# 1996 Ford Ranger replacement head lamps **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** ranger, ford\ **Created:** [May 23, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890 "2018-05-23T03:07:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![PEGGYSHELTON](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@PEGGYSHELTON](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PEGGYSHELTON)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 3:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/1 "2018-05-23T03:07:10Z")
Thank goodness Thanks ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2018, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/2 "2018-05-23T20:26:25Z")
If they aren’t available from the Ford dealer, scour the internet… Ebay or the like. You might get lucky if you have lots of patience. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 4:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/3 "2018-05-24T04:30:10Z")
Rock auto has replacement headlamps for $16 to $21, does it need to be a factory original? ---
**Author:** ![PEGGYSHELTON](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@PEGGYSHELTON](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PEGGYSHELTON)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/4 "2018-05-24T11:57:07Z")
I would like to have the original factory ones. I wish I would’ve kept the ones I had when I got the headlights replaced. I didn’t know all I had to do was change the bulb to make it brighter. What a headache it’s been, the guy that installed my new headlights had no idea what he was doing, they are loose, I can move them some. I’m learning. Always willing to learn. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/5 "2018-05-24T14:23:09Z")
A 1996 Ranger is not a valuable vehicle so original lights really don’t mean much. Any good body shop should be able to take care of the looseness of the ones you have. ---
**Author:** ![Yosemite](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/yosemite/32/643_2.png) [@Yosemite](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Yosemite)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2018, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/6 "2018-05-25T13:29:51Z")
When I had Rangers I used this place for parts. Browns of Two Rivers. [cooltruckparts.com](http://cooltruckparts.com) Yosemite ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 12:41am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/7 "2018-05-27T00:41:18Z")
> [@PEGGYSHELTON](#): > > I didn’t know all I had to do was change the bulb to make it brighter. Do you mean the entire headlight ass’y got replaced, rather than just the bulb? ---
**Author:** ![PEGGYSHELTON](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@PEGGYSHELTON](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PEGGYSHELTON)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 3:29am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/8 "2018-05-27T03:29:31Z")
Yes, they replaced the whole thing. The first one broke it and tried to tell me I broke it. They replaced it with another set. There was a clip that was missing. My boyfriend tried to fix it, screwed it down. It’s still loose and not set right. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/9 "2018-05-27T23:34:37Z")
It sounds like it needs to be replaced again. That part on my Corolla is about $45. New, oem version. If in the same price range on your Ranger, might be a good idea to just replace it with a good part. You could probably get it even less expensive used, at your local junkyard or pick and pack. ---
**Author:** ![PEGGYSHELTON](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ad7895/32.png) [@PEGGYSHELTON](https://community.cartalk.com/u/PEGGYSHELTON)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 6:25am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/10 "2018-05-28T06:25:53Z")
Thank you all for the advice. ---
**Author:** ![Nevada\_545](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nevada_545/32/41232_2.png) [@Nevada\_545](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Nevada_545)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 6:39am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/11 "2018-05-28T06:39:02Z")
> [@George\_San\_Jose1](#): > > That part on my Corolla is about $45. New, oem version OEM headlamps for a 1992 Corolla list for $175 each. ---
**Author:** ![monkarl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/919ad9/32.png) [@monkarl](https://community.cartalk.com/u/monkarl)\ **Post date:** [May 28, 2018, 8:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/12 "2018-05-28T08:24:06Z")
You can find them as well as replacement ones on ebay. ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2018, 2:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1996-ford-ranger-replacement-head-lamps/117890/13 "2018-05-30T02:37:00Z")
> [@Nevada\_545](#): > > OEM headlamps for a 1992 Corolla list for $175 each. That’s for the Japan version I think. The USA oem version is a little over $100 from what I see. I can’t recall where I saw them listed for $45. Oh, yeah, now I remember, it was at Rockauto. You are right, that’s a new part, but probably not an oem part.