Explain to me how you have it wired? It sounds like you connected the media bin harness to the wrong spot. Sounds like you have it in line with your cup holder? if thats the case it will kill the cup holder and the rear lights.
are you talking about the clear tube that directs the light? if so, no you cant buy that separate afaik. you can superglue it back togehter it will still transmit light just fine. If you opened the package youre kinda stuck with it. Ford is big on not taking electronic parts back once opened.
the light ring in the cup holder gets light from the lights attached to the bottom of it. if you look at pictures of the -CB youll see the 2 parts im talking about.
For the cup holder, I would order a -CB cup holder, if it comes with the lights thats even better, you can use the light holders to hold the LEDs. Check out ebay for a t5 LED light like these
White 20X T5 5630 2-SMD Wedge Car LED Dashboard Interior Light Bulb 70 73 74 18 | eBay
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Thats correct, Ford got rid of the switch function in the 21+ trucks. now the glove box, the media bin, and the large console light are always on when the truck is on and remain on for 12-15 mins after the truck is turned off. I have not timed it but i know its somewhere in between there lol
Wait I screwed up, I just woke up lol the part number you have ML3Z-14A318-E is the regular blue lights very sorry about that. As for the back order, try your local dealer!
Those are the lights. -E is color changing. I had a super duty guy run into this back order not long ago. He ended up going to his local dealer and ordered them and had them in a few days.