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Yes, they are amber 194 bulbs, just like the mirror.

For the floor liners I used Findway F518 Style 3D Floor Liner. They cost $100 Canadian for 1st and 2nd row. Weathertech feels beefier, but the Findway's have a rubber piece where your heel goes. I am not worried about wearing through that spot. The 2nd row was a bit hard to get in, had to fight with it to fit between the back of the front seat rails, but in the end it fit well enough. I can't comment on long term durability because I've only owned my car and these floor liners for 3 weeks, but they seem to be well built. http://www.findway.ca/F518-Style-3D-Car-FLoor-Liner/Ford/C-MAX/2013

I will attempt to take pictures with my digital SLR camera. I can set it to manual mode so the aperture and shutter speed don't change. Should show the difference. The mirrors use 194 bulbs and you need to use amber as the lens in the mirror is clear. If you have puddle lights in your mirrors, they also use 194 and use white.

:) I'm glad we solved that mystery! A 3157 should be dual brightness. A 3156 is single brightness. A 3157 is used when the turn signal or brake light bulb is also used a parking lights. A 3156 is used with the bulb is only used as a turn signal or brake. To be sure, if you can see the base of the bulb, a 3157 will have 4 wires coming out the bottom and will be dual brightness. A 3156 will only have 2 wires. Edit: Oh, I will have my Diode Dynamics lights by next week. When I install them, I will do a comparison with the ones I currently have and with the old incandescent bulbs.

This is what my LED signal light looks llike. The light is bright where the LEDs are, but it doesn't fill the reflector at all. So when you look at it when it's blinking, you see little bright dots. Of course this is over 4 years old and cost me like $20. After looking at my headlight this morning, are you sure you aren't seeing a reflection of the main signal light?

According to this https://www.superbrightleds.com/car-bulb-cross-reference/ use a 194 bulb.

According to the Philips bulb guide, the outer turn signal light is a 12396NA. Beats me what that matches up to. lol Sylvania bulb guide calls it a 2827. (although that MIGHT refer to the signal in the mirrors... I'm tired... lol) The 2015's don't have that! As for what I currently have installed. I have no idea. I bought them for my Ford Fusion 4 years ago off of ebay because my VLEDs switchbacks were too dim. They are the style that has 4 leds shooting out each side and 1 under a projector lens out the front. It's OK for most conditions, but in direct sunlight they are pretty hard to see.

If you are talking about the little amber bulb that lights up the triangle in the top corner of the headlight, that is your side marker. It should come on with the rest of the park lights. It should not blink with the turn signal. That uses a 194 bulb. When you remove the headlight and remove the rubber cover for the turn signals, you just pull on a little plastic handle and the bulb comes out. The big amber bulb is the 3457 bulb. That one you have to twist to remove. It is ok to use an LED for 3157. You must get a 3157 as that has the 2 states as you mentioned. A dim mode for when the park lights are on and a bright mode for when the turn signal is on. A 3156 will fit but you won't get the dim mode. It will stay dark when you park lights are on. I ordered Diode Dynamics XP80 Amber bulbs. They are expensive, $90 US for a pair, but from a video I saw online, it should be bright. The ones I currently have in there are very dim. In direct sun they are almost invisible. This is why I am willing to spend a bit of extra cash for well designed brighter bulbs. I'm not sure if it's ok to mix and match the two, but I think so. I replaced them both at the same time so I don't know. When you install those LED's, remember to test them before you put the headlight back in. Sometimes you have to flip them 180° if they don't light up.

I'll have to use their procedure the next time I remove the lights. I scratched the paint on the front bumper removing them the first time :cry: I do know, that Canadian C-MAX's use the low beam bulb for the DRL though...

The rule of thumb for LED lights is if you are putting in behind a coloured lens, use the same colour. I used red 194's for the center brake light. If you put white LEDs behind a red lens, they would look pinkish and wouldn't be as bright. The 1K ohm 1/2W resistor was placed in parallel to the LEDs. I placed it on the back of the connector that plugs into the center brake light. The amount of current flowing through it would be about 12-14mA so shouldn't get hot. This was done as a temporary measure and I will attach it more securely the next time I have it out. To figure out if you need to add the resistor, install your LEDs in the center brake light, then turn on your head lights. That is when I noticed the glowing and flickering occuring. If yours don't flicker and glow, no resistor needed.

Well I removed my front headlights. That was a massive pain... At any rate, I verified that I have H1 high beams and 3457 bulbs for the turn signals. The list in my owners manual is pretty much wrong. I've tried to contact customer service about it, we will see what happens.

As you know, I'm sorting out the brake light bulb, having a 7443 on order. 3157 works but doesn't click in nicely. Worried it will fall out eventually. For the brake/tail/reverse lights, i've used Philips Vision LEDs purchased from Xenon Depot. Plug 'n play. For the rear turns, I used Philips Xtreme Ultinon Amber T20 (7443) bulbs ordered from Rakuten in Japan. Can't find these anywhere else. Needed 6 ohm 50W load resistors for them to flash properly. I chose Philips Vision LEDs and Philips Xtreme LEDs because the reverse and turn signals have a plastic bit in front of the bulb that limits how long of a bulb you can use. The Philips bulbs are close to the original bulb size so no clearance issues. For the center brake light I used 194's from Diode Dynamics. These would glow and flicker when they are supposed to be off, so I added a 1K ohm resistor in parallel to bleed off any extra current. They are bright when on and dark when off. For the signals in the mirrors and puddle lights, I also used Diode Dynamic 194's. Plug 'n play. For the licence plate lights... you guessed it... Diode Dynamics 194's. They glow faintly when they are supposed to be off. Hardly noticable so I am not going to try to fix it. I will attack the front side markers and turn signals next. I already have amber 194's from Diode Dynamics for the side markers. Deciding what to get for the front signals. Not too sure yet.

It's crazy how different the two lists are for a car that hasn't changed design. I eventually have to pull out my head light housings to install an amber 194 side marker bulb, and maybe try some old led turn signals. I'll check to see what high beam bulbs I have. I think they won't match the list that was in my owners manual.

That is so weird. I went out to my car and grabbed my manual. It matches the PDF version I downloaded from the Ford of Canada website. Here is what that page looks like. It appears that it is incorrect. I guess I'll just order 7443's as it appears that is what should be there. Thank you for your help!

I am really confused as to what type of bulb I need to use in my 2015 C-MAX. According to the manual, tail/brake is 3157K. I ordered my LED's before I took delivery of my car so I would have them here when I picked up my car. Unfortunately, when it came to replacing my tail lights, I found the inner ones were 1157. I had to reorder those. I installed the Philips Vision LED 3157 bulbs in the outer brake/tail lamp and they fit. There is no click when inserting them, and I had to bend some metal bits in the socket so it would grip on the bulb better or it would fall out. The result was a brake light that matched OEM brightness, but came on instantly. Now here is my confusion. Online bulb guides say 7443 for the brake light. The Ford manual says 3157K. The bulb I pulled out (I only just looked at them now) are W21/5W... which seem to be 7443. So... the big question, is that what I should be using? A 7443 bulb for the brake light? edit: changed the title.

I've had my C-MAX for a week and I've already replaced a bunch lights from incandescent to LED. I don't know i you guys know about LED ghosting, but when the LEDs are supposed to be off, there is still a tiny bit of current left in the circuit to cause the LED to glow very faintly. I just ran into this with my licence plate lights and my high mount center brake light. Might be happening with others, but I haven't been looking that hard. I used 194 LEDs from Diode Dynamics, the HP5 (brighter) version for the center brake light, the puddle light and signal light in the mirror and I used the HP3 (dimmer) version for the licence plate lights. When it was darker outside, as soon as I unlock the car, the parking lights come on and I saw a couple of the LEDs in the center brake light start to faintly glow and flicker. After I lock the car, they would continue to do this for quite a while. I learned that putting a 1K ohm resistor in parallel with the LED bulb will prevent this phenomenon. It allows the trace amount of current and alternate path, preventing the LEDs from glowing and flickering. In the attached picture is where I put the resistor for my center brake light. No more flicker/glow! I just shoved the resistor in friction fit for now. It was threatening to rain on me when I was doing this. I'll secure the resistors better, but it solved the issue.

I pick mine up on Saturday! Woohoo!

Oh yes, a block heater is a must! And I am looking forward to the heated seats in the winter!

I just signed the papers on a 2015 Ford C-Max SEL 303A in Ruby Red with the medium light stone interior. I couldn't find a Red SEL anywhere in the city, and the wonderful local dealer located only 1 within a 1,000 km radius. It will be transported to Edmonton soon and I hope to take delivery of the car next week. It's sure going to be a looooooong weekend of waiting. I'm new to hybrids and have learned a lot about the car reading while doing research on the forums. I hope to learn even more as time goes on.