Fox One Piece Headlights

You just opened Pandora's box there, bubba.

I don't mind some of them. But there are a lot of people here that will give up their first born before they installed those.

You shouldn't care about other peoples opinions on how something looks like 1pc vs 3pc headlights, it's your car. If you need help with install or what kind of lamps are best then that would be something I'm sure we could chime in on.

You should read the reviews on LateModel in regards to the 1pc, I believe some of those lights are not sealed very well and sometimes don't match the lines of the hood and fender as well as 3 pc lights.

My experience with aftermarket headlight lenses...

Aftermarket headlight lens kit - 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. I 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 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 lie 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. Disconnect 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. Reconnect the driver light and disconnect 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. Disconnecting and reconnecting 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

One Stangnetter recommends putting a fender cover over the headlight that isn't being aligned. I like his idea, it's simpler than disconnecting the lamps.

keithwiggi02 said:

And I don't care what other people think, I was just trying to start a conversation about the headlights.

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That's an oxymoron.

keithwiggi02 said:

. If I am going to get lectured about every post I make and why it will offend someone, I don't think I want to be a part of this group

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You asked, we told. I dIdn't read any of it as a lecture.

keithwiggi02 said:

.....bye!

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BYE FELICIA!

Buh Bye keitheepoo

@LarsD What have you been up to and did you ever solve the ignition gremlin?

hoopty5.0 said:

@LarsD What have you been up to and did you ever solve the ignition gremlin?

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Man I hope so. Car seems to run well, but I haven't taken it on any long runs yet to see if the issue crops up again.

TIP OF THE DAY:When some of you internet bullies answer posted questions you should state before the text,"Read this using your mothers voice",it may be more comforting for some.

I felt we were pretty helpful to be honest. Anyways it's beer-o'thirty, the weekend is beginning for me (I work 4 tens)

Ya I thought so too.It's hard to believe someone who gets upset over something someone types on the internet can get through a single day out in the REAL world.
I will say this though,It's sometimes hard to catch someones drift ,it's almost like the reader reads it to themselves in a mean spirited way when in fact that just isn't the case.

Lol. I'm an internet bully?

one piece headlights are wack

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The worst kind.The kind that hurts someone very very deeply and doesn't even know it.

Keep it up

I've always wanted to use that one..

LarsD said:

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Ha!

keithwiggi02 said:

I'm beginning to think I opened Pandora by joining this group. And I don't care what other people think, I was just trying to start a conversation about the headlights. If I am going to get lectured about every post I make and why it will offend someone, I don't think I want to be a part of this group...and if it consists of people who are that anal about headlights, I know I don't.....bye!

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It's a trend as of late but this was on the lighter side of the dickiness.. Seems like you jumped ship even before someone said they were whack.

FoxMustangLvr said:

I felt we were pretty helpful to be honest. Anyways it's beer-o'thirty, the weekend is beginning for me (I work 4 tens)

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I had a job that worked 4 12's once. At one point I had Thurs-Sat off and back to work at 7pm Sunday. I was a little younger and a lot more single then. Made good money but it was hard to hold onto with the weekend off like that..

I'm pretty new to the forum. And don't know much. But headlights? I have the sve one piece and they look a million time better than the 3 piece. (In my personal opinion. I just like the look a lot more) so what are the issues everyone hates them for? I'm just curious and feel free to bash me and call me names. None of that bothers me. But would like to learn the Bad things about them since I do own them now lol.


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