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Reply #15 –
Quote from: 50tbrd88;323920
Well now that red top does look like shiznit.... the red/maroon contrast is not working at all.  However I think mine looks great.


What color interior? Keep in mind that these have the two tone dashes, including the red. Even the top of the stock red two tone looks fairly poor imo and I would have stuck with a single color if I knew the colors would be matched perfectly (and they're far from that).

The pad looks very out of place in my car so I never installed it. I'm curious if any other dash caps out there have a grain closer to the factory - I never got a final response on that in a past thread.

I think you're right about the door texture though - it my be close enough to that.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #16 –
Quote from: 20thanniver-ls;323793
That looks pretty sweet, the high spot makes it look factory lol


:rollin: That is the truth! I would think something is wrong if I found one that was not warped somewhere!

Well it's no secret now what my solution was for a cracked dash! I am actually surprised my transplanted 95 Mustang dash has survived completely intact, especially since the top is black. The injection molded material must be advanced compared to what had been used on earlier Fords.

I think that if I was not able to make the 95 Mustang dash work for me I would have considered just throwing in a 79-96 Mustang style dash simply because you can still get reproduction dash pads and other parts for it and it would look prefect althought not correct nor necessarily the most attractive for the vehicle.

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Reply #17 –
Quote from: 50tbrd88;323920
Well now that red top does look like shiznit.... the red/maroon contrast is not working at all.
That's the way they rolled out of the factory
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Reply #18 –
Quote from: daminc;323948
That's the way they rolled out of the factory


Oops sorry...no offense guys.  I've never really been in too many fox birds/cougars other than mine.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

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Reply #19 –
Think they did it with the blue too. The 80s were pretty wild
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Reply #20 –
Quote from: daminc;323969
Think they did it with the blue too. The 80s were pretty wild

Pretty much:



The trim and the main dash are two different shades - as well as the glove box, speaker covers, etc.
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'86 Turbo Thundercat (Cougarbird)
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Reply #21 –
Quote from: daminc;323948




Your mirror looks like mine.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #22 –
My mirror is starting to do that too
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Reply #23 –
Yeah, it drives me nuts, lol. Hard to see. I'd stick my ricer looking mirror cover back on there (can see great!) but it looks funny and I'm sure I'd never hear the end of it. :rollin:
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Reply #24 –
I got a new mirror for my car.. just have to do some wiring for it.

Here's the dash color combo for the vert.
I really like it. if my 87 ever needs a new top, I'm going with this combo.
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
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Reply #25 –
My rearview mirror is doing the exact same thing.  Wierd.
'88 'bird, 10.9:1 306 w/TFS top end, forged rods/pistons, T-5 swap & bunch of other stuff, 1-family owned, had it since ‘98, 5.0tbrd88 on Instagram and YouTube

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Reply #26 –
Quote from: 50tbrd88;324099
My rearview mirror is doing the exact same thing.  Wierd.


So is mine. It must be a common problem.
88 Thunderbird LX: 306, Edelbrock Performer heads, Comp 266HR cam, Edelbrock Performer RPM intake, bunch of other stuff.

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Reply #27 –
Mine's been like that for some 10 years. I have a replacement to use though that is mint. I think it's identical but I don't think it came off a tbird. Did Mustangs use the same rear view and if so, what years? I picked it up from a part pile from a guy who parted many Mustangs.

I think I'm actually liking the black dash pad on the red dash. I thought it'd look worse. Does that even have any dye? Where'd you get it from and what texture does it have?
1988 Thunderbird Sport

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Reply #28 –
I think all Fords had those mirrors. My 88 E-250 had the exact same mirror too
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Reply #29 –
The vert has a charcoal dash, just like all the plastic dash parts in the car. and I believe it's original to the car
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
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