Not sure myself but I have these and like em. Mustang Headlight Kit with Amber Sidemarkers (94-98)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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This...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.
... this...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.
... and this...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.
... lead to this? Thinnest skin ever.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!
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!
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!
Okay, one more post before I stomp off in a huff for good...maybe. The reason I joined this forum in the first place was because I have received a lot of good information from it and other mustang forums, without even joining. I have spent the past year rebuilding a 92 convertible. There were plenty of problems along the way that were solved by a simple Google search which usually led me to one of these forums. So I thought what the heck, maybe I will meet up with some like minded souls that would be fun to exchange info with.
My first post mentioned the term "cobra clone"...I was hammered for that. Then I make a post on what I considered a relatively safe topic--headlights, and got hammered for that. So I thought, who needs this. I can get the info for free, anonymously, so who needs the grief. It has been my experience that on most forums of any subject matter, most often times the response you get starts off with, "You Idiot...." Maybe I was a little hasty in stomping off, but life is too short to spend it dealing with people's attitudes.
What a refreshing reply, he told about the lay of the land and gave an opinion on a product. This guy hit the nail on the head. The deal is this Keith, we're kinda running out of topics and problems here to discuss due to the age of the car. A lot has been said in 20 years and not much has changed in the last 10 or so as far as the aftermsrket. In result some of the folks that have been hanging around awhile are getting tired of the same ole same ole and on occasion they jump the gun and give a snarky dickish response without answering a question. I beleive it's just due to the frustration of the same ole discussions/arguments and telling the new guy to scan for codes. Is this cool? Nah not really but thems the breaks kid. I bet the mustang II guys are really grumpy..Just saying that I hope you don't leave. Don't let the attitudes and opinions of a few others stop you from soliciting opinions or advise. FWIW I don't think any response was directed at you personally. Some topics just have histories separate from our own knowledge of them, and there are many people here who know a lot, and are kind enough to share what they know. Even those that sometimes get tired of regurgitating responses to the the same old question over and over again will still provide useful advise in between the occasional snippy sounding comment that may come across as "oh. this again..". So monitor this thread, see if anything useful pops up. If it does, then you gain something (like jrichker's reasoned advise about aftermarket headlights). If not, you still haven't invested much personal capital in the issue anyway.
Hope you stay.. At some point, who knows, you may come across an issue that will really benefit from the experience of people on here (rather than just a personal preference issue, which is what this seems to be), and it would be a shame for you to hesitate to reach out just because of this thread.
FWIW. I had to replace my headlights recently after a minor fender bender that cracked a headlight. One piece units just weren't for me (personal preference), but I wish I'd had jrichkers story before I let the body shop use cheapo headlights. They're still out of wack!
Tech and talk or just tech?You should get together with the other guy who thinks FB is a better source of Mustang tech.
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