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I have another mod i get to do

December 22, 2004, 10:18:41 PM

well, today a friend and i went to the junkyard in search of a few items, he wanted a header panel for a first gen taurus, i just wanted a bunch of stuff to pocket and throw in my stash of parts, after searching for a while, we come across a very nice, 91 taurus wagon

well, he gets started, ripping things apart, when it was clear that he didnt need help, i went to work looking for stuff to take, i took a few switches, pocketed some screws since i needed them, and some other odds and ends

i returned back to the taurus, hopped in the interior, looked around, locked onto the heat controls, turned the s, then grabbed my tools, turned some screws, and pulled the panel out, i faught with the cable for a good half hour, said fugg it, walked to a car with most of the dash missing and took it from there

so sometime soon, i get to do the taurus heater panel mod , i plan on documenting it in pictures, so i can submit to Eric and help him out, and ill be famous!  :ies:

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Reply #1 – December 22, 2004, 11:00:17 PM

That mod is on my to do list as well. I got the heater panel but I am going to wait until it gets warm out to do it. With my luck I would mess it up and have no heat for a while.

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Reply #2 – December 22, 2004, 11:04:19 PM

its not a hard job, the hardest part will be the rear defroster switch, it has to be mounted somewhere, i have something in mind, but itll be the most time consuming part of the job

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Reply #3 – December 22, 2004, 11:11:23 PM

I keep meaning to look at the stock heater panel to compare the two but I'm too lazy and keep putting it off.

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Reply #4 – December 23, 2004, 08:04:41 AM

Been there, done that!!  Go for it, it's not hard at all, looks great too. :ies:

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Reply #5 – December 23, 2004, 10:21:09 AM

how/where did you mount the rear defroster switch?

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Reply #6 – December 23, 2004, 10:43:56 AM

I used a defroster switch from a EATC heater control. I mounted where the firm ride switch would be. It looks factory, and works great. :ies:  :ies:
(yea I know it says antenna, I haven't painted over that yet :wtf: )

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Reply #7 – December 23, 2004, 11:33:44 AM

thats where i plan on mounting mine, but i have the one from the taurus thats a bit bigger, so its going in the center of the panel, and im making a cover out of lexan

only thing different is im mounting mine in the stock location

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Reply #8 – December 23, 2004, 12:08:17 PM

Cougarman,

what is that switch from?

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Reply #9 – December 23, 2004, 12:10:35 PM

correction, removing the stock cable is the hardest, most time consuming part, been out there for a half hour, and have had no luck

i have every tool imaginable...other than a pair of small, needle nose pliers

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Reply #10 – December 23, 2004, 12:28:36 PM

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Cougarman,

what is that switch from?

It's from a EATC heater panel from an 88 Turbocoupe. :grinno:

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Reply #11 – December 23, 2004, 04:51:47 PM

alright, the panel is mostly in, i got fed up with messing with it, got it working, and the only thing holding it in right now is the radio surround

tomorrow i need to drill some holes, mount it up, try to re-route the cable, and take some more pics of it, i faught the cable, got pissed off, and before you know it i had the panel in for testing, so i didnt get many pics

ill have pics up soon

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Reply #12 – December 23, 2004, 05:02:34 PM

Cool :ies:

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Reply #13 – December 23, 2004, 05:08:26 PM

here are the pics of the panel in

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Reply #14 – December 23, 2004, 05:18:33 PM

 

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