JEFF: Hi, I'm Jeff, and I've brought J-Mac with me
today to show you how to install six-piece headlights
on your '87 to '93 Fox Mustang.
Now, J-Mac, we've got the economy headlight kit
in front of us.
Can you tell me a little bit more about it?
JONATHAN: Sure thing, Jeff.
This is our 5.0Resto brand six-piece economy headlight
kit.
Now, don't let the word economy fool you,
because these are premium quality direct replacements
for your Mustang.
Now, six pieces because it includes the side markers,
headlights, park lights for both sides.
And the side markers are available with either amber
reflector or clear reflector.
We also have deluxe kits available
where the headlights include the seals, backing plates, bulbs,
and bulb retainers.
Now, if you need any of those parts individually,
we've got the retaining clips, backing plates, bulbs,
bulb retainers, retaining nuts, bulb sockets,
I mean anything that you could possibly
need for your Fox headlight project.
JEFF: All right.
Now, if factory headlights aren't your thing,
make sure you check out our website.
We've got more options on there.
We've got anything from your ultra clear, your smoked,
or your one-piece headlight kits.
JONATHAN: No matter what you choose,
they're all covered with our no hassle warranty.
Check out LatemodelRestoration.com
for more details.
JEFF: All right.
Sounds like we've talked enough about these products.
Jonathan, how about you show them how to install it?
JONATHAN: That I can do.
We've already installed the driver side lights,
just to illustrate the difference
between a new set and a faded old set.
This passenger side here is completely yellowed, faded,
cracked, not letting much light transfer through.
Fact is, these are so sunbaked that this side marker used
to be amber.
Now it's completely faded away.
To remove your old headlights, you've
got two nuts on the back of your park light,
you've got three nuts on the back of your headlight,
and you've got two nuts on the back of your side marker.
First things first, you want to go ahead
and undo all of your bulb sockets,
get those out of the way, then grab yourself
an 11 millimeter wrench.
A ratchet wrench is going to be your best friend,
but a regular wrench will get the job done.
And you can even fit a socket on some of these things.
I'm going to go ahead and get these lights
out and on the table, and then we're
going to show you how to transfer your seals
and backing plates onto your new headlight lens.
Now that you've got your headlights out the way,
we'll talk about transferring your seals,
backing plates, and bulbs over to your new headlight lens.
Now, your seal is held on with just two metal
clips on the side.
Can easily disengage those, lift the seal out of the way.
Then you can remove your bulb retainer and your bulb.
Then grab you a small flat-blade screwdriver,
and you can remove the three clips that
hold the backing plate to the old lens.
These can kind of be a pain to get off.
Just stick with it and they'll eventually break loose.
Once you get your clips free, you
can simply remove your backing plate
and transfer it over to your new lens.
Now, you want to be sure that each head of the screw
is engaged fully into the lens.
That way your clips will actually retain it.
May take a little bit of pressure
to get it fully seated in the hole,
but don't be afraid to apply that little extra oomph.
Now you can grab your clips, start popping them back
into place.
A little bit of finger pressure will get them right on.
Then we can go ahead and put in our bulb and bulb retainer,
and we're ready for the seal.
Now, if your seals are in bad shape,
like we said we have brand new ones,
but this one's still in reasonable condition.
A little bit of interior cleaner and conditioner,
we'll go ahead and get that looking new again.
And you can simply slide it back into place
and engage your metal clips on the side.
And we're ready to go back together.
We'll go ahead and get these new lights slid into place,
and we'll show you the finished product when we're done.
All right.
When going back together, you want
to start out with your headlight, follow up with you
park light, and finish up with your side marker.
Tighten up all your nuts, and then
reinstall your bulb sockets.
Go ahead and turn your lights on to make sure
that everything is still working properly.
Now, for a little bit of time and not a whole lot of money,
you can greatly improve the exterior appearance
of your Mustang while increasing nighttime driving safety.
Now, just because we're done with the physical part
of this install doesn't mean we're completely finished.
Check out LatemodelRestoration.com
for our headlight adjusting video
that gives you step-by-step instructions.