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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 08:12 PM
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One Piece Headlight?

My one piece headlights came in the other day and i went to put them on today and i found this

this is the old headlight notice the location of the big adjuster i tryed unscrewing the long adjuster but it wouldn't come out is there something im doing wrong or does the adjuster go some were other than the stock location?
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 08:14 PM
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Could you snap a couple more pics? Side-ish view is better...
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 08:19 PM
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Hmm I wanna say those are like ball and socket fittings were you have to pull really hard. But id make sure first I could be completely wrong and then you'd hate me.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 08:39 PM
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here you go sidewinder.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 09:01 PM
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Swap the mounts, etc so that the new one mirrors the old one...
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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And FYI, the things are screw in type....Use a set of needle nose style pliers or the sort to GENTLY remove it....Otherwise you'll fugg the threads up...
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 10:00 PM
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Thanks sidewinder, I figured it out, it looked more complicated than it really was.
 
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Old Jul 30, 2011 | 10:09 PM
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Welcome....

Also, a FYI/FWIW-

When adjusting the big adjuster, DON'T FORCE IT!

THe little 2-piece plastic "Box" that holds the gear/rods together for them to mesh, and therefore adjust the headlight IS VERY VERY VERY BRITTLE....

And from experience, once it's "Broken" or a better way of saying it is :

The little tincy wincy tabs that hold it together are popped apart.....It's automatically a POS then...They never seem to hold together the same again....And then results in a floppy headlight....

Mine flops about 1/4" while driving....I simply live with it till I can afford the 1 pc headlight/park lights....
 
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Old Jul 31, 2011 | 02:54 PM
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Please explain how you got due to I am ordering some identical
 
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by IowanStraight6
Please explain how you got due to I am ordering some identical
they fit right up and look sweet but i cant put them on my truck due to it doesnt have a nose on it but here they are
 
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 07:00 PM
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where did you order the clear turn signal?
 
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Old Aug 2, 2011 | 07:07 PM
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92-96 F150 F250 BRONCO HEAD LIGHTS+CORNER+BUMPER SIGNAL | eBay
i bought the whole one piece set really nice.
but these are the same turns i have in my set 92-96 F150/F250/F350/Bronco Clear Bumper Signal Lights | eBay
 
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 10:14 AM
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oh, so they have them all in one piece. thats pretty cool. thanks
 
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 01:01 PM
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where the bolts attach to the housing, you can twist a little bowtie looking thing gently one way or the other and the bolt assembly with pop out and you can swap them
 
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Old Aug 3, 2011 | 09:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Slowroll90
where the bolts attach to the housing, you can twist a little bowtie looking thing gently one way or the other and the bolt assembly with pop out and you can swap them
exactly what i did man thanks.
 
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