I recently had to adjust my headlights on my 03 screw. The passenger headlight was a little bit lower than the drivers so i figure i would fix it..thinking it would be easy. Im not sure if 01 and 02 are different, but i had to take the whole fixture out and adjust it in the air. Virtually Impossible! There were 2 adjusting screws and for the life of me i couldn't figure out which one adjusted what. I lost track of time and i finished up finally (could use a tad more adjusting but its better than before). I went to start up the truck and of course it died. Had to get AAA to come jump start me. Big flaw in Fords design IMO. If someone knows a different way to adjust the headlights please let me know. It was hell. Thanks

 

I've simply not seen a headlight aiming mechanism like you describe, and I find it hard to believe this is the way it is. On my truck, there is a simple screw you can reach through a hole in the radiator crossmember. You adjust this with the lights installed in the truck.

I think you have something similar, but since I don't have a 2003, I don't know what it is.

- Jack

 

ya ur 05 is gonna be completely different. i need someone with an 03 to chime in.

 

i dont have that much trouble adjusting mine

is it a PITA? yes
but our headlights dont even need tools to take out, i dont think its that bad

 

If you would have searched here prior to killing your battery, you would have found quite a few threads in this forum alone on the topic of headlamp aiming.

You need a tool like this


Others have said they have had luck with a gear wrench down there, I don't see how myself. Must have smaller hands than me.

Here is one of the threads on the topic.

https://www.f150online.com/forums/el...-question.html

Not really a flaw with the headlamp design, more so a flaw in how it was adjusted.

 

ya it was just a pain in the *** and killing my battery made it worse haha. also didnt help that i really couldnt see what i was doing cuz it was dark i had a flashlight but still tough. thanks guys

 

hm ive never seen that tool before

sweet thanks for the link!