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Hot Pepper Red ‘22 Maverick Lariat Hybrid. I’ve been looking around for an upgrade for the “dim” OEM halogen brake light/rear turn signal bulbs. Especially because a number of you have complained how this unibody truck is totaled as a result of a relatively minor rear end collision. In a nutshell, the pickings and choices are few. I have had the rear lighting recall already done.
If I am not mistaken, LasFit once offered an LED bulb, which they pulled off the market, due to hyper flashing issues. Model # T3 4257R only for the XL and XLT models. I never tried that bulb. However, all my other front turn signal, side marker and third brake lights are LasFit and are upgrades over the factory OEM halogen bulbs.
* The LED bulb that is working for me, at least for the first week (fingers crossed
) is a Chinese made Amazon bulb. Zonbeam brand. #4257 WT21/7W RED LED Rear Turn Signal/Brake Taillight for ‘21-23 F150. Also ‘23-25 F250. No mention of Maverick trucks by this brand. The fit is perfect without having to shave anything off to snap it into place. From what I have heard, if you try to install a white bulb under a rear red lens cover, you wind up with an orange rear brake light. That’s not for me.
* At least on my truck, I have found this CANBUS Error Free and No Hyper Flash bulb as advertised. It is longer than the OEM bulb, but still fits just fine. In addition, it has a built in cooling fan, so NO additional heat producing resistors are required to add on to your wiring - like some other bulbs. To my eyes they are a bit brighter than halogen bulbs in daylight conditions. However, not blindingly bright in daylight or night conditions. One advantage I did notice was the LED bulbs come on a fraction quicker than the halogen bulbs. Also quicker when the 4 way hazard lights are on.
- 2000 lumens. (OEM bulb 30-800 lumens). 28 watts. $100 for 4 bulbs. 100,000 hour rating.
* Another brand LED bulb that I tried that did NOT work in my truck was found at the Underground Lighting website. Bulb 4257 Red Color for a ‘21-24 F150.
- 1600 lumens. Fit fine. It also has a built in cooling fan and built in resistor only on the turn signal filament, unlike both filaments like some other LED bulbs. Was advertised as a CANBUS, no hyper flashing bulb. However, in my truck they hyper flashed Big Time. Or didn’t work at all. I may have got some defective ones. So back to Underground Lighting they go for a refund. I might add, I had high hopes, because these bulbs were BRIGHT - more so than the Amazon bulbs when I put on my 4 way hazard lights. Feel free to try these out. About $120-130 for 4. As they say “Your results may differ from mine.”
* Finally, About 12 months ago, I added a pulsing 3rd brake light on my truck that I recommend to anyone paranoid about being rear ended. There are several brands out there. Upon brake application, mine pulses 6-7 times before turning a solid red. Enough to be noticeable without being annoying. I can’t vouch for their legality in all states, but I haven’t been rear ended YET nor pulled over by the police here in Tennessee.
- One last thing, I want to see Ford switch to on these Mavericks are AMBER rear turn signals instead of red. A lot more visible under all conditions for only pennies more expense. I don’t ever want to hear the words, “I didn’t see your rear turn signals on.”
Hot Pepper Red ‘22 Maverick Lariat Hybrid. I’ve been looking around for an upgrade for the “dim” OEM halogen brake light/rear turn signal bulbs. Especially because a number of you have complained how this unibody truck is totaled as a result of a relatively minor rear end collision. In a nutshell, the pickings and choices are few. I have had the rear lighting recall already done.
If I am not mistaken, LasFit once offered an LED bulb, which they pulled off the market, due to hyper flashing issues. Model # T3 4257R only for the XL and XLT models. I never tried that bulb. However, all my other front turn signal, side marker and third brake lights are LasFit and are upgrades over the factory OEM halogen bulbs.
* The LED bulb that is working for me, at least for the first week (fingers crossed
) is a Chinese made Amazon bulb. Zonbeam brand. #4257 WT21/7W RED LED Rear Turn Signal/Brake Taillight for ‘21-23 F150. Also ‘23-25 F250. No mention of Maverick trucks by this brand. The fit is perfect without having to shave anything off to snap it into place. From what I have heard, if you try to install a white bulb under a rear red lens cover, you wind up with an orange rear brake light. That’s not for me. * At least on my truck, I have found this CANBUS Error Free and No Hyper Flash bulb as advertised. It is longer than the OEM bulb, but still fits just fine. In addition, it has a built in cooling fan, so NO additional heat producing resistors are required to add on to your wiring - like some other bulbs. To my eyes they are a bit brighter than halogen bulbs in daylight conditions. However, not blindingly bright in daylight or night conditions. One advantage I did notice was the LED bulbs come on a fraction quicker than the halogen bulbs. Also quicker when the 4 way hazard lights are on.
- 2000 lumens. (OEM bulb 30-800 lumens). 28 watts. $100 for 4 bulbs. 100,000 hour rating.
* Another brand LED bulb that I tried that did NOT work in my truck was found at the Underground Lighting website. Bulb 4257 Red Color for a ‘21-24 F150.
- 1600 lumens. Fit fine. It also has a built in cooling fan and built in resistor only on the turn signal filament, unlike both filaments like some other LED bulbs. Was advertised as a CANBUS, no hyper flashing bulb. However, in my truck they hyper flashed Big Time. Or didn’t work at all. I may have got some defective ones. So back to Underground Lighting they go for a refund. I might add, I had high hopes, because these bulbs were BRIGHT - more so than the Amazon bulbs when I put on my 4 way hazard lights. Feel free to try these out. About $120-130 for 4. As they say “Your results may differ from mine.”
* Finally, About 12 months ago, I added a pulsing 3rd brake light on my truck that I recommend to anyone paranoid about being rear ended. There are several brands out there. Upon brake application, mine pulses 6-7 times before turning a solid red. Enough to be noticeable without being annoying. I can’t vouch for their legality in all states, but I haven’t been rear ended YET nor pulled over by the police here in Tennessee.
- One last thing, I want to see Ford switch to on these Mavericks are AMBER rear turn signals instead of red. A lot more visible under all conditions for only pennies more expense. I don’t ever want to hear the words, “I didn’t see your rear turn signals on.”
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