I am kinda surprised to not find this already mentioned. One of my license plate light sockets (the pigtail) needs replacement. It has 4 wires coming out of it. Ford sells only the harness, with both sockets and 2 plugs, for about $100......and the pictured harness only has 2 wires to each socket. Has anybody replaced these 4-wire sockets before?
2006 License Plate Light Sockets
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whtbronco
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Looks like a dealer, or even more expensive eBAY may be your only option for new connectors. The only other option I can think of is a salvage yard.
TascaParts.com has it for $87
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TascaParts.com has it for $87
2003-2006 Ford Expedition Socket & Wire 2L1Z-13412-AA | TascaParts.com
2003-2006 Ford Expedition part # 2L1Z-13412-AA - Socket & Wire
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Hamfisted
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It's just 4-wire on one side right ? The other side is a 2-wire right ? That's just how Ford ran the two lights. The black is just a ground and the brown feeds power. So you can get a 2 wire socket and use butt connectors to splice the connection so both sides operate correctly. I'll attach the wiring diagram so you can see what I mean.
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That makes sense. Haven't removed the other side to see. That would explain how the Ford replacement part is only 2 wires.....maybe they just re-engineered the routing. The next thing I was going to do is check power at the wires. 2 hots would tend to prove you right! Thanks!
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