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Body/Appearance/Interior / Anyone replace the mirror glass before?
My mirrors had some of those giant round things glued to them. Sed them off with some water and a razor blade but the blade scratched them.. Looks like you can get replacement OEM glass CHEAP on Ebay:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ONE-FORD-1985-1988-THUNDERBIRD-COUGAR-MIRROR-ASY-GLASS-O-S-REAR-VIEW-L-H-/400584533793?hash=item5d44b2e721:g:0HUAAOxysstSUbQ-&vxp=mtr

Has anyone replaced or torn one apart? It looks like there are ball studs and they *should* just pry out. I'm a little scared of breaking the sockets on the housing though. Anyone done it before? Is it as simple as prying the glass out?
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Archive & Library (Read Only) / Mirror Mirror on the door, f'n! Move!!
Hey guys:

Don't throw away your old non-working switches. Take them apart and repair them!

Ray and I repaired one of these switches with some window defroster repair liquid. You could see traces on the "board" that were faded/burned..
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Body/Appearance/Interior / Are your interior plastics sticky or bleeding color?
I'm not sure if my issue is unique due to using a harsh chemical to clean, or if these parts are just degrading..

The color is rubbing off my door panels/armrests. They're also very sticky. I have a feeling my only recourse is going to be replace the parts.. I'll get a list of the affected parts and come back here to go shopping. :)

Anyone else have this issue?
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Lounge / E bay
Quote from: FirstBird;405573
The whole Paypal thing is a big scam, if you're a seller, imo. They hold onto your money(like a bank) for 3-4 weeks after you sell an item, collect interest, and you don't get anything out of it. It's made to protect the buyer, yeah right my ass.

 
This isn't true at all. I've received over $1000 in small payments in the last two months and I spend it down almost daily with a Paypal issued Mastercard. The only time there's any kind of delay is if someone pays with an E-check and it's been almost a year since I've received one of those (and I've received 100+ payments in that time).

I'm shocked that in 2013 there are still any naysayers over electronic payments and electronic sales in general.
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General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion / 87 Cougar head light kits ?
Quote from: vinnietbird;405849
Here's a brand new pair....There are more, a little cheaper, and as I stated, some lincoln headlights interchange, and can still be found at salvage yards for cheap.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-PAIR-Mercury-Cougar-87-88-Headlight-Lens-OEM-/230899904504?fits=Model:Cougar&hash=item35c2b4eff8&item=230899904504&pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&vxp=mtr


That's actually not a bad price for NOS parts. I paid at least that much, maybe more, from the Ford dealer 10+ years ago.
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Events & Shows / ThunderCat Dyno Day II
Greg won a True Street NMCA race (I think that's accurate) a few months ago. Got a crown and all! Pretty spectacular, really.
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Lounge / The Car Show
It's alright. Top Gear is better due to the bigger budget. They cut everything so  short on the car show, you don't learn anything! They did Lemons a total injustice in their first episode (not showing the crazy outfits, judging or trophies that are presented). Not to mention they said the new Chevy Caprice "is a Pontiac G8" (which it's not, exactly) and the G8 "was front wheel drive". Which it's not.

I'm glad that there are more car shows on TV, but I wouldn't exactly subscribe to the Speed channel just for this show.
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Events & Shows / ThunderCat Dyno Day II
It wouldn't be a party without Nick!

I'll definitely come with something this year. One or two of the cars in the signature, anyway. :)

Everything is driveable at the moment. I'm most interested in tuning on the 460 Vic though!
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Lounge / Options
Umm.. It has automatic headlights, factory power moonroof, automatic climate control, decklid spoiler.

The only thing I know it doesn't have is heated seats. Were there other options?
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Lounge / Looking at buying a '97 Anniversary Edition
Quote from: Mercoug302;345675
What happened to the blue one??? Is it a gold or burgundy one? That's pretty much the determining factor for me, I'm a sucker for Burg:hick:

edit, just read the rest of the thread, lol. I'm not a fan of opalescent. My 96 LSC got old quick with.


The blue MN12 that we had was sold shortly before the divorce, about 5 years ago. It was technically the ex-wife's and I put her in something cheaper since she was out of work again. I always missed that car, so I've had a standing search on Ebay for about a year now. This one popped up super close to home and it's a cherry example with 53k miles on it. The owner was super buttstuff and had the transmission fluid changed twice already. He kept very detailed maintenance records.

They had it listed for $5999. I sent them an email telling them I'd "come and get it today if they'd sell it to me for $4000". He countered at $4200 and we made a deal! I totally didn't expect them to come down almost 30% from their listed price!

 --Ed