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Assemblies may include halogen or incandescent test bulbs that should be replaced before installation.
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In this video, we're going to be working with our 1998 Ford F-150. We're going to show you how to remove and replace your vehicle's headlamp assembly.
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Here are the items you'll need for this repair: 7mm socket, ratchet, flat head screwdriver
To remove your headlight, lift up on the tabs behind it. Now, sometimes you've got to wiggle them a little to get them to stay in place. Work your headlight out. You may be able to reach in from the back and push on it. You've got to make sure these tabs are fully disengaged.
Over time they wear out and they tend to get a little stuck. Once that's out you can unclip your headlight harness and remove it. On the inside edge of the fender is a seven millimeter screw. You'll want to remove that with a seven millimeter socket, ratchet, and extension. Once that's out, you can slide the turn signal assembly out of the grille, undo the tabs, and remove it from the vehicle.
Here we have the old aftermarket headlights that we removed from our vehicle and our new parts from 1AAuto.com. As you can see, there are some clear aesthetic difference between the two headlights; these being a black housing with a smoked lens, this being a clear lens with a chrome housing in it. Otherwise, the actual function and bracketry of the headlights are exactly the same. Flip them over, you'll see we have the same bulb with the same collar and we have the same mounting tabs and adjusting screws here. These are actually both what secures the headlight as well as what moves the headlights so you can align and aim them as you like.
Some obvious differences here. We have a smoked lens, which is going to hurt our light output. We have a black chrome type housing on the inside, which is going to work against the reflective properties you want to have inside the housing of a headlight because it's actually supposed to pick up the light going back and send that out forward as well. This isn't going do that nearly as well as the clear lens with the chrome housing is going to output light. So, not only are these headlights brighter and safer, but they're also just like our original equipment.
If your old headlights are bad from a fogged, cracked, or moisture-filled lens, or you're replacing an aftermarket part, these new parts from 1A Auto are going in direct-fit, just like your original equipment. Get your headlights nice and bright, so you can see safe and fix you up right.
Plug in your headlight bulb and line up the pins with their slots so the tabs here will sit in between these two slots and go through that hole. You can see the lock plate and how that works, there. You will have to kind of hold this up if your spring's week and it doesn't keep itself up there. You want to line up the rear ones at the same time. Now you've got your new headlight in place. For your marker light, we'll just plug that in, line it up, slide it into place. When it's all the way set in, your hole will be lined up at the top and we'll reinstall that 7mm screw.
On the driver's side of our truck, we have the old smoked housing headlights that we are removing from our truck and replacing with our new parts from 1A Auto. I think the difference is pretty clear here. Much brighter, much easier to see on this side. This side is very dim. It's difficult to see; you're not getting a great light output either from the blinker or marker, or the headlight. Neither of those are really shining through as well as our new parts from 1A Auto are. These are facing straight ahead, right at level where they should be, and part of that is due to adjustment. Whereas this one is actually shining on the wall over to my left, which is not what you want on the road. Obviously you want to see in front of you. That's going to be shining off into the other lane, annoying other drivers, and not putting light on the road where you want it.
Thanks for watching. Visit us at 1AAuto.com for quality auto parts, fast and free shipping, and the best customer service in the industry.
