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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 09:47 AM
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I have a '96 150 with 64000 miles that I cherish but my son recently backed into it and cracked the drivers side headlight bezel. I ordered one from e-bay and am having trouble replacing it. I removed the two top screws and the clips retaining the headlight but I cannot find the other screws holding everything together. Please help me out! Thanks Guys. I didn't remove the washer reservoir but it looks like I may have to. I'm new to this forum and it looks like a good one for guys like me who love the old style fords. Thanks agin for any help you can send my way.

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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 11:37 AM
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Originally Posted by steely34
I have a '96 150 with 64000 miles that I cherish but my son recently backed into it and cracked the drivers side headlight bezel. I ordered one from e-bay and am having trouble replacing it. I removed the two top screws and the clips retaining the headlight but I cannot find the other screws holding everything together. Please help me out! Thanks Guys. I didn't remove the washer reservoir but it looks like I may have to. I'm new to this forum and it looks like a good one for guys like me who love the old style fords. Thanks agin for any help you can send my way.
Check here: https://www.f150forum.com/showthread.php?t=6042

I replaced my headlights with the Euro clear headlights and had to figure out how to remove the chrome trim.

Good luck!
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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Dewman - thanks for the reply. And I went to your previous post but I think I may have a problem unless I'm missing something. The two screws located past the turn signal bulb socket - Well from what I can tell there is no nuts there. Just the threads sticking out. I attached a few pictures to better explaing myself. Let me know if I'm missing something on this one or if I'm looking at the wrong thing. Thanks Buddy!

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The screws I think your talking about



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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 03:24 PM
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Dewman - I was just out at my truck and I think I know what two screws/nuts you mean. I am looking at the wrong ones. I think the two nuts are located inside the holes in the body where the harness goes into. At least that where I found two nuts. I guess you kind of gotta work blindly on this one to get the deep socket on don't ya.
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 03:45 PM
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There are 2 screws as you have shown but there are 2 nuts these nuts
hold the long amber fixture there a PAIN to get to lol

once the 2 screws and 2 nuts are off the headlight will stay put and the
bezel plus 2 fixtures will come out.

Oh and yes deep socket time and patience lol cause like you said there in blind spots

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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 04:41 PM
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Got it. Thanks for your help - really appreciate it. Dominick - those nuts are kind of a pain aren't they?
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Old Apr 4, 2009 | 04:46 PM
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Yeah specially the ones under the battery tray.
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Old Apr 5, 2009 | 01:19 AM
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Originally Posted by steely34
Got it. Thanks for your help - really appreciate it. Dominick - those nuts are kind of a pain aren't they?
Glad to hear you got it, they are a pain to reach, but once you get them, the job goes so much faster. It took me 1/2 hour to remove the first side, but only 5 mins for the other side. Most of the 1/2 hour was spent locating the lower bolts/nuts.
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I just put my front back on was all off and in storage until I was ready
and ill tell ya one thing it was nice and easy with no battery hold down
in the way and no radiator/windshield reservoir in the way lol
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