Nope they are normal, they come with everything to make them work properly out of the box. As for the 3rd brake light, mine still isnt working so i have no clue. Im waiting for the tire rack to respond to my email asking them to check one to make sure it works, then ship it to me.

 

Gawd, I hope not. Because I received mine this week from the Tire Rack, and they're still in the box. I guess I'll have to put them on and see what happens.

 

just ordered mine from tirerack also hopefully they'll work right

 

Got mine today from the Tire Rack, they popped right in, no cutting of metal supports as f-150Duke had to do and no problems with the third brake light lighting up with hazard lights and headlights on. In all everything worked perfect,the hardest part was putting in the new fuse under the dash.

 

Yeah the brake lights work no problem on mine as well, its just the 3rd brake light LEDs that arent working on either off the ones the Tire Rack sent me.
Not to sure why f150duke would have to modify anything as they all just slide right in easily!

 

krazy i think duke rewired his to have the led brake light only glow like the lower bars then get brighter when brake applyed.

krazy mine 3rd brake light was not working at first...so i tried and plugged it in again...it would not work if i pushed it in all the way until it bottomed out, but if you push it in until it hits the first click it worked as it should

 

You kinda confused me there. Do i need to push it all the way in, which i thought i did, or do i need to just push it in gently till i feel the first click.
Thanks for helping out, as it is rather frustrating trying to figure it out.
Trev

 

until it hits first click/secure...by pushing all the way in which i would think would be like most bulb connections it would not work...pulled it out about 16th of inch from all the way in until its in and secure and worked like a champ

 

Thanks, i will give that a try.

 

Whats the new fuse for?

 

Beats me? It replaces a 20 amp fuse with a 7.5 so I guess it lowers the amount of current needed to break it (fuse) or lowers the amount of current going to the new lights, maybe someone esle can help me with a better answer.

 

Yeah that pretty much sums it up. I guess 20 amps would burn out the LED's to quickly as well!

 

Just to chime in, as I'm an electrical expert, the 7.5 amp fuse doesn't lower or limit the current going to the replacement Hella LED tail-lamps, as all a fuse can do is blow when it's rated blow amperage is reached.

Since the LED tail-lamps need much less current to do the same job as the bulb based tail-lamps that they replace, the lower fuse, (7.5 vs the stock 20 amp) just protects the circuit and LED's, as they should never draw as much current as the stock bulb based tail-lamps did. It's a smart thing for Hella to do, as it shows they are trying to protect their product for their consumers.
JSB

 

Isnt that what i said, it a much more condensed version!

 

Uh, Yeah.