We found the problem with the additional parking lamps Mounted in the front bumper of the 2004 Ford Freestar
The vehicle has 2 legal amber colored park lamps on the front of the unit that operate at the Normal C.P Candela
2.207 each total for 2 lamps 4.414
These are really nice,
Than there is a double up of the Park lamp standard, Because of two more white lamps mounted in the from bumper.
These came from the factory with the wrong bulbs for park lamp operations Bulb # G.E 912 at 12 C.P.
The proper bulbs for this operation are Bulb # 916 at 2 C.P.
The safety standard for park lamp operations is built into the Bulb designed for the applications,
The amber colored park lamps operate with the high and low beam lamp operations to depict the side of the vehicle in the event of headlamp burnout. And prevent the vehicle from being mistaken for a motorcycle
WE are installing the proper bulbs on the next oil change ( cost of the bulbs aprox $ 3.00 for two in a bubble pack)
You can find the technical Bulb information In the following G.E manuals Miniature and sealed beam applications catalogue # GE
20699, and G.E lighting and selection guide # PC28870 most auto retailers have the manuals
There are several other Ford and Mercury units with the Wrong Bulbs installed they can be found in the above manuals
This wrong bulb installation is related to product sales and is an insult to the eyes of the oncoming motorists And prevents the driver from shutting off added parking lamps that are lit at all highway speeds
for vehicle and highway safety improvements on the Canadian and American highway systems
WE need a major recall of the units using the Wrong bulbs for the Parking lamp operations
Cheer BJ