rlake5 Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 Hello All! Just bought a CPO 2017 Edge SEL about a month ago, and really enjoying the vehicle. One small gripe that I would like to resolve is this: The backup lights are terrible on this thing. I can't see a thing backing up, and the camera is not always helpful in bad weather. I'd like to upgrade the bulbs - I did this on my 2013 F150 in about 15 minutes and it made a huge difference. On the Edge, they are on the light bar on the tailgate under the rear window. An online search of images / YouTube videos shows the easy change on a 2016... which is obviously not right for this model and is therefore not helpful. Can anyone point me to a video / tutorial / instructions on how to get into this thing to see if I can upgrade the bulbs? Thanks, Rod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 the owner's manual shows the bulbs are LED, not sure if they are owner swappable or not. pg 289 https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sI9Tfc5bikb4ea6mXKk8u4WcABlJE_rh/view?usp=sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlake5 Posted January 25, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Not the answer I was hoping to see... the lights are just awful to see when in reverse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17SportFL Posted January 25, 2021 Report Share Posted January 25, 2021 Your best bet is to place some small led lamps or strips along the lower rear valance and tap them into your factory backup lamp/bulb wiring. Since that lighting will be closer to the ground, that should help highlight the camera’s viewing area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 Not familiar with 2017 edge reverse lamps. This advertised as works, would certainly be brighter. https://hidkitpros.com/shop/2007-2017-ford-edge-led-reverse-lights/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted January 27, 2021 Report Share Posted January 27, 2021 5 hours ago, enigma-2 said: Not familiar with 2017 edge reverse lamps. This advertised as works, would certainly be brighter. https://hidkitpros.com/shop/2007-2017-ford-edge-led-reverse-lights/ The reverse lights for 2015+ models are LEDs that are part of the light assembly, cannot be replaced like normal bulbs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rlake5 Posted January 28, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2021 (edited) 22 hours ago, omar302 said: The reverse lights for 2015+ models are LEDs that are part of the light assembly, cannot be replaced like normal bulbs. It's my bad for believing the online sites that show a particular bulb as an appropriate replacement without examining the vehicle. I also saw a number of YouTube videos that purport (incorrectly) to show changing bulbs in a 2017. Lesson learned. 17Sport, that's not a bad idea but I'm not sure if I want to muck around with that. I'll keep looking though; I'm just really surprised to not see others complain about it. The bulbs themselves work and are pretty bright when you're standing and looking at them, but they seem to be in a lousy position to actually light up the surface/area that you're driving on. Edited January 28, 2021 by rlake5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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