LHF.JPG
1591 hits | 94.74 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
I've already swapped the white mirror covers onto the heated mirror heads, so they'll go back on soo...

RHR.JPG
1014 hits | 94.12 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
This is how I bought it.

LHFin.JPG
896 hits | 86.68 KB | Posted: 10/28/08

Odo.JPG
1104 hits | 58.35 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
When I bought it, it had 131,801.

VINpublic.JPG
2484 hits | 74.29 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
2ME: Canada, Mercury Cars
F: 2nd-Gen front airbags
M75: Grand Marquis LS
W: Romeo Gas 4.6L
check...

VECI.JPG
880 hits | 86.74 KB | Posted: 10/30/08
Someone tried to peel it.

BeltAC.JPG
802 hits | 88.74 KB | Posted: 10/30/08

Visors.JPG
733 hits | 38.34 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
Swapping the visors wasn't high on the list, but it was quick & easy. I have a bunch, but I couldn'...

DoorLHF01.JPG
994 hits | 66.65 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
I'll try to repair this temporarily while I look for a replacement. The latch handle spring is also...

LatchHndlSpring.JPG
886 hits | 55.63 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
This is why the latch handle doesn't return into its pocket - the spring is broken. I suspect this ...

LatchHndlFixed.JPG
777 hits | 48.91 KB | Posted: 10/29/08
I drilled the rivet flare off, pulled it out, dumped out the broken spring, dropped in a similar one...

Mirrors01.JPG
1116 hits | 46.74 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
I've swapped the heated mirrors on with the original white covers, and now I'm swapping the terminal...

Mirrors02.JPG
1569 hits | 71.69 KB | Posted: 10/28/08
The Br/LB comes in from the defrost relay under the hood, and the tiny DG/Pu goes out to the rear wi...

Mirrors03.JPG
1009 hits | 76.94 KB | Posted: 10/29/08
It's easier than most people expect to pop a fuse terminal out the back of the block & solder a few ...

Mirrors04.JPG
912 hits | 71.35 KB | Posted: 10/29/08
The terminal goes right back in, and the new wiring will be discrete.

Carpet01.JPG
1737 hits | 50.68 KB | Posted: 10/29/08
The more I looked at the carpet, the less I liked what I saw. This is AFTER I hauled out several ha...

Carpet02.JPG
991 hits | 52.83 KB | Posted: 10/30/08
This is AFTER vacuuming - it was pretty bad.

Carpet03.JPG
1486 hits | 54.62 KB | Posted: 10/30/08
This is AFTER vacuuming - it was pretty bad.

Carpet04.JPG
904 hits | 66.78 KB | Posted: 10/30/08
This is AFTER vacuuming - it was pretty bad.

Carpet05.JPG
1994 hits | 56.78 KB | Posted: 10/30/08
This is AFTER vacuuming, hosing out the coffee & candy (& unidentifiable crap), and drying overnight...

Carpet06.JPG
949 hits | 66.67 KB | Posted: 10/30/08
A couple of hours with a ShopVac did wonders.

Carpet07.JPG
805 hits | 62.51 KB | Posted: 10/30/08
A couple of hours with a ShopVac did wonders.

Carpet08.JPG
832 hits | 56.87 KB | Posted: 10/30/08
A couple of hours with a ShopVac did wonders.

Inverter.JPG
835 hits | 79.96 KB | Posted: 11/1/08
I had this lying around now that I've gotten a 1kW for each of my vehicles, so this seems like a bet...

BumperCoverR.JPG
1247 hits | 62.89 KB | Posted: 11/1/08
The car was bottomed pretty hard (slight damage to the EVAPS tray), and the bumper cover was ripped....

Clean1.JPG
1163 hits | 59.04 KB | Posted: 11/3/08
Wow... This thing cleaned up nice! Maybe I should keep it...

Clean2.JPG
1095 hits | 55.76 KB | Posted: 11/3/08
At this point, I've cleaned all the glass, had it professionally washed, had the headlights polished...

IntrPnt1.JPG
1507 hits | 57.47 KB | Posted: 11/13/08
To make the adjustable pedal installation cleaner, I found a pair of dash trim panels in a junkyard ...

IntrPnt02.JPG
1655 hits | 39.67 KB | Posted: 11/14/08
It's not a perfect match, but certainly better than the peeling paint was. Actually, the photos mak...

StripAdhsvRmvl.JPG
1313 hits | 69.11 KB | Posted: 11/23/08
Before reinstalling the chrome strips on the newly-painted rear bumper skin, the old double-sided fo...

BumperCoverSp.JPG
1375 hits | 65.17 KB | Posted: 11/25/08
The newly-painted bumper cover is on, with the old chrome strips back in. The paint job isn't a goo...

Wiper.JPG
1321 hits | 59.9 KB | Posted: 12/26/09
Not bad at $13ea ($9ea buddy-price).

20181114_172556.jpg
272 hits | 79.02 KB | Posted: 11/19/18
I managed to change the temperature blend servo before pulling the heater box off the firewall.

20181114_174015.jpg
287 hits | 95.7 KB | Posted: 11/19/18
With the box off the firewall, it's easy to change the heater core and servo, even without fully-rem...