[1999tealF150]

My 1999 F150 Extended cab had bad actuators which we replaced today with some I bought online for $12 including shipping. They work great. I just wanted to let anyone who has to do this that the way to get the door panel off is to remove the snap in door handle piece, pull it away from the door at the back and slide it over the handle. And the upright panel on the window above the door lock snaps right off too. Then there are two brass screws to remove, one behind the door handle piece and one at the top of the door panel under the window panel once it is removed. Snap out the control panel for the locks and windows by lifting from the front and sliding forward and up. You will need to tuck this through the opening when you pull the panel off. Then just lift up and out on the door panel to remove it. Unplug the light and set the door panel aside. We unplugged the gray plug from the original actuator, pryed it with a long screw driver. Very carefully stripped back some of the tape to separate the two red wires from the others. Cut the connector wires, attached female plug ends and plugged them to the new actuators. Red wire with black tracer goes to green on the actuator that I bought. Attached the actuator to the included strip. Located it on the inside of the door drilled holes and attached it with screws and lock nuts. Just like most have indicated, it takes awhile to figure out the first side and then the other side goes quickly.