Hi Folks,

I have a '95 F150, and water is accumulating inside my passenger side headlight, so much so that when I took it in for annual MV inspection, they would not pass the truck. My questions are pretty simple: 1. Can I just remove the whole assembly, and then drain the water out and reinstall? 2. If so, I see 2 screws on top of the assembly (under the hood) but are there more screws I can't see? What are the steps to remove? 3. While I have the light out of the truck, is there a procedure for cleaning the inside? 4. Has anyone drilled a drainage hole in these headlights to keep this from happening? Seems to me the drilling would only make matters worse from an appearance standpoint.

Thanks,
NCC

 

Either there is a crack or the bulb is loose and letting water in. Best bet is to swap it from a junkyard. The haynes manual has a good info page on removing the headlight, sorry I've never done a 92-96.

Adrianspeeder

 

had same problem in a old grand am. i took the whole assembly out drilled a few 1/8 holes in the back where you cant see it when its put back on. worked well for me. even assemblies at the junkyard will run you 30- 40 bucks maybye more

 

You have a rock peck in the front of the lens, or the lens is cracking away from the reflector. Yes, you can pull it, drain it, dry it, use a rag on a stick to wipe down the inside (if needed), drill a couple of holes in the bottom of the reflector RIGHT at the front edge where they can't be seen, & put it back in. Put some clear silicone sealer on the hole in the lens to keep rain out.

 

Thanks folks. Upon first inspection, I couldn't tell when there is a crack or hole where the water got in in the first place, but it must be there, I suppose.

So I will remove the assembly, drain it through the bulb socket hole, and then try to clean it. Them I can drill a few small holes in the bottom to drain future water. I will look for where the water may have gotten in. Now, how are these removed? I saw 2 screws on top of the assembly, under the hood. I presume there's more, but where?

Thanks,
NCC

 

Do you have images disabled in your browser? I posted a diagram above.

 

Steve,

Oops! Sorry, it was so small and light, that I almost didn't see it. After your post, I went back and enlarged it. Can the headlight be removed without taking out the turns ignal and corner assembly? It looks like I need to pull the entire unit, then remove the headlight. Am I correct?

Thanks,
NCC

 

I think it's possible to just pull up the 3 metal clips (not labelled in that diagram, but one is shown above circle #1) & pull the headlight straight out thru the door. But you'll probably have to remove the battery to access the clips.

 

As usual, Steve83 is right on the money.

I had the very same problem & had to remove the entire assembly to seal up the seam on top where the clear lens plastic meets the gray plastic on the back. That's where water was getting into mine.

I had to remove the battery completely to get at the lower screws (#2 in Steve's diagram). I found it impossible to reach, or even locate them without removing battery.

JLF