Delete Reply #541 – July 15, 2010, 06:22:52 PM Those door panels will look great with the dash. Nice work! Quote Selected
Delete Reply #542 – July 16, 2010, 03:19:36 AM I am glad you all are liking the door panel treatment. I took a big risk painting the armrests and pullstraps silver. That paint sticks very well to vinyl. I got my double-din Ford radio/CD/Casette player today. I had to make a junkyard run to get a harness to plug into it. I got it wired up and installed and it works like a champ and sounds really goood. I do have one bad speaker in the LH door as the volume is not up where it should be. It has been doing this with the last two radios I had. Well, I have a delimma with my 08 Mustang. The ignition lock cylinder won't turn. It's jammed up. I had noticed that it had been getting harder to turn and it would catch on the second or third try. Now it won't turn at all. It's a shame that a 25 year old lock cylinder on my Tbird has not worn out yet I only got less than 2 1/2 years on the one on my new Mustang. Warranty should cover this. However it's going to have to be towed from my home to the dealership because I cannot get it started. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #543 – July 16, 2010, 06:08:57 PM Saw this and thought of youhttp://www.florida50.com/1994-2004-specialty-products.htmA custom formed panel to replace factory air bag units. *Fits in the opening where the original air bag unit mounts.Mounting of the panel has 2 options, Velcro or Screws. Black ABS textured plastic.Complete with hardware and instructions* Custom-ed Formed - not flat ( the panels shape patterns the factory curves of the original Air Bag unit Listed at $65... Quote Selected
Delete Reply #544 – July 16, 2010, 09:16:24 PM I picked up a factory 1995 GT air bag cover at the JY today 'cuz i thought you might be able to use it, It is split down the middle due to airbag deployment~But shouldn't be to hard to fix and looks fine.No worries if your not interested. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #545 – July 16, 2010, 10:57:08 PM Watchdevil, I think I'm going to locate an SN95 dash sometime this fall and swap in, so I'll be PMing you for a few small tips.BTW door panels look great, kudos.Haystack, when I do my 'stang dash swap, I'll probably get a cluster from that place you linked...so TIA I've also got an explode overhead console just like yours...only...won't do me any good, since I have a hole in my roof. :hick:Anybody want it...?:D Quote Selected
Delete Reply #546 – July 17, 2010, 12:37:17 AM Quote from: Haystack;328480Saw this and thought of youhttp://www.florida50.com/1994-2004-specialty-products.htmA custom formed panel to replace factory air bag units. *Fits in the opening where the original air bag unit mounts.Mounting of the panel has 2 options, Velcro or Screws. Black ABS textured plastic.Complete with hardware and instructions* Custom-ed Formed - not flat ( the panels shape patterns the factory curves of the original Air Bag unit Listed at $65...I did come accross this during my searches! Thanks for the tip! Quote Selected
Delete Reply #547 – July 17, 2010, 12:42:02 AM Quote from: Romeo2k;328504I picked up a factory 1995 GT air bag cover at the JY today 'cuz i thought you might be able to use it, It is split down the middle due to airbag deployment~But shouldn't be to hard to fix and looks fine.No worries if your not interested.I so appreciate that you did this. However I already went this route by trying to bond the seam back together and covering it with silver painted vinyl. I had a problem with the seam repair seperating and slipping down on the right side and it made the vinyl I covered it with buckle. No worries I will get this sorted out. I may just hold off until I can blow the $130 on the nice factory style airbag delete with no Mustang name script. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #548 – July 17, 2010, 12:55:00 AM Quote from: ThunderbirdSport302;328511Watchdevil, I think I'm going to locate an SN95 dash sometime this fall and swap in, so I'll be PMing you for a few small tips.BTW door panels look great, kudos.Haystack, when I do my 'stang dash swap, I'll probably get a cluster from that place you linked...so TIA I've also got an explode overhead console just like yours...only...won't do me any good, since I have a hole in my roof. :hick:Anybody want it...?:DI'll be happy to help you when you are ready. My install is a little unique in that I actually took the metal frame out of the Mustang dash and laid it over my 1984 metal dash frame. If I had to do it over again I would probably just modify the Mustang dash frame. You do have to cut 3" of the dash top off ahead of the defroster vents. There is enough gap that I left in mine so the defroster still functions. The dash will stick way too far out if you do not cut it.As far as the instrument cluster goes, I just got one from a 1997 Mustang V6 before they changed from the mechanical odometer readout to the digital ones. I don't recommend the digital ones as it is much easier to set the mileage correct on the mechanical ones. Also the V6 cluster has the ability to convert it to V8 tach function with just a simple jumper wire. As far as the Explorer console goes, if you just want the compass/temp readout, I would cut the roof console right where the Mode button ends before the maplight section. I would fabricate some trim on that end where it is cut.I also seen a roof console on what I believe was a Mark VII which had the compass and temp display as well as maplights. It fits closer to the windshield header and it is integrated into a seperate headliner fixture that spans with width of the windshield underneath where the sunvisors mount. I know many of the Mark VII's had sunroofs and this should fit ahead of that. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #549 – August 09, 2010, 01:10:02 AM I finally snapped a shot of the double-din audio unit I installed...The past couple of days off I have been busy installing leather seat skins in the new Fusion in place of the original cloth material. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #550 – August 09, 2010, 12:42:24 PM Just curious, why didn't you go with an aftermarket unit as opposed to one from what looks like an Explorer? Quote Selected
Delete Reply #551 – August 09, 2010, 09:17:41 PM Man I wish you lived closer! I'd like to be able to switch over to leather in my Fusion. The seats look good! Quote Selected
Delete Reply #553 – August 10, 2010, 01:52:55 AM Quote from: RunninWild;331275Just curious, why didn't you go with an aftermarket unit as opposed to one from what looks like an Explorer?The radio is OEM spec in a Mustang when the audio unit dash opening was switched to the larger face during the later SN-95 model years. I do not feel like spending a lot of money at this time on anything aftermarket since my priority now is getting the mechanicals restored. Part of the charm of doing my restoration is finding so many bargains on good used functional items. I also like incorporating as much of an OEM look as possible with the parts I use. The Ford audio CD unit was a very reasonable purchase from eBay and it works perfectly. It sounds good too. Maybe one day I might consider switching to a high end LCD touch screen audio system, but I don't even have such in my 08 Mustang. I have to make do with my "basic" 6-Disc Shaker 500 with NO SYNC or navigation, so the OE radio will do just fine in the Tbird since it is far from being a reliable driver at this point and it's nicer than any radio any Tbird ever had except for the 2002-05 models. Quote Selected
Delete Reply #554 – August 10, 2010, 02:14:55 AM Quote from: 1Bad88tbird;331323Man I wish you lived closer! I'd like to be able to switch over to leather in my Fusion. The seats look good!Thanks. These do have preforated inserts and the same course grain that my Mustang has, not that soft smooth stuff. I wanted to do two tone dark brown and light stone but I got vetoed because of the higher price for custom made covers vs. ready made on the shelf ready to ship covers. It just took a lot more time than I expected to install these compared to the Mustang. I had to spend a lot of time on the fold flat front passenger seat. Then I come to the very last piece I had to install which was the rear seat bottom cover and it was wrong. It was ptterned for a Hybrid model which has a cutout for some kind of grille at the front of the rear seat bottom. So we had to call the seller and get them to ship a correct set bottom cover for non-hybrid models. My hands are so sore from doing this install and my chronic arthritis is not helping. However it looks great!I would tackle installing replacement seat covers on the Tbird without hesitation. It would save some labor costs if I had the covers made and put them on myself. I just wonder if I should hold out for some sport seats or not. I'll cross that bridge one day since I need to get this Tbird running well. I am tired of it being a lawn ornament and I want to have fun driving it more than three miles in the neighborhood. It runs but the converters overheat after five minutes of driving. When that happens it runs like they are clogged. Also one of the fuel pumps stops working intermittantly and the engine stalls. I have to wait and keep priming the pumps by turning the key on and off until I heard the loud gurgly sound of fuel going through the pump again. Then there is the issue of the transmission. It starts bucking like the torque coverter will not disengage. Why did I not just go out and buy a car in better running condition?... Oh yes I remember now... This was a save from my parents driveway to prevent it from going to a crusher. I was not even looking for a second car or project car for myself.... Quote Selected
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