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2003 Ford Focus Headlight Assembly Replacement

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After clearing the haze from Maire's headlights a couple times and it always coming back, we decided to just get her a whole new assembly. I ordered a pair from  1 A Auto  and put together a rough little how to video. Here's what I learned in replacing them..... First thing was part quality. The lenses from 1A were not as well finished as the factory headlights. Where the factory lights were riveted the 1A lights were glued, trim pieces didn't seem to fit as well and the general quality was worse, thinner. They were however CLEAR!! There was some good, the fitment was perfect which I was pleased with, and they came with bulbs which I wasn't expecting but was very excited about. Tools needed. You could get away with doing the entire job with a 3/8in drive with a 10mm socket and a phillips head screwdriver, however a ratcheting box wrench makes one of the bolts a lot easier. A flashlight is good to have on hand as well. You'll see in the video that one of the le...