Damn thanks for this! 3 years ago but still helping people today, bout to attempt this same process in my 05.. appreciate the detailed explanation & video, great work! 👍
They stole this video and use it for so many car part sellers on Amazon your not even noted that’s so messed up considering how clear and concise you are u deserve the credit
What first looked overwheming turned into something that could be done. 2CarPros made my life much better today by posting this instructional video. Thank you!!!
If you use painters tape and apply the tape to your garage door by your old headlights then it’s very simple to adjust your new headlights after installation.
at 11.48 , i noticed the lights on the garage door , both lights seem to glare to the right , almost identical , instead of a spread on both sides , my jeep lights did this , on one bulb , i re, seated the bulb to face the other way and it created an even spread across the drive path , just a helpful tip :)
I've been buying new headlights off Amazon every couple of years for my '07 F150. They are around $65 for the set. I put a little wax on them now and again. They don't last long, the clear coat starts pealing. As a side note, I have started putting silicone on my bulbs around the sealing area when I install them so the lenses don't get moisture in them. Most people think the moisture is coming from the seal around the headlight lens. It is actually coming from poor manufacturing tolerances around the bulb area when purchasing cheap Chinese knock offs. I don't even bother sanding the lenses when the clear starts coming off, for $65, I will just replace them every couple of years. Hope this helps someone.
I just got the exact same lights for Xmas for my 2005. I had the same problem with the marker lights - ended up using the original ones to make them work also! That said, the spring clips for the outside edges were WAY outta speck - I had to re-use the Ford clips on both sides.
At least it works, I have noticed aftermarket stuff you sometimes have to make work. But its better than paying 4-5x the cost for OEM. Thanks for watching!
Typical aftermarket parts... They almost fit.. Tip for folks aiming the lights. Find a flat area with a nice wall that you can drive right up to. Take 4 pieces of painters blue tape. with you. Turn the lights on high beam, drive up to the wall straight until the bumper almost touches. Take the tape and make an X in front of the center of the brightest area of light. Now back away from the wall 10-15 feet. Look at where the brightest spots are now. They should still be on the X's, or a tiny bit to the right of them. If not adjust the lights until they are. If you have combined high/low beam lamps you are finished. If however you have low beam units that are also adjustable, switch to low beam now and adjust those using the same routine of making the X at the brightest point, BUT you want the low beams to be lower and to the right to avoid blinding other drivers. How much depends on the type of light you have. Newer vehicles that have a real horizontal cut off on the low beams are adjusted a bit different than ones that do not have that beam type. Those measurements are available, either in the owners manual on some models, in the service manual or at the www.2carpros.com/questions/new link.
I don't know if it was the aftermarket headlights I put in or what, but those clips on the out side of the lights would no way go in the holes. I had to use long needle nose plyers to compress them to go into the holes.
@@2carpros It actually does have left and right adjustment, it's just difficult to do. The inner brackets can move... I hit a deer and found out this bracket is adjustable the hard way Haha...
Adjusting the headlight levels up and down is new to me. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Damn thanks for this! 3 years ago but still helping people today, bout to attempt this same process in my 05.. appreciate the detailed explanation & video, great work! 👍
Thanks for watching!
Very helpful! Changed the headlight assemblies on my '04 F150 today.
Thanks for watching!
Great video & well done. Thank you for making this clear & easy. You guys are great ! Please continue to do these instructing videos.
Thank you! Will do! Thanks for watching!
They stole this video and use it for so many car part sellers on Amazon your not even noted that’s so messed up considering how clear and concise you are u deserve the credit
Oh man that's a bummer! I had no idea. Thanks for watching!
What first looked overwheming turned into something that could be done. 2CarPros made my life much better today by posting this instructional video. Thank you!!!
Great to hear!
I just did this. Thank you.
Wonderful!
Great Video. The Rubber Shield was hiding the two screws that I needed to remove..... Thanks a lot
Ah the rubber shield! That will do it. Thanks for watching Larry!
If you use painters tape and apply the tape to your garage door by your old headlights then it’s very simple to adjust your new headlights after installation.
Good tip! Thanks for watching!
And if you don't have a garage then that tip is useless thanks
@@QueBall5235 Then use a wall brainiac.
Excellent video! You're obviously a natural at this, thank you so much :)
Wow, thank you!
How’s the frother working, Brenda?
Great video this helped a lot thanks 👍🏾
Thanks for watching!
at 11.48 , i noticed the lights on the garage door , both lights seem to glare to the right , almost identical , instead of a spread on both sides , my jeep lights did this , on one bulb , i re, seated the bulb to face the other way and it created an even spread across the drive path , just a helpful tip :)
Thanks man, I appreciate the video. I made quick work of the switch out and the new lids look great.
Nice work!
I've been buying new headlights off Amazon every couple of years for my '07 F150. They are around $65 for the set. I put a little wax on them now and again. They don't last long, the clear coat starts pealing. As a side note, I have started putting silicone on my bulbs around the sealing area when I install them so the lenses don't get moisture in them. Most people think the moisture is coming from the seal around the headlight lens. It is actually coming from poor manufacturing tolerances around the bulb area when purchasing cheap Chinese knock offs. I don't even bother sanding the lenses when the clear starts coming off, for $65, I will just replace them every couple of years. Hope this helps someone.
Try drilling a small weep hole in the bottom / lowest spot
Hey I want to put a f150 off road bumper on my expedition. Do you think I can put F150 headlights on as well so the bumper will fit?
@@forrestcason3584 i have no idea bud. I imagine the headlights would fit.
Straight to the point, awesome video!
Thanks for watching!
This video was extremely helpful thank you
You're welcome!
Thanks brother
I just got the exact same lights for Xmas for my 2005. I had the same problem with the marker lights - ended up using the original ones to make them work also! That said, the spring clips for the outside edges were WAY outta speck - I had to re-use the Ford clips on both sides.
At least it works, I have noticed aftermarket stuff you sometimes have to make work. But its better than paying 4-5x the cost for OEM. Thanks for watching!
Thanks!
Welcome!
Thanks for the video.
You are welcome!
Great video, all around! Thank you!
Thank you! Very helpful!
You're welcome!
Great job.
Thank you for the video!
Thanks for watching Jesse!
Thanks, always worried about breaking plastic components when I'm not sure if they are to be removed
Just bought mine. Hopefully it will be as easy as it looks.
Typical aftermarket parts... They almost fit.. Tip for folks aiming the lights. Find a flat area with a nice wall that you can drive right up to. Take 4 pieces of painters blue tape. with you. Turn the lights on high beam, drive up to the wall straight until the bumper almost touches. Take the tape and make an X in front of the center of the brightest area of light. Now back away from the wall 10-15 feet. Look at where the brightest spots are now. They should still be on the X's, or a tiny bit to the right of them. If not adjust the lights until they are. If you have combined high/low beam lamps you are finished. If however you have low beam units that are also adjustable, switch to low beam now and adjust those using the same routine of making the X at the brightest point, BUT you want the low beams to be lower and to the right to avoid blinding other drivers. How much depends on the type of light you have. Newer vehicles that have a real horizontal cut off on the low beams are adjusted a bit different than ones that do not have that beam type. Those measurements are available, either in the owners manual on some models, in the service manual or at the www.2carpros.com/questions/new link.
For the price I really can't complain. Awesome tip on the aiming though! :) Thank you so much for watching!
thanks for advice thinking about changing mine
Great vid.
Thanks for watching!
Excellent video¡¡¡ So helpfull... Clear and easy
Glad it was helpful!
What about the retainer clips in the back? Mine got all bent they definitely didn't just snap in
Thanks for posting this
No problem!
Great tutorial!
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice job bout to change out the housings
Nice! Thanks for watching!
Great video..... it help me a lot
Glad to hear that!
Thanks helped alot
Glad it helped!
Which after market replacement lenses do you suggest? Mine look like crap.....cheap ones let water in.
These ones aren't too bad. But I can't recommend the Motorcraft ones enough. Thanks for watching!
I don't know if it was the aftermarket headlights I put in or what, but those clips on the out side of the lights would no way go in the holes. I had to use long needle nose plyers to compress them to go into the holes.
Same here
I like the fact that I got a Chevy advertisement watching a video about a Ford truck.
They are trying to get you to change teams! Thanks for watching!
So if I need a head light ballast is it included in the light assembly out of curiosity?
No, that would be its own separate thing. Thanks for watching!
I would like to put an off-road bumper on my Ford expedition, the only way to do so is put in F150 headlight. Is this doable
if you lightly coat that retaining clip with some WD-40 ; or other light oil , that whole assembly just slides right in....
how long is that extension.soican change my headlights, but for now i think its just a bad connector.
Great video. I know you are working on an F series but I would like to know if this assemble will work on my E350. It’s a 2006.
It is very similar. Thanks for watching!
What model f150 are these headlights for? Ford Heritage, Lariat, etc..... I want to buy them from your link but I'm not sure if they will fit.
This was a Lariat but I don't think it matters. Thanks for watching Mark!
@@2carpros Thank you.
@@2carpros By the way loved the video. I look forward to viewing more.
My low beems don’t work only high beems and I just bought new headlights
you really need to show how your adjusting the lights not showing the lights moving
I tried to give 100000000 likes but unfortunately I couldn't.🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thanks for watching!
I'll take your old ones. They're practically brand new.
They were good from far away but far from good looking. Thanks for watching!
The lake house movie trailer
Does nobody cover actually adjusting them? How about left to right adjustments….
It is set for left and right so you only need to do up and down. Thanks for watching!
@@2carpros It actually does have left and right adjustment, it's just difficult to do. The inner brackets can move... I hit a deer and found out this bracket is adjustable the hard way Haha...