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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 05:05 PM
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My next project for the spring is going to be the lights, mine are stock 2001 with the ugly amber and dark illumination, anybody have pics available of the conversion? And advice, I'm really stumped on just going to the clearer swap of 02-04 or the one piece housing of the 05.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by vtown00
My next project for the spring is going to be the lights, mine are stock 2001 with the ugly amber and dark illumination, anybody have pics available of the conversion? And advice, I'm really stumped on just going to the clearer swap of 02-04 or the one piece housing of the 05.
Do the 05.

Before:


After:
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 05:24 PM
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yep thats what mine looks like and I hope to have look like, I need a set of those wheels too, mine are the grey steel. how much time is involved in the lights.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 05:25 PM
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Here's a before and after of mine. It should have had the clear corners and clear headlights on it, but it didn't when I got it, so I put it back to stock.



Once I had the parts, they were a direct swap. 1/2 hour maybe?
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 05:32 PM
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yep thats what mine looks like and I hope to have look like, I need a set of those wheels too, mine are the grey steel. how much time is involved in the lights.
Took me a couple of hours (in the dark) to cut the header panel and bolt them up.

These are my favorite stock 16" Ford wheels.
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 07:26 PM
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Took me a couple of hours (in the dark) to cut the header panel and bolt them up.

These are my favorite stock 16" Ford wheels.
Scott, did you do the cutting with that 10 foot chainsaw of yours?

05's do look nice!
 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 07:38 PM
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Scott, did you do the cutting with that 10 foot chainsaw of yours?

05's do look nice!
Haha. No. I used something a bit more precise. (And it's only a five foot bar.).

 
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Old Feb 1, 2012 | 08:01 PM
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Now thats a chain saw!
 
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Originally Posted by gr8scott72
Haha. No. I used something a bit more precise. (And it's only a five foot bar.).

Compensating for someting???
I'll take 2 please.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 05:05 AM
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If I go 05 an cut are we talkin like a half inch or four inches? And is that with snips or a grinder what's the best method?
 
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 06:44 AM
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If I go 05 an cut are we talkin like a half inch or four inches? And is that with snips or a grinder what's the best method?
It's a lot of cutting. Rotozip or Dremel would work best.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 07:33 AM
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I've got my 05 lights on the way - shipped this morning!

Amazon.com: Super Duty/Excursion Black Housing Conversion Headlights Headlamps Driver/Pas...: Automotive
 
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 08:18 AM
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I just got my 05 headlights a few days ago. I am going the whole way with the correct header panel, grill, and all.

I will be doing mine this summer hopefully and then selling off my 03 headlights, grill and header panel.
 
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 02:51 PM
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In another thread about headlights, someone mentioned that the 02-04 headlights put out light better than the 05-07 headlights...
 
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Old Feb 2, 2012 | 03:08 PM
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Thank you Ortiz, that's good to know.
 
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