someone tell me about INTERCHANGEABILITY - - -

[Jill]

claudio fucked up the gray vic pretty hard. :[

which parts can go between CV's and GMQ's?

tell me about these specifically:
side windows
mirrors
the nose cone
headlight bezels
wheel trim
window trim


edit: car is a 90 CV.

[85crownHPP]

everything will swap - but the headlight bezels only because you are also swapping the 'nose cone' - you mean header panel right?

You might have to swap the hood too, for it to look right. or not...

[Jill]

yes, I MEANT HEADER PANEL.
just used to calling it different things.

EVERYTHING? really everything?

[87_crown_vic]

to swap front header panel you may need to swap hood... but everything else you stated can be swapped and is interchangeable... if you wanted you could do the full front swap from a 1979-1987 also and swap rear tail corners and light housings and trunk to make it look like an older crown vic.

[Jill]

not looking to make it look old or anything, just fix it.

whole passenger side got pretty messed up. :[

[87_crown_vic]

1979-1991 doors from crown vic and grand marquis will work aslong as you find stuff for power options or whatever you need. header panels from earlier models (1979-1987) will werk with changing of the hood to keep lines the same. lincoln doors are longer so they no werkie. if you use an older header panel you would have to change bumpers too...

[gadget73]

What year donor parts are we talking about here? 88+ stuff swaps but if you're looking at 87 or older Grand Marq parts, some of it may not fit properly. The hoods 88+ are the same, its the older models that needed a different hood when swapping header panels.

[Jill]

again, it's a 90 vic.

and parts from those are in short supply at yards here. apparently we can use pieces of GMQs though, so question answered, I suppose. :]

[PICKUP6772]

'88 to '91 are the same, with the 91 having clear park/turn lenses. That is for the CV. The GM of the same years are different in trim, header, and bumper, but will bolt right on as a complete unit. The doors are a direct interchange, with the necessary trim, door panel, window motor, and door lock motor changes.

[Archangel]

not looking to make it look old or anything, just fix it.

whole passenger side got pretty messed up. :[

What the hell happened?

[Southern_Pride]

Pull n save in daytona usually has a wide selection of box parts.

[Jill]

HEY. CAN ANYONE SHOW ME A PICTURE OF A CV WITH A GMQ FRONT END?

or the other way around?

[Grand Marquis GT]

The header panel, hood, and bumper are what you need.

[Jill]

What the hell happened?

I'll tell you later.

[visionmercury]

try checking at a salvage yard for you parts and just get them painted before you put them on unles the whole car needs it , but to answer you question 87 and older matchs and 88 and up are interchangable. there is a crown vic around here with a merc header panel .the hood looks like it was the orig.