What did you do to your Mark VIII today?
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NoLimit95
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Always liked that car. Needs some HID's installed in them housings.
I love that hood..if I ever decide to do a cowl hood that would be how I make mine eccept maybe a 1/2" higher..I like the natural subtle cowl on the stock 1st gen hood and this one just adds a touch of flair to it.
2002WRXSTi
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Had that problem on the rear of my 1st Gen.
I was more meaning the people having problems with solenoids, compressors or the rears being jacked up for some reason?
NoLimit95
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I just saw an ad where he's offering to make them. Somewhere up your way. His car is on CL but he's selling the headlights and header panel.
http://chicago.craigslist.org/sox/ptd/4208260948.html
2002WRXSTi
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Went to bring extra rear height sensor up to guy that bought my old LSC. Seems that ain't gonna be the problem?
Fun fun fun
Fun fun fun
2002WRXSTi
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Put new rear sensor in, front came up rear lowered fixed...what should I charge him 
Lownslowlsc
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Put new rear sensor in, front came up rear lowered fixed...what should I charge him
Parts and labor? $100 bucks just because it seems like he calls you every time something breaks. Realistically? Probably 35-45 for the sensor and another 25 for install.
dnsherrill
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backwards rims.....$50
2002WRXSTi
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Well got the $30 I loaned him plus $10 for the trouble of that. Then $40 for the spare sensor I had in stock and as a tip an entire Pastrami...and for those thinking with dirty minds those are bags of Parmesan Cheese.
I think I'm to easy to pay off :shifty:
Oh and the rims are thanks to PepBoys so...
I think I'm to easy to pay off :shifty:
Oh and the rims are thanks to PepBoys so...
Lownslowlsc
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2002WRXSTi
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Only in Jersey.
Sadder yet the Guy who paid me with said Pastrami is Italian...guess I should have seen it coming?
Took the Mark to Milwaukee today. Almost got rear ended by some twat driving a Focus while texting. A guy ran a red light and almost T-Boned me in Madison. Stopped for gas, a GILF in a 2013 SHO complemented my Mark. I was impressed she knew what it was. Then I went to the car wash where I found out my neon tail is going wanky. All in all a fun day in the Mark, however I'm lucky it's still in one piece.
I've seen that ad for the header panel and lights on chicago's craigslist, never quite understood why it was listed on chi's craigslist though since he's from nebraska. That's the first time I've seen him advertise his custom hood.
NoLimit95
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He might do you one for cheap or who knows, he might sell you his and paint it for you to match. I don't know for sure what he's doing with that car.
OchoMarko
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Pastrami is the most sensuous of the salted cured meats, so you got a great deal.
Drivers low beam bulb died, so I installed an aftermarket eBay special 9006 kit. Created a post about it on how I mounted the bulbs, I would rather spend my cash on the Glitch ballast than the DLF mount, so low teched it with washers.
Now if this was a "what I should have done" post it would be install new and reinforced blend door motor, pull wire from connector for replaced air suspension to stop it telling me so, dig into transmission wiring to fix issue with TFT, replace oil filter adapter gasket, etc.
Now if this was a "what I should have done" post it would be install new and reinforced blend door motor, pull wire from connector for replaced air suspension to stop it telling me so, dig into transmission wiring to fix issue with TFT, replace oil filter adapter gasket, etc.
Lownslowlsc
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Should've listened to that sbcaprice character over on tccoa and gotten the adapter. That dude really knows his stuff. Anyways, glad it worked for you.
Replaced marker light bulbs with LED amber bulbs, replaced the turn lights light bulbs also. Disconnected and cleaned the canister purge solenoid connections because I pulled a 565 code yesterday. Repaired a broken wire preventing my reverse lights from working then installed Cree LED bulbs (WOW they're bright!).
On an adventurous note, I disconnected the wiring harness to do that repair and mistakenly closed the trunk without having a trunk key. Electronic release didn't work. Had to drop the back of my back seat, cut a small section of the foam/black material and crawl through a tiny hole into the trunk and reconnect the harness. Almost got stuck but here I am typing!
On an adventurous note, I disconnected the wiring harness to do that repair and mistakenly closed the trunk without having a trunk key. Electronic release didn't work. Had to drop the back of my back seat, cut a small section of the foam/black material and crawl through a tiny hole into the trunk and reconnect the harness. Almost got stuck but here I am typing!
thaywood
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Dammit to heck in a handbasket. Almost got the dual exhaust up. But I somehow bent the shifter cable sleeve at the transmission. Now it won't come out of park. if it's not one thing it's 10 others...
if it's not one thing it's 10 others...bufordtpisser
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Well I found out that the Neon is not working. And the Heated seat switch on the passenger side is broken, and I have the dreaded Blend Door issue. Looks like I have a few things to work on. But after all, it is a Mark VIII. And the first four I owned were not trouble free either. Good thing I love working on cars.
Adjusted my headlights and spent a ton of time at the JY. Planned to play around with it but ended up helping my brother with his car longer then expected.
Scored a really nice set of headlight housings from a 93 and another set that has one that's nice and one who's chrome is fried, plus pulled two pretty nice marker light assemblies. Was baking the moisture out of the market light assemblies and slightly warped them from having them in too long. Can't really see the warping but can feel it when you run your hands along it.
Scored a really nice set of headlight housings from a 93 and another set that has one that's nice and one who's chrome is fried, plus pulled two pretty nice marker light assemblies. Was baking the moisture out of the market light assemblies and slightly warped them from having them in too long. Can't really see the warping but can feel it when you run your hands along it.
2002WRXSTi
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Am battling the same thing with my latest too.Dammit to heck in a handbasket. Almost got the dual exhaust up. But I somehow bent the shifter cable sleeve at the transmission. Now it won't come out of park.
Blend door, LCA ball joints, and now pass side door speaker on and off working when you hit bumps
MsM8tress
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Hi Hotties well, I didn't do it today...but Nov 22 I was driving down main st in my 95 LSC and a guy decided to turn in front me while I was doing 32mph...needless to say every part of my front end is trash...ins co is totaling her, even though I drove her home. Brakes are shot (weird), bumper is falling off, but she hasn't leaked any fluid anywhere and runs fine...even the headlights work...despite the lack of most of the housings.
Now the ins. co wants to screw me on her being an LSC...which explains my next post.
Miss ya;ll!