Where is the best place to get the 6 piece kit and which one do I buy? They all look different and I have no clue what to look for. Thank you for any help...Also what are the best fog lights to get to replace the ones that are there.
It took about 7 days to get the lenses, 20 minutes per side to install all 3 lenses and forever to try to align them.
I drove around for several days with the driver’s side headlight scanning the upper branches of trees for squirrels, owls and UFO’s. The headlight lens had extra slack between the retaining clip and the screw head which allowed the lens to shift around. Fixed that with some small washers between the screw heads and the bottom of the mounting hole. I would recommend that you find 2 extra adjustment screws per side - they are the ones with the hex ends on the end of the screw where it sticks through the mounting plate. That may help the alignment problems, as the stock setup only allows adjustment with 2 screws, and is hard to adjust in and down at the same time.
If you bought Genuine Ford headlights, the adjustment will be easy. If you bought reproduction headlights, they will be very difficult to align properly. I bought reproduction units the first time, and my headlights could not be aligned: they would shine up in the trees and across the road. I even had all 3 screws set up as adjustment screws.
The last set of headlights I bought said "Ford" on them and they seemed to line up properly.
The adjustment screws are upper inside and lower outside screws. If the headlights were re-assembled properly, they will have a 5/32" hex on the screw. You can use a 1/4" ratchet with a 5/32" socket. The upper screws can be reached with the hood up, while the lower screws may require you to lay on the ground in front of the car and reach them from the bottom.
To align the headlights, find a level spot with a wall 25-30 feet away. Put a fender cover over the driver light and align up the passenger light so that the light pattern is slightly below of the actual centerline of the headlight. This is to illuminate the right hand side of the road.
Uncover the driver light and cover the passenger light. The driver light should be aimed so that the light pattern on the wall is inward about 6" and slightly below the centerline of the headlight. This keeps you from blinding the oncoming cars.
Covering and uncovering the headlights helps to show which headlight is shining in what direction. Reproduction headlights may shine in several directions at the same time, making it very difficult to align them if both lights are on at the same time.
i personally like the economy kits from 50resto.com. heres a link. and tip for adjustment. if your lights arnt out of adjustment now, just pop the little clips off that hold the adjustment plate and transfer it over to the new headlight, and try not to mess with it.
I bought the kit from texas mustang and it worked out great except that now (4 or 5 years later) i have a few bugs around the seams but for the price it worked. I bought the kit with the new seals that go around the headlight and havent had any trouble with the alignment.
I recomend the economy kit from 50resto as well. They are great replacements for the money. I have bought them for 3 Mustangs. It takes all of 20 minutes to install them.
Simply remove the lights from the car. Unclip the headlight from the adjustment plate, clip the new headlight to the adjustment plate and reattach the light to the car. Piece of cake and no realignments were needed on any of mine.
Keep in mind that you will spend $5-$10 worth of sweat and skinned knuckles trying to aim the cheapo headlights. That makes it a break even deal for buying the replacements marked "Ford".