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That’s alot of work man. But its nothing compared to your rust projects. I cant wait to see this when its done. You wil have to bring it out to a meet in the summer.
wow that car is gorgeous!!! nice find
Wow that car has seen better days, wish you well in restoring it, they are lovely cars
When I was 15 my parents had one, and I considered it mine just so I could feel gangster with ricer mods lol
check it out… granted i typed the write up on that page back when i was 15 as well … leave me alone!
Hahaha I enjoyed reading that. Riceer.
this is going to be a neat build
Sweet Hanzz, where were you in Cali? I was in San Diego and Anaheim over X-mas and New Years.
I was in anaheim also, but i spent christmas in vegas and was back in edmonton for new years. coming back suuuuuuckssss…
I bought another varistor and soldered it on to replace the old one.
this is the plastic box that the smart entrance control unit circuit board is contained in.
started putting it all back together
sorry for the shitty pics…
I decided i wanted clear fender markers so i picked up these amber LED markers at pirncess auto, they’re $3 a piece.
they are about the same size and shape as the originals, and surprisingly are a direct replacement for the side markers off the dually fenders on my 95 F-350
they’re a bit taller then the stock markers, but i dont think it will be much of a problem.
to get the amber cover off the base, i poured a small amount of water inside the light and then put them in the microwave. it worked great on the first one, i was able to pry the cover off no problem. i got lazy on the second one and decided to put it in the microwave with the rubber seal still on.
anyway…:rolleyes: after some trimming and soldering i glued the LED marker onto the original base with super glue, then duct taped it while it dries. honestly, it went together so easy, i finished way faster then i expected.
I also picked up some silver painted amber bulbs for the indicators
as well as some fog light bulbs
here’s the finished product
it sticks out kind of far, i may change to something else in the future, im not sure.
after i fixed the smart entrance control unit, i was getting power to the radio again. unfortunatly this uncovered another problem. even though i had power, there was no music.
after extensive testing, i discovered that the trunk mounted factory stock bose amplifier was faulty.
considering im using an aftermarket head unit anyway, i decided not to replace the amp and that i would bypass it instead.
i started by cutting the connector off the board.
then i bridged the inputs straight into the outputs. since the aftermarket head unit has a built in amplifier, i dont need the stock one to power the speakers.
this is the connector back in place in the trunk. this way, whenever i do decide to go with an aftermarket amplifier, it will make the install very clean, with no modification whatsoever to the factory wiring. and if i ever want to go back to stock, all i have to do is buy another bose amp and hook it up.
and finally, the head unit.