New taillights on my white LOBO

trashwing said:

Looks great! What hitch cover plate is that? All the ones I look up say they are "Not for Lobo" but that looks like just the regular Mabett one painted?

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gsglassm said:

That cover plate is the Mabett one painted a doesn't fit. But because I paid money to have it painted i'm using it until I cut out and paint the correct one.

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Glen Baker LLC said:

Would Red LED's work?

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gsglassm said:

I saw these tail lights on Amazon and wanted them.

I started the install and quickly realized that I have all clear bulbs.

Swung buy the autoparts store and no one had red bulbs to fit. So I figured until I find some proper red bulbs I’m going paint some clear ones. Picked up some red caliper paint because of the heat resistance. I then Swung by my local Ford stealership and picked up 4 clear bulbs. I was shocked at the $19.95 cost per bulb!

Painted and installed them.

I think they work well for a temporary solution, but I really like these taillights.

Anyone have a link to red LED bulb?

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Chapystick said:

Did your original taillights not have the LED strips that run around the perimeter?
I’m not sure which trims have those exactly

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gsglassm said:

They did not. I have the 2025 LOBO

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Chapystick said:

Is it the XLT trim lobo? I don’t remember the order code they called it, the one without the lariat driver assists and stuff?
Because I have a 25 lariat and it has the LED accented tails, otherwise I’d buy these immediately to get rid of the red.

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rileyfuego said:

So I actually got these same ones installed on my ‘24 XL last week. Same issue as you with not having bulbs in red. Despite the part stating you can use the existing bulbs I already figured the halogen bulbs wouldn’t be the correct color.

The only place I could find LED turns / brake light was Diode Dynamics. They plug right in and work no problem. Only thing is there’s small tabs on the LED bulbs that you’ll have to cut off to fit them in the socket (as advised from the brand themselves) and you will most likely end up with the turn signal indicator on the dash hyper flashing — the lights themselves will flash normally. This you can disable through forscan.

Make sure you buy new push clips for the tail lights as well to ensure they fit with minimal gap to the body as well.

I went with the 250lumen (HP48 model) bulbs from Diode Dynamics and I feel they’re adequate but I might swap them out to the 310lumen option (HP11) for just a bit more brightness to be better safe than sorry.

They look sharp as can be on the white Lobo!

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rileyfuego said:

So I actually got these same ones installed on my ‘24 XL last week. Same issue as you with not having bulbs in red. Despite the part stating you can use the existing bulbs I already figured the halogen bulbs wouldn’t be the correct color.

The only place I could find LED turns / brake light was Diode Dynamics. They plug right in and work no problem. Only thing is there’s small tabs on the LED bulbs that you’ll have to cut off to fit them in the socket (as advised from the brand themselves) and you will most likely end up with the turn signal indicator on the dash hyper flashing — the lights themselves will flash normally. This you can disable through forscan.

Make sure you buy new push clips for the tail lights as well to ensure they fit with minimal gap to the body as well.

I went with the 250lumen (HP48 model) bulbs from Diode Dynamics and I feel they’re adequate but I might swap them out to the 310lumen option (HP11) for just a bit more brightness to be better safe than sorry.

They look sharp as can be on the white Lobo!

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