How to Replace a 1999-2004 Ford Mustang Headlight & Bulb

[Mr281302]

Don't touch the blub when your finers. The oil in your skin can make the blub burn out quicker. I recommend put a micro fiber towel on your bumper cover, so when you pull the head light out the paint doesnt get scratched.

[disasterpieces561]

can you do a video on how to replace the fog lights?

[miscully]

Sooo easy! Thanks very much for taking the time to post this!

[Higarousu]

what kind of lights are those? i cant read them

[LordSephiros]

@Higarousu Sorry man, I can't remember and I think the website where I got 'em is done too. It's been 4 years since! Oof.

[Higarousu]

@LordSephiros dang thanks anyway man

[sman112191]

@Higarousu they are called luminics look them up on google 

[AlanaSC63]

Thank you so much for the info, just did it -- changed out my headlight bulb on my 2000 Mustang!

[123zindzhi]

THANK YOU, You made it so easy to do this myself.

[Rheannalea1]

Thank you so much for doing the video. I usually have to rely on others to do this, but with your video , I did myself in less than 10 minutes. Don't have to rely on anyone now when the lights go out!

[LordSephiros]

@Rheannalea1 Yahoo! That's great news, I'm glad I could help

[philback]

thank you so much! this was perfect. I know nothing about cars, but I was able to do this, thanks to you!

[LordSephiros]

@philback You are very welcome!!

[arctshr]

Your video was of great help ..I was skeptical if I could replace the headlights on my own, but after watching the video, I did it in like 10mins. Thanks much buddy

[LordSephiros]

@arctshr No problem! I'm glad this helped you out!

[THEHAITIAN1804]

Thank you very much. Very informative.

[LordSephiros]

@THEHAITIAN1804 thanks man!

[BloodThirstWolf]

Whew! Thank you so much for the "how to" video! I was scared to take out my headlights...and um, when I was pulling up those plastic latches for the blinker lights, both of those latches broke :/ but it seems they stay in place anyway. So other than that~thank you! ^_^ the new chrome housing lights look great on my stang!

[LordSephiros]

@BloodThirstWolf sorry to hear about the latches, they seem pretty weak anyway. But it should stay in place just fine, so no worries on them. I'm glad this video helped you! It seems intimidating but it's actually very simple.

[BloodThirstWolf]

@LordSephiros it really was intimidating, haha! I was squinting my eyes each time I was disconnecting the wires from the headlights, but after the first headlight was out, it was easy street from there! Oh, and another thing is that it was a little difficult fitting the metal slides/bars through the new headlight slots. I had to kinda push the headlights in while sliding the bars though :/ but I'm guessing that's normal because they're "after-market" headlights?

[LordSephiros]

@BloodThirstWolf Yeah sometimes aligning them can be a bit tricky, mine fit in pretty easy. The headlights I put in were also after-market, I guess these are all just made differently.

[mjd16820]

Thank man alot of help!!!



[BboyIllusi0n]

nice tutorial bro rlly helpful im going to be replacing the headlights on my GT premium also cuz the headlights are very damaged from sunlight and weather conditions..the previous owner let it sit out on the sun in his driveway soo yaaa...my mother's headlight restoration kit couldnt clean it up as well soo i decided to get new ones :)

btw u should handle the bulbs with gloves next time cuz handling them w/o them reduces the life of the bulb fyi :)

[LordSephiros]

@BboyIllusi0n Yeah those restoration kits don't help when the problem is internal or extensive. Tell me how it goes!

[BboyIllusi0n]

nice tutorial bro rlly helpful im going to be replacing the headlights on my GT premium also cuz the headlights are very damaged from sunlight and weather conditions..the previous owner let it sit out on the sun in his driveway soo yaaa...my mother's headlight restoration kit couldnt clean it up as well soo i decided to get new ones :)

btw u should handle the bulbs with gloves next time cuz handling them w/o them reduces the life of the bulb fyi :)

[niadupree]

Thanks soooo much for this video. I'm a 28 year old single lady who knows very little about cars. I just changed my headlight bulb for my mustang and everything went so smooth ! Thanks again ;-)

[LordSephiros]

@niadupree Yahoo! Glad I could help! It isn't that hard at all, it just looks pretty intimidating. I'm glad you were able to do everything pretty smoothly. I tried to demonstrate it in a way that anyone could see how easy it was to do, so again I'm happy it all worked out.!

[Pyrothos666]

What lights did you get and where did you get them? and how much did they cost? im buying some smoked headlights and would like to do the same.

And i tried pulling out my head lights, not to hard just slight pulling, but is there any bolts near the back of the headlights?

ONE last question do you know if i could replace my fog light lights with those white lights as well?

thanks a ton!

[LordSephiros]

@Pyrothos666 It's been awhile since I got those smoked headlights, I can't recall where I got em but I think I got those for $150 each. Naw, if you take out those 2 bolts from the back it just takes a good pull to get them out. As for the fog lights, I've never attempted to replace those as my car never had them. Sorry dude! I think they'd be as easy as this, you'd probably have to lift the front of the car up to see what you were doing. Good luck though!

[Pyrothos666]

@LordSephiros thanks! so just those two pins then?!! (WAY EASIER THAN MY 06 mustang) and i didnt mean the actual head lights , i mean the bulbs , :P my bad

[rhawes]

Thanks a lot for this. I was actually taking out the intake horn and the battery to get at the bulbs. Turns out removing the lamp assembly is much easier.

[traeheleven]

Hey, great video man thanks a lot! I pulled the clips out, but I didn't realize it was in there so snug, I was afraid to break something!

What did you tint your headlights with? They look good. Are they still bright at night?

[LordSephiros]

@traeheleven Hey thanks dude, glad it helped. The headlights came smoked! I bought them off a website like that. They weren't too bad, $150 each I think? Not too bad, and they are still looking nice. I was getting really upset with the headlight restoration products because they weren't doing anything and all the cloudy crap was on the inside of the headlight. I figured I would save myself the trouble and just buy new ones and keep them clean.

[JUANITO5338]

GOOD JOB BUDDY.. IT REALLY HELPED ME OUT. ITS JUST WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR, IGNORE DOES LOSER PUNKS THAT SEEM TO HAVE NO LIFE. ALL THEY CAN DO IS TALK TRASH ON OTHERS VIDEOS...

[LordSephiros]

@JUANITO5338 Hah thanks dude, I'm glad this helped. That's all I wanted to do.

[LordSephiros]

@JUANITO5338 Hah they don't bother me much, the headlights are still working perfectly. I did that video Fall of 2007 and they are still working fine today.

[bham4ever]

This was worth viewing...it was easy and simple to do once I viewed the Video.

Would have never known about the key pins making it a simple job.

Can't say thank you enough for taking the time to show how to do it.

[LordSephiros]

@bham4ever Hey man no problem, I'm gad I could help.

[Dave1351]

i wish someone would make a video of a 05-09 mustang!

[bigeasy1812]

Great vid, clear and to the point. I am a new mustang owner and want to learn how to do the simple things myself so I can afford the bigger changes I want. thanks

[rocafella142]

ok...now i need a video like this except with a 06 mustang...and of course this lame ass website doesn't have a vid like that -.-

[kevgarr2006]

thanks man...my first car with these style headlights and i couldn't figure it out...it took about 2 minutes after watching...thatnks again

[LordSephiros]

@kevgarr2006 yeah man no problem, glad I could help. It feels nice to just do these things on your own rather than feeling so helpless that you gotta get someone else to do it.

[mackguy10]

THANK YOU!

[coolstyle08]

hey to all- I have a 1996 GT vert, and its so easy to replace the headlight bulbs. As soon as I get a chance, will load some videos.

[DaveCarey4]

Poor demonstration.....He doesn't inform you of the importance of not touching the glass with your fingers on the new bulb...Which could possibly cause it to overheat and prematurely fail ...And if you do touch the glass part by accident you want to wipe it down with rubbing alcohol...Also none of the parts he's working with are mentioned by name .....Next time hopefully he'll replace his expletives with actual part names!!!!

[LordSephiros]

@DaveCarey4 Eh, I could've.. but.. I didn't. And the last time I checked, I was the only person who had a video showing how I figured it out on my own. Where was your video when I needed to replace my headlights??

[LordSephiros]

@DaveCarey4 Yeah, I replaced the bulbs like 2-3 years ago and they are still doing fine. And no the parts are not named because I had to figure this out myself, where were you when I made this video? I show you every part that needs to be touched, removed, turned, and how to put them back. I may not know the names, but as far as I am concerned I was pretty thorough in my demonstration.

[raphael994]

Awsome video! I was loosing my mind trying to get the headlight bulbs out, and started taking my battery out, my air intake ... it just didnt add up until i saw your video! Thanks!

[sonyeddie]

thanks!! great vid

[imaolol6996]

Alright ill try to get help with this problem in here.....in my 2000 ford mustang...when im in the road my headlights sometimes they just bejing to get off and on like flashing..so idk if somebody can help me with that ill apreciate it....thanks

[mike88gt]

Thanks for the post, much appreciated!

[mike88gt]

Thanks for the post, much appreciated!

[mike88gt]

Thanks for the post, much appreciated!

[TheGypsykilla]

is a 2010 mustang similiar to this. i need to know to put new bulbs in. thanks

[apg1978]

@ TheGypsykilla: Better get an adult to help you then?

[LordSephiros]

@TheGypsykilla No idea dude, sorry. I haven't looked at them at all.

[tamaninja00]

Does anyone know how to remove the amber inserts in the sidemarker portion of the headlight? I remember seeing an article on how to take the headlights apart and do it, but now I can't find it. Or does some company make the headlights already made that way? I just noticed you have your headlights already done that way...where did you get them?!?

[AmDpOwEr64]

Great Vid, everything else on the web is crap but you did a good detailed video. Thank You!

[LordSephiros]

@AmDpOwEr64 Wow, thanks for that!

[baronblitz]

Thanks! Your video allowed me to change both my bulbs in around 5 minutes total....while in poor lighting.

[freddie4la]

Thanks for the video dude. It was fantastic and easy to follow. Made changing my headlights a snap. Well done.

[knighthumanitas]

So I had to do this in the dark, with very little in the way of decent lighting to see what I was doing... as a result, following your instructions took me considerably longer than most people. It was around 6 minutes - 3 minutes per bulb. :-)

awesome video, thanks mucho.

[hassanrb91]

thanx bro ur video is great. it took me 2 minutes to change my bulbs

[itsckforshort]

Thanks man, this vid really helped

[thahandsomedevil25]

my cousin has a white 06 mustang gt and replacing headlights now as i speak will his be any harder to replace

[Italianbella90]

thank you :]

haha now i'd like to hear my mechanic say "your a girl you dont know what your doing" again lol!

[D116]

Way to put your hand all over the second bulb...How long did that one last

[LordSephiros]

@D116 Let's see... it's still going! And I did this video like what, 2-3 years ago?

[harrykhehra]

thanks alot,that took me no more than 8 minutez to replace both headlights. much appreciated

[LordSephiros]

@harrykhehra You're welcome!

[meganfabyan]

Thank you so much for this video! It made it sooo easy for me : )

[katreena66]

wow, thanks so much for the video, it was so much help. Didn't even know where to begin--you made it easy.

[LOPEZ1562]

my headlights just comes out easily

[smo555]

oh wow... 99+ are easy to take out... i hate my SN95 and the headlight housing.

[LordSephiros]

I never got around to taking those out. I had a 98 Mustang before but I totaled it on the freeway. I hate how they change everything around and things get confusing.

[smo555]

I just hate how much of a pain it is for the SN95, and how EASY it is for the 99+ wish they would've incorporated the "pins" for the SN95.. Ive been playing with them due to the fact im replacing the housings.. so if you dont mind, i'll prolly throw a vid responce for SN95 owners :P

[LordSephiros]

Oh yeah, please do I would love to have a vid response of how to replace other year mustang headlights on here. The more information we can get to other owners the better! :)

[Rastrillero4]

hey man where can i buy those?? and i dont need to change the housing or anything right? and do i lose my high beams?

[Rastrillero4]

where can i get those bulbs??

[mik3luv3spink3]

DUDE thank you for posting the video ... i found it easier to take the tailights off for the sequencers *video will be up soon* but this how to got me back on the road quick lol in order to take the tail lights off pull the liner in the trunk and there are 4 nuts that you have to screw off once those 4 are off disconect the harness and the tail light slide right off just like the headlight

[LordSephiros]

Hey man glad you liked the vid, I actually just made some videos on how to remove the tail light. I think the headlights were easier to remove than the tail lights :P

[mik3luv3spink3]

i mean easiest to figure out ... lol ... i didn't know about the pins ... i was trying to take off my filter charger and it wasn't working lol ...

[snoborder280]

great how-to! It's exactly what I was looking for (and looks a lot easier than I was expecting)...

and sixers rule!

[LordSephiros]

Glad it helped! The main reason I did this was to really show how easy it was and that nobody should be intimidated by it. Tail lights are a different story apparently. :P

[Johnny0258]

thanks for posting this! it was very straight forward and easy to follow. you get a 5/5 and the camera guy gets a 3/5 lol

[LordSephiros]

I'm glad it was informative for ya. After I figured it out I wanted other people to see how easy it was. We'll work on better camera angles once I figure out the tail lights :P

[dhernandez1991]

how do you replace the tail lights?

[LordSephiros]

I wish I knew lol I'm trying to figure that out. I may take another crack at it today.

[yellowponymom73]

Thank you SO MUCH for posting this!!!! This video made replacing the headlight bulb easier than I ever thought possible.

Just tell Monte he needs to work on his cinematography skills. :-)

[LordSephiros]

Hey no problem, I am glad you liked it. I tried to be as thorough as possible on it. I'm currently trying to figure out how to replace the back tail lights, which is turning out to be more of a hassle than I think it is worth.

lol and I'll tell him that

[dahn142001]

I think this is the most informative headlight replacement video on youtube.

[LordSephiros]

lol thanks. I couldn't find any replacement information anywhere on the internet so I asked a friend of mine how to do it. After I figured it out, I made a video so other people could wouldn't feel lost when they had to replace their headlight or bulb