bushings are serviced.

Heck, if you had a Duratec you couldn't even buy any internal engine parts.

No point complaining about something you can't change.[/quote]

Steve, no disrespect, but...
Just because Ford doesn't sell it, doesn't mean it is not for sale somewhere else. For example: Alternator and starter components are available from Rock Auto and their ilk.

I found a page saying that the bulbs were "74"s; which is what I bought at OReilly. Maybe its just the brand I bought are too big, or maybe the guy who wrote that they were "74"s (on Focus Fanatics) didn't know what he/she was talking about. Maybe, I just need to "make them fit". Who knows?

I'll check out those "193"s Iminhell suggested. Thanks

Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:15 am

I guess my point is that you're spending all this time and effort and stresssing out to find a bulb alone when you could simply order in the correct part and be done with it.

Obviously every part on a car is made by someone, somewhere, it's just a matter of how much time and effort you want to spend tracking it down.

Personally I don't have enough hours in the day to do what I want to do as it is.

Just sayin.

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