New Spec-D LED Tail Light Install

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My Backup bulbs came today and they don't fit the socket. Bummer! Now I'm trying to figure out what bulb I have. I ordered the one in manual. I checked with my Dealer the 2017 and maybe the rest of them use a 921 bulb for the reverse lamp

These don't fit the socket - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00NPIUFMM/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These are the correct lamps for the 17 Expedition - https://www.amazon.com/JDM-ASTAR-Ex...+led+reverse+light&refinements=p_89:JDM+ASTAR

This is the 921 that I went with. Essentially the same as the original one but with the smaller base.

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Yeah I just ordered iJDMTOY red LEDs to replace the 2825 bulbs in the high mount brake light and they are too wide to fit back into the holes cut into the plastic of the light itself. Debating on either returning or drilling the slots out wider to accommodate.
 
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Yeah I just ordered iJDMTOY red LEDs to replace the 2825 bulbs in the high mount brake light and they are too wide to fit back into the holes cut into the plastic of the light itself. Debating on either returning or drilling the slots out wider to accommodate.

I ordered the LED replacement from Amazon for my 17. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019NOSKYQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just put in 921 LEDs for the third brake light on my 05. They have the small base that fits the socket.
 

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I ordered the LED replacement from Amazon for my 17. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B019NOSKYQ/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I just put in 921 LEDs for the third brake light on my 05. They have the small base that fits the socket.
Haven't seen that before! The bases fit perfectly its the width of the led lights that are too wide to slide back into the slot on the brake light cover side after you separate them to access the bulbs. Holes are probably 1/8" too small. I may just use a file and make the holes slightly larger since I have the led replacement lights already. I hate doing return processes.
 
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Haven't seen that before! The bases fit perfectly its the width of the led lights that are too wide to slide back into the slot on the brake light cover side after you separate them to access the bulbs. Holes are probably 1/8" too small. I may just use a file and make the holes slightly larger since I have the led replacement lights already. I hate doing return processes.
I returned the backup LEDs that I got this afternoon - I dropped them in the mail at 4:18 PM and I already have the credit from Amazon.

These are the ones that I used on the 05 in the 3rd brake light. If I remember correctly.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01H1QEY66/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o03_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
 

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You start by removing the the two screws that hold the tail light assembly to the back of the truck and then pull back to release the pins on the back side that plug into the body. Once I removed the factory tail light assemblies I disconnected the light bulbs and I installed the resistor that came with with the LED tail lights.

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I found a place to locate the resistor in an area away from plastics. The resistor came with some very sticky double sided tape. I found a flat area up inside the opening above the tail light and stuck it there. I mounted it high enough to keep it away from water.

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I plugged in the connectors and and the backup light bulb.

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The finished tail light looks pretty good.

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Dayum....that is the biggest fattest Prius I ever seen!!!
 

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This is the 921 that I went with. Essentially the same as the original one but with the smaller base.

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I just replaced my backup lamps last week. Went with these.
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...ge-retrofit-car/1563/3624/#tab/Specifications
https://www.superbrightleds.com/mor...ge-retrofit-car/1563/3624/#tab/Specifications
They are close to not fitting but do so just barely. Considerably shorter and a little more narrow than the ones you had trouble with.
 
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I installed the LED back up lamps and installed the tail light trim today.

These are the Lamps:

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Here is how they look in the tail light
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