My 1986 Mercury Grand Marquis

[Georges86]

Yeah the brakes are not bad, just been spoiled with some other cars.


Scored some wagon fender braces today!

If anyone needs wagon parts, there's a pretty damn clean '88 Colony Park (Blue/Blue) with front end damage at Victory Auto Wreckers in Bensenville, Ill. Most of the Interior was still there.

George

[Georges86]

"George stop spamming the thread with multiple pictures of your car every post"

NO














So in other news,

Go my LEDs installed in the cluster. WOW what a difference.

Also had to get to O'Rileys last night at 1058, when they closed at 11, because my headlight switch was borkt.

Had an issue where the dimmer would only work about half way through, then the dash would go dark, turned out the metal piece that contacts the spring was bent, and only made contact some of the way through. Tired bending it back and it was brittle and broke. Oh well. 25 bucks for a new one, and I have a spare that'll work in a pinch.

George

[DerekTheGreat]

Needs pin stripes; silver & bright red with a "double burst" where they would rise up at the C pillar to follow the trunk lines. Also why I don't spam pics of my car haha, I figure people are tired of looking at it.

[VicCrownVic]

LOL, but I come here to live vicariously through pictures of nice cars; you guys don't post enough pics. If you guys feel like you're posting too many pictures I can post a bunch of exterior pictures of The Ice Car and make everyone sad. That'll fix you! Now, get to/continue posting pics.

[DerekTheGreat]

LoL Vic.. Yeah, lets see the nastiest of of the nasty rust spots in ultra HD haha. We should do a rolling start race of the Ice Car with it's fresh engine against my Fury. That's out and about again and for sale! Just haven't put a sign on it or posted it to CL.

[Georges86]

Derek, like we could ever get enough pics of that car come on. Lol. You couldn't post enough.


Hey I like all kinds of cars Vic lol, I wouldn't mind.


Now the radio backlighting not being the same color as the rest of the lighting (green) is bothering me. Oh well, Crutchfield here I come.

Might be swapping the LEDs for some lower powered green ones I have, as even fully dimmed, they're a bit bright, we'll see.

George

[DerekTheGreat]

Haha if you say so, thanks for the kind words! I plan on polishing it up and detailing it as soon as our other stuff stops needing attention. Seems every weekend I'm fixing one of our other piles... Why I'm planning on selling the Fury. I've got too much to juggle!

Pics of new lights?

[Georges86]

I hear ya trust me!

Pics tonight of the lights. I forgot last night, heat broke and it really cooled down around midnight when I got off work, so I cruised down town and drove Lake Shore Drive up north, and in the process forgot pictures.

George

[87gtVIC]

I really enjoy pictures of everyones cars, no matter how many times they post em. I mean I am a photo whore at times as well.

[sly]

I really enjoy pictures of everyones cars, no matter how many times they post em. I mean I am a photo whore at times as well.

at times? I think rather, that you slack at taking pictures on the rare occasion.

[Georges86]

So yeah.

I might try some warm white LEDs I have, for more of a stock look, we'll see. I feel like I'm piloting the Apollo moon craft, it's an odd green lol


George

[DerekTheGreat]

Yah I think your space ship.. err car knows which way to go. Commencing count down, engines on. Ground control to major George...

I like the green, just maybe a smidge too bright. Guess perhaps you could wire in a resistor to drop the brightness?

[Georges86]

Got the Cluster LEDs replaced. Stayed with green, but with a much more reasonable brightness.

It's perfect.

Also installed switch back LEDs in the marker light housings. They're neat!

Also got all the interior lights done.





Forgot to take any other pictures. Whoops

George

[Georges86]

New less bright LEDs.

Last picture was at minimum brightness

This is at about half with the new ones. Much better

George

[sly]