Hi so i started to change the Bulbs in my car

Got to the #Footwell and lo and behold it is a G4 i think, it is flat and has 2 prongs on it

does any one know

1. where i can get decent ones from

2 what is the Max wattage i can go for

2nd question

i have lights on the side of my door how do you get the Lens cover off without snapping it

3rd question lights on the roof inside how do i change the bulb in this as there is a electronic board in the way on the back of it,( Resolved for this one it is a Non servicable part according to ford)

so now i wonder if it can be changed ???

If you have a 2013 Focus, it uses LEDs, not bulbs in the footwells...

is the G4 the correct one? at the moment the led in there is Weak to say the least

It is an SMD led, which is soldered on to the PCB of the footwell light unit.

I don't think you can just swap it out for a standard one.

bummer i was hoping to swap it out

guess ill have to find a plan B

Would removing the SMD LED and replacing it with a different coloured LED work?

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ill have to give it a try just plain weird, the difference between to 2013 models cant get my head around it some titaniums hav some havent must have been a friday build all the odd bits left chuck in what ever card need finishing for the weekend

All mk3 Titanium Foci, should have the same light housing with SMD led afaik.

Only the titanium X is different, that has an onboard controller, with RGB LEDs, to make the different colours.

Some 2 pin connector and some 3 pin connector. Colour changing 3 pin I think.

Yeah, the red ones are the 2 pin, interior light live feed and the dimming control to the BCM.

Multi-color (titanium x) is 3 pin, power feed from ALC (Ambient light control), LIN slave from ALC and ground.

I'm just confused to which ones i want im deffo 2 pin

but when i see all these ac or dc or ac/dc i dont know whivh i need

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/G4-G9-Capsule-Bulbs-Day-Warm-White-Led-Light-1-5W-3W-5W-Replace-Halogen-Lamp-UK-/281589660398

Your Ebay link does only show G4 LED light bulbs. The Focus MK3 footwell lights do not have a G4 light bulb. The footwell lights are a circuit board with a resistor and a single SMD LED. Replacing the stock footwell light circuit boards with a more brighter, more powerful LED which draws a higher current may even damage the Body Control Module.

If you want to change the color of the footwell lights you have to desolder the SMD LED from the circuit board and replace it with a different color SMD LED of the same type. I changed the color of the footwell lights on my Focus MK3 from red to Ice Blue. I used the original Ice Blue SMD LED's from a spare original MK3 interior light I had. This way the footwell lights have exacly the same color as all of the other interior lights.

Billiant thanks

that is a bit beyond my skill level so red it will stay

thanks for you help and advice

This is what you have now, the LED is soldered on to the otherside of the PCB:

yes thats right

still dont know what i can do tho

cant even find replacments anywhere

i am assuming then i could not fit any aftermarket lights in there ?

Assuming you can't get spares, removing the original LEDs and replacing with a different colour is a fairly simple job to do. There are loss of different coloured LEDs that will fit in.

Might give it a go myself soon when I get the soldering iron kit.

I'm assuming the door pocket and handle escutcheon lights have the same kind of lighting? Anyone looked at these?

As far as I know most of the Ambient Lighting circuit boards are the same.

If you want to change the LED on these circuit board you may have to modify the circuit board. The original red SMD LED has 4 small contact pads (1 positive and 3 negative). Most SMD LED's do only have 2 larger contact pads (1 positive and 1 negative). If you want to use a SMD LED with 2 contact pads you have to cut a circuit of the circuit board to avoid a short circuit.

Awwww stuff that then :(

i think a How to is needed for this as it it getting very electronic now

and i guess beyond the Diy er at home

Still it has answered a lot of questions regarding the Mk3 titanium lighting

Gonna chat with my nephew who is an electronics wiz he may be able to help.

I have some spare circuit boards of the footwell lights. I will take some pictures later and explain what needs to be modified to replace the SMD LED's.

As far as I remember the size of these SMD LED's is approximately 2.5 mm x 2 mm.

How do you cut the circuit? Stanley blade through the circuit itself? What voltage are the SMDs please?

I cutted the circuit with a very small, very sharp pair of cutting pliers (Specifically designed for circuit boards and small electronics).

Because I used the original Ice Blue SMD LED's from the interior light I do not know the exact voltage.