Like all trucks on the road, the Ford F-150 has a tail light located on each side of the rear of the truck. State laws require that both lights work and have a red lens which does not allow any white light to shine through when the tail light is illuminated. If your F-150 has a broken or cracked tail light lens you can pay a garage or a dealer to replace it, or you can replace a tail light yourself in about five minutes.
- Difficulty:
- Moderately Easy
Instructions
things you'll need:
- 8 mm socket
- Ratchet wrench
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- 1 Open the truck tailgate and locate the tail light mounting bolts on the inside of the tailgate jamb. Remove the 8 mm bolts by turning them counterclockwise.
- 2 Firmly grasp the tail light and pull it toward the back of the truck to dislodge the pins holding it in the body grommets.
- 3 Remove the light sockets from the tail light by turning them counterclockwise and pulling them out of the tail light. Install the sockets into the new replacement tail light.
- 4 Align the mounting pins with the body grommets and push the tail light into place.
- 5 Install the two 8 mm bolts and tighten securely.
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