Kit Includes: (1) Passenger Side Headlight (1) Driver Side Headlight
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Driver & Passenger Side
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How to Replace Headlight 1995-2001 Ford Explorer
How to Replace Headlight Assembly 1995-2001 Ford Explorer
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Tools used
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Phillips Head Screwdriver
1. Handling the Bulbs
Note: DO NOT TOUCH the bulbs- the oil from your fingers will burn into the light and foul your bulb.
Clean with rubbing alcohol and a soft cloth if the bulbs do get touched.
2. Just the bulbs
Open the door above the headlight assembly.
Pull back the rubber ring around the bulb and twist and pull to remove the bulb.
Unplug it from the harness.
Replace and snug the rubber ring down onto the base of the bulb.
3. Remove the headlight assembly
Unscrew the two Phillips screws at the top of the headlight.
Remove the parking light assembly and unplug the bulbs.
Unclip the headlight assembly where the adjustors clip to the car with a flat blade screwdriver.
Unplug the harness.
Remove the adjustor clip from the car if it doesn't come out with the assembly.
4. Install headlight assembly
Adjust the adjustor bolts to match the old assembly.
Plug the bulbs and harness into the new headlight assembly
Clip the headlight assembly back into place.
Plug the parking light bulbs into the parking light assembly.
Line it up and screw in the two Phillips screws using your Phillips screwdriver.
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Hi, I'm Mike Green. I'm one of the owners of 1A Auto. I want to help you save time and money repairing or maintaining your vehicle. I'm going to use my 20-plus years experience restoring and repairing cars and trucks like this to show you the correct way to install parts from 1AAuto.com. The right parts, installed correctly, that's going to save you time and money. Thank you and enjoy the video.
In this video, we'll be replacing the headlight on this Ford Explorer. This is a '98. It's the same procedure for a '95 to '01. We cover both just changing the bulb and replacing the whole assembly as well. Only tools you'll need are a Phillips screwdriver and a flat blade screwdriver.
On this Explorer, it is pretty easy. There's a little door that you push a little tab. Comes up like that. If you are just looking to service your light bulb, you can see that kind of round ring right in there. You just reach your hand down in, twist that ring till it loosens up and you can pull it back, and then you can pull your headlight out. Then you can pull your headlight up like that. Pull your headlight up, then you got to grab hold of this piece, thing here, or you can just use a screwdriver like that. Pull your bulb off. You want to transfer this ring onto your new bulb. Plug it back in. You're going to want to do your best not to touch the bulb as you're putting it down back in here. It's pretty tough. As you work it down and in, push it back against the air box. It does only go on a certain way, so you kind of twist it a little bit to get it to fit right. Work your ring back around. Twist it right on and lock in.
If you need to replace your whole assembly because it got broken, remove the two screws here and here. Pull up on the bottom and out. You can push out behind there too. Bring this out. Twist off this bulb. This one twists, and then this one over here you can pull the ears back. When I say the ears I mean these little things. Pull them back and off. Kind of reach right in here behind and work this one out by pushing down with your thumb or a screwdriver, right on the little teeth that latch it in right there. Once you have this one released, once you get the inside released, then there's a little tab right here. Since I got my big head of hair into the shot, here's a close-up of what you're actually doing. You're working a screwdriver in and releasing that clip. You can press down and release the top adjuster. Then you can pry out on this bottom one. I've already got it, so it came out a little easier. The light kind of comes up and out. I'm going to take off my let's use my screwdriver. Your headlight's out.
Now that you have the light out, with this last adjuster, the little tabs are on the side, so I'm basically just reaching in with a finger. I'm wedging my finger on the outside to push the tab in, and then I'm pushing the other tab on the other side. Here are the little tabs you're pushing in. Basically, you will wedge your finger on that side to get that one and then this one's pretty easy to press in. Then you can pull it out.
Here's our new light from 1A Auto, the old light. See, the new one's going to be nice and clear and bright. You can do this if you want to freshen up the front end of your car or if you had a light broken. What we're going to do, actually, is we're just going to kind of set it up by making these all equal. I'm going to measure the distance from here to here, make it the same there to there. That just gives me a good preliminary aim. It is the same thing with my other two adjusters. Just kind of make sure that everything is similar.
On this one you want to swing this adjustor up and around. Plug your harness in. You want to put this up and in. Stays right in this diagonal, this little triangle groove here. Make sure your light bulb for the parking light is up on top and that this clip here is getting onto that slot there, so we got to get over in there, like that. Then this clip has to slide into those grooves there. There's a bottom to this inside one as well. You're going to push it over. It slides in, that's sliding in. That's up. Then push it right in. Take the plastic off.
Compliment the new light with a new parking light assembly. We'll plug that in. Put that in and twist. Put this one in and twist. As you're going to put this in, make sure this connector is not turned too far up or too far down. It needs to be kind of straight because it goes into a little relief here. Make sure our little, there are little pins that line up with grommets in the grille back. Make sure they're lined up. Push in. Lots of new screws up here.
Interesting view. Look what that new set of lights did for that side. Then there's the old side. Kind of a before on the right and an after on the left.
We hope this helps you out. Brought to you by www.1AAuto.com, your source for quality replacement parts and the best service on the internet. Please feel free to call us toll-free, 888-844-3393. We're the company that's here for you on the internet and in person.
Tools used
Gloves
Phillips Head Screwdriver
7mm Socket
Needle nose pliers
Trim Tool Set
Safety Glasses
Pick
LHT03101
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Loretta
January 24, 2017
The headlights are so much brighter. The cost was really nice too. We will definitely use 1A Auto again.
Headlight
R
November 7, 2017
No more cracked headlights for me!! Good price and beats the water and constant blown bulbs
Headlights
Ronald
January 22, 2018
This pair of headlights are acrylic. They where a perfect fit for my 1999 ford explorer xlt. Easy to remove old one's and install new one's. Easy to align if you have very level land and follow instructions from you tube. I continue to get warnings that my brights are on but they are not. Don't know what the problem is.
Excellent Product
WAYNE
September 5, 2018
The quality of the headlights are excellent. The clarity of the headlights was an instant upgrade to my 18 year old headlights. The lights were packaged very well and are of great quality. It took my mechanic less than 30 minutes to install both headlights before I was up and running. Also, I was amazed at the quick turnaround of getting the headlights delivered. They were shipped out the same day I ordered, and they were delivered in a matter of days.
Perfect fit
michael
February 3, 2019
These are an identical replacement. The hardest part of the replacement was getting the old lights out. I had to use a hacksaw and cut one of the holders on the old lights, but once they were out the new ones slipped right in and are way brighter than I expected!
Satisified service
daniel
April 13, 2019
As a fairly new customer , I've bought a bunch of items, and the parts are right, the delivery is always on time or early and the prices are great, but best are the video's that are excellent for correct installation. I will continue to do business with these folks.
My opinion of Pinion gear adjuster
R
August 22, 2019
I found the manufacture quality of these replacement lamps to be inferior to the OEM parts. I recommend carefully inspecting the mounting tab/adjusters for breaks and, to lubricate the threads on the adjusting rods before installing. I also recommend removing the grille if the pinion drive adjuster just spins, you can adjust lamps with a philips screw driver. Otherwise, the lamps are nice and bright.
Head lights
Craton
August 17, 2021
The product worked like a charm i would recommend this product to anyone.
Great product, works as expected.
John
January 22, 2022
As usual, Parts fit and 1A's youtube videos helped. This was an easy project. Take great care to match your headlight alignment and focus as directed in the video. Otherwise your lights won't point directly down the road. Don't be afraid to tweak the focus over a few days until you are happy
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Garland
June 2, 2022
Uninstalled, have to find a shady spot and some beer to get in the mood to work on my Ford.
Very good
Ivan
January 15, 2023
Very good
Customer Q&A
is the original headlight cover for the 1998 Ford Explorer XLT glass or plastic/composite?January 21, 2018
Phyllis H
10
Hello, I was the original buyer of my 1999 Explorer and the headlight cover was plastic/composite. I polished both a couple of times before replacing them.
January 21, 2018
Chris W
10
My car is a 2001 Ford Explorer XLT. The headlights are crystal clear plastic. They fit. The only problem with mine is the adjustment screw housing separated several times before I could get the headlight attached to the car. I still would buy them again. Good value.
February 19, 2018
Justin B
10
Looks to be composite to me.
February 3, 2019
MIKE K
10
Mine were plastic and awful. Now they look and shine like new ! Cause they are !!!
July 21, 2019
Daniel J
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