How Do I Replace Headlights??

Question

I need to know how to take the globe out and how to replace the headlight for a 00 taurus??? what kind of tools are needed to take it out?

Answer 1

This is explained in your owners manual.
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Replacing headlamp bulbs
To remove the headlamp bulb:
1. Make sure headlamp switch is in
OFF position.
2. Remove the bolt from the
headlamp housing.
3. At the back of the headlamp, pry
up and remove the two retainer pins
to release the headlamp assembly
from the vehicle and pull headlamp
forward.
4. Remove the protective dust shield
from the housing by turning the
dust shield counterclockwise (when
viewed from the rear).
Maintenance and care
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5. Disconnect the electrical
connector from the bulb by pulling
rearward.
6. Remove the bulb retaining ring by
rotating it counterclockwise.
7. Remove the old bulb from the
lamp assembly by pulling it straight
out of the lamp assembly.
To install the new bulb:
Handle a halogen headlamp bulb carefully and keep out of
children’s reach. Grasp the bulb only by its plastic base and do
not touch the glass. The oil from your hand could cause the bulb to
break the next time the headlamps are operated.
1. Install the new bulb in lamp assembly by pushing straight in with the
flat surface of the bulb’s plastic base facing upward. You may need to
turn the bulb slightly to align the grooves in the plastic base with the
tabs in the lamp assembly.
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2. Install the bulb retaining ring over the plastic base and lock the ring
by rotating clockwise until it snaps into place.
3. Connect the electrical connector to the bulb.
4. Install the protective dust shield and lock the shield by rotating it
clockwise until it locks into position.
5. Carefully position the headlamp assembly onto the vehicle.
6. Hold the headlamp assembly snugly against the vehicle and install the
retainer pins straight down to lock the lamp into place.
7. Before reinstalling the bolt, make sure the retainer pins are fully
seated, and install bolt on headlamp housing.
8. Turn the headlamps on and make sure they work properly. If the
headlamp was correctly aligned before you changed the bulb, you should
not need to align it again.

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Here is a free downloadable manual for a 2000 Ford Taurus:
http://www.motorcraftservice.com/pubs/content/~WOYTAU/~MUS~LEN/41/00tauog1e.pdf
(see page 190 for the replacement of headlamp instructions, with diagram)

Answer 2

If im not mistakin' all you need is a flat head screw driver and your hands... should be a black ring retaining the bulbs and there will be clips on the top of the headlights that you pull up with the screwdriver to release it.

Answer 3

none,just take out the bulb from the back of the lens assy

Answer 4

Check here may be the same on yours.

http://www.autozone.com/az/cds/en_us/0900823d/80/1a/fe/06/0900823d801afe06/repairInfoPages.htm