Truth be told, it's not a bad design. I've switched 1997 Expedition (identical to F150) headlights and marker bezels, bulbs, recently to Hikari 6000-lumen headlight units and it's all worked with minimal drama. Don't have to remove the grille or the top piece under the hood over the grill area. It's easy to pop the headlights and markers in and out. The headlights either stay aligned, or can readily be adjusted. No complaints.
Will this headlight adjuatment tool work on a 2003 Ford F-150? I don't want to keep taking out my lights and adjusting them manually by hand, and putting them back in.
Easiest to drive out somewhere late at night, pull up to a white wall on a store or, in my case, a white shipping container in a school parking lot with blue painter's tape, a flashlight for looking under the hood, and the adjusting tool. Pull up to the wall, use low beams, set the top of the beam area level and slightly below the center of the headlight, back up a bit, make sure it all's working, set the left low beam straight ahead and the right low beam slightly to the right. You're done.
I wouldn't pull up to the wall first, but instead measure how high off the ground the bulb is. That's your "don't go above" height. The way I aimed the OEM replacements for my 02 Mustang was to measure from the ground to the center of the bulb, pull up to a wall at dusk about 15-20ft, make note of a spot on the wall the same height as I'd measured the bulb to be from the ground, and then adjust until the hard line from light to dark (top of the beam) wasn't more than an inch above that mark. Never got flashed at again, and rarely needed my high beams at night. Sh*t was perfect, and I've applied the same method to everything I own since and have had zero issues.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to first make sure the headlight is flush with corner light, before you even begin? Can you clarify? Thanks! Also, what type of bumper do you have? Is the same design available for f-150 1998 XLT?
After owning many different cars (mostly GM) I've never seen a more ridiculous way of aiming headlights. What was Ford thinking? Needing a special tool? Frustrating to say the least............wish I woulda had this video from the get go.
@@kevinwhitener1944 damn, that sounds even worse, making it difficult so people that don't wrench on their own cars are basically forced to take it into the dealer for things that should be easy to replace, like a headlight bulb.
My headlights won’t even adjust at all, no matter how much I turn the screw nothing happens, I’ve already removed it he headlights and moved the screws by hand but it doesn’t do anything
Thanks for the video. That truck is in such good condition for its age
This truck is really a time capsule in person.
Truth be told, it's not a bad design. I've switched 1997 Expedition (identical to F150) headlights and marker bezels, bulbs, recently to Hikari 6000-lumen headlight units and it's all worked with minimal drama. Don't have to remove the grille or the top piece under the hood over the grill area. It's easy to pop the headlights and markers in and out. The headlights either stay aligned, or can readily be adjusted. No complaints.
That’s a clean pickup!
Thanks, Charles! -Landan
Will this headlight adjuatment tool work on a 2003 Ford F-150? I don't want to keep taking out my lights and adjusting them manually by hand, and putting them back in.
Yes, it will work on a 2003 F-150. -Landan
I have a 97 F150 4x4. Wouldn't doing the same procedure have my headlights aimed higher if I pull up the wall then mark it?
Easiest to drive out somewhere late at night, pull up to a white wall on a store or, in my case, a white shipping container in a school parking lot with blue painter's tape, a flashlight for looking under the hood, and the adjusting tool. Pull up to the wall, use low beams, set the top of the beam area level and slightly below the center of the headlight, back up a bit, make sure it all's working, set the left low beam straight ahead and the right low beam slightly to the right. You're done.
I wouldn't pull up to the wall first, but instead measure how high off the ground the bulb is. That's your "don't go above" height.
The way I aimed the OEM replacements for my 02 Mustang was to measure from the ground to the center of the bulb, pull up to a wall at dusk about 15-20ft, make note of a spot on the wall the same height as I'd measured the bulb to be from the ground, and then adjust until the hard line from light to dark (top of the beam) wasn't more than an inch above that mark.
Never got flashed at again, and rarely needed my high beams at night. Sh*t was perfect, and I've applied the same method to everything I own since and have had zero issues.
Wouldn’t it make more sense to first make sure the headlight is flush with corner light, before you even begin? Can you clarify? Thanks! Also, what type of bumper do you have? Is the same design available for f-150 1998 XLT?
Same design.
Bumper is for a Ford ⚡. The bumper is unique to the Lightning
Does this tool work for a Ford f150?
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Could y’all make a review video of the projector headlights for the Ford lightning? Thanks!
Tony - I will pass this idea to our video coordinator. Thanks! -Landan
Is that a stock grille for a Lightning?
Yes it is. It's the 01-04 grille, but it's been discontinued for some time now.
So my theory is correct! In 1977, I died and went to Hell because NOBODY in their right mind would come up with a bulls#it design like this!
I need that wrench.
Here you go, Jon: latemodelres.to/LIS-14540
-Landan
After owning many different cars (mostly GM) I've never seen a more ridiculous way of aiming headlights. What was Ford thinking? Needing a special tool? Frustrating to say the least............wish I woulda had this video from the get go.
Michael - As the owner of the truck in the video... I couldn't agree more! -Landan
Well we have a 13 tahoe and you pretty much have to remove the grill and bumper to replace the bulbs
@@kevinwhitener1944 damn, that sounds even worse, making it difficult so people that don't wrench on their own cars are basically forced to take it into the dealer for things that should be easy to replace, like a headlight bulb.
You can use a very small metric wrench, 4mm, but it's slower, not as slick as the tool...
My headlights won’t even adjust at all, no matter how much I turn the screw nothing happens, I’ve already removed it he headlights and moved the screws by hand but it doesn’t do anything
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no Linc???
What are you referring to? -Landan
should the lights be on high or dim
Low beam. -Landan
1997-2003*
04 had the heritage model which was the same body style as 97-03.
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