Cargo lights on 2008–2011 Rangers

[ekrampitzjr]

Over the past couple of years I've noticed that the last few model years of old-style Rangers seem to have been produced with only the all-red center rear stop light above the rear window. None appears to have the cargo lights, which had white lenses at the ends of the center stop light. Just looked at 2011 models in different sites online, and no matter how well equipped, all have the all-red lens. Of course, my 2011 has the same.

The cargo lights had been an option on older Rangers as part of a "light group". Does anyone here have a 2008–2011 Ranger with factory-installed cargo lights, or does anyone have the story on when the option ended?

I would guess that Ford ended the option to simplify production during the years that the St. Paul plant continued to produce the truck. The original plan had been to close the plant around 2008, but it continued to produce Rangers until the end of 2011.

 

[djfllmn]

I *think* that option ended in 04 or 05, my 2003 had one but i think that option ended a few years after

 

[ekrampitzjr]

Looked at past owner's manuals online. The 2003 manual is the last one to give replacement bulb numbers for the cargo lights, so that was probably the final year for the option. The cargo lamps are 906, and the actual brake lamp is 922, which is the same lamp as the all-red versions use.

 

[djfllmn]

actually the more i think about it, my 03 did not have a cargo lamp, but the 98 i have now does

 

[Brain75]

2007 I am responsible for had no cargo light, I did grab a combo from either a superduty or older 3rd gen ranger in the 'yard and swapped em - no wiring behind it so had to run wiring for the cargo and put in a switch.