How To Remove/Replace Headlight Lenses?

I received new headlight lenses for my 1993 Cobra. Looking at the new
lenses I can see three (3) attachment points, and looking at the
existing lenses there are long bolts that fit into these attachment
points. However, I don't see any sort of nut or clip on these bolts.
So how do you get the lenses off/out?

Help!

Patrick

wrote:
> I received new headlight lenses for my 1993 Cobra. Looking at the new
> lenses I can see three (3) attachment points, and looking at the
> existing lenses there are long bolts that fit into these attachment
> points. However, I don't see any sort of nut or clip on these bolts.
> So how do you get the lenses off/out?
>
> Help!
>
> Patrick

i consider myself am expert in this subject, as i just changed mine out
with about a week of headaches.

the headlights have 6 connection points, however only 3 are used. they
are very hard to get to. you will need to take off the radiator clips
to get to the ones in the middle. first take off the big one. if you
start with the driver side there will be one on the right of the light.
there are two on the left. there are two total for the other two
lights. the only way to get the big one off is to loosen it almost all
the way off.

be prepared with a 7/16 wrench and socket(you will need both) and it
helps to have a deep well, but you don't have to. its about 2 hours of
headache.

remember the key is to take off the radiator clips.

good luck,

josh.

> wrote in message
ups.com...
>I received new headlight lenses for my 1993 Cobra. Looking at the new
> lenses I can see three (3) attachment points, and looking at the
> existing lenses there are long bolts that fit into these attachment
> points. However, I don't see any sort of nut or clip on these bolts.
> So how do you get the lenses off/out?
>
> Help!
>
> Patrick

http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...ts/index.shtml

See if this helps at all. Your headlights shouldn't be significantly
different than TFrog's. If it's any consolation, I was able to do the swap
myself. Some of those nuts were a difficult reach (there's not a lot of room
to work in), but it's manageable.

dwight

dwight wrote:

Ahhh... to late. I just posted my how-to article. Thanks though,
Dwight!

Patrick


> > wrote in message
> ups.com...
> >I received new headlight lenses for my 1993 Cobra. Looking at the new
> > lenses I can see three (3) attachment points, and looking at the
> > existing lenses there are long bolts that fit into these attachment
> > points. However, I don't see any sort of nut or clip on these bolts.
> > So how do you get the lenses off/out?
> >
> > Help!
> >
> > Patrick
>
> http://www.fordmuscle.com/archives/2...ts/index.shtml
>
> See if this helps at all. Your headlights shouldn't be significantly
> different than TFrog's. If it's any consolation, I was able to do the swap
> myself. Some of those nuts were a difficult reach (there's not a lot of room
> to work in), but it's manageable.
>
> dwight

wrote:
> dwight wrote:
>
> Ahhh... to late. I just posted my how-to article. Thanks though,
> Dwight!
>
> Patrick
>
>
>

You went from "OMFG HELP!!!" to "I just posted my How To article" in
three hours???


--

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One big ol' Ab. - BigSkiff www.titanspot.com

Pyongyang sounds more like the sound effect an ACME catapult makes
as it goes off at precisely the wrong moment for Wile E. Coyote. -
Cadbury Moose

WindsorFox[SS] wrote:
> wrote:
> > dwight wrote:

> > Ahhh... to late. I just posted my how-to article. Thanks though,
> > Dwight!

> You went from "OMFG HELP!!!" to "I just posted my How To article" in
> three hours???

No, it's was from HELP to a posted How-To Article in three hours.
There was no cursing, only yawns.

Was it just three hours? Wow, it's amazing what you can accomplish
when you're fully awake. But, yeah, it was a fairly simple job. And
the results are amazing! Why anyone, myself included, would spend time
polishing the old, yellowed lenses is now beyond me. From now on I'll
say just replace them!

Patrick

> I used to have abs. Now, I've just got ab.
> One big ol' Ab. - BigSkiff www.titanspot.com
>
> Pyongyang sounds more like the sound effect an ACME catapult makes
> as it goes off at precisely the wrong moment for Wile E. Coyote. -
> Cadbury Moose

wrote:
> WindsorFox[SS] wrote:
>> wrote:
>>> dwight wrote:
>
>>> Ahhh... to late. I just posted my how-to article. Thanks though,
>>> Dwight!
>
>> You went from "OMFG HELP!!!" to "I just posted my How To article" in
>> three hours???
>
> No, it's was from HELP to a posted How-To Article in three hours.
> There was no cursing, only yawns.
>
> Was it just three hours? Wow, it's amazing what you can accomplish
> when you're fully awake. But, yeah, it was a fairly simple job. And
> the results are amazing! Why anyone, myself included, would spend time
> polishing the old, yellowed lenses is now beyond me. From now on I'll
> say just replace them!
>
> Patrick
>

Because back when we did that the only place to buy replacements was
from Ford and it was hella expensive.
--

I used to have abs. Now, I've just got ab.
One big ol' Ab. - BigSkiff www.titanspot.com

Pyongyang sounds more like the sound effect an ACME catapult makes
as it goes off at precisely the wrong moment for Wile E. Coyote. -
Cadbury Moose

WindsorFox[SS] wrote:

> >>> Ahhh... to late. I just posted my how-to article. Thanks though,
> >>> Dwight!

> >> You went from "OMFG HELP!!!" to "I just posted my How To article" in
> >> three hours???

> > No, it's was from HELP to a posted How-To Article in three hours.
> > There was no cursing, only yawns.

> > Was it just three hours? Wow, it's amazing what you can accomplish
> > when you're fully awake. But, yeah, it was a fairly simple job. And
> > the results are amazing! Why anyone, myself included, would spend time
> > polishing the old, yellowed lenses is now beyond me. From now on I'll
> > say just replace them!

> Because back when we did that the only place to buy replacements was
> from Ford and it was hella expensive.

The new ones I purchased have the Ford oval modeled into them. Is Ford
allowing others to make and market them as a Ford part? If so, I
wonder how these new lenses will hold up compared to the originals?
Anyone know...? IMO, they have to use better materials/plastics than
the originals.

Patrick


> I used to have abs. Now, I've just got ab.
> One big ol' Ab. - BigSkiff www.titanspot.com
>
> Pyongyang sounds more like the sound effect an ACME catapult makes
> as it goes off at precisely the wrong moment for Wile E. Coyote. -
> Cadbury Moose

I just put in Black projection headlights. They look awesome.
http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../IMAGE_016.jpg They
looked terrible before I put the new ones in. I am very happy with the
new effect. I don't know why anyone put stock lights back in, when I
got these for 134 dollars on ebay. I got the whole headlight assembly
with it.

Josh

oneadvent wrote:
> I just put in Black projection headlights. They look awesome.
> http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l2.../IMAGE_016.jpg They
> looked terrible before I put the new ones in. I am very happy with the
> new effect. I don't know why anyone put stock lights back in, when I
> got these for 134 dollars on ebay.

Josh,

Some, myself included, would much rather have a car that looks stock
but runs like a modified, than a car that looks modified but runs like
it's stock. In other words, sleepers rule!

Patrick