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Door Courtesy Lamps

From 2001 Ford Crown Victoria “Flying Snow” — documented by Embassy Vic.

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2001 Ford Crown Victoria - No P71s, since 1997 have factory-installed door courtesy lamps. To install courtesy lamps in 2001 to 2002 P71s, one must perform a few modi… 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Close-up of a gray plastic interior door panel, showing mounting hardware and red reflectors. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - A flathead screwdriver can easily remove the lense. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - A red reflector part is shown against a newspaper background. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Red plastic automotive reflector shown on top of printed newspapers. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Place the soon-to-be installed lense and bulb housing over the panel and mark where to cut. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - I used a 1" hole saw for the initial removal. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - A Dremel then removed the rest of the area needed to fit the lense and bulb housing. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - To run the coathanger into the interior, it is best to move the hood relase out of the way. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Use a hanger to snake the wiring back throw the rubber "tunnel" between the door and body. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Wrap the wires around the coathanger and cover the wiring with duct tape to secure them in place during their "journey". 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Here's one of the donated bulb sockets, pulled from a mid-90s Grand Marquis. Connect the power wire to the socket's black wire with light b… 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - The soon-to-be installed lense and bulb housing. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - A car door panel with a removed courtesy lamp is shown next to the lamp assembly, with newspaper underneath. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Interior door panel with cutouts for courtesy lamps and mounting hardware. A Supermotors logo is visible in the lower right corner. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Unlike OEM doors with courtesy lamps, there are no other ways to secure the new lense and buld housing but with an adhesive. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Close-up view of the wiring harness connector for a door courtesy lamp. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Close-up of interior door panel wiring and a light socket, likely for a courtesy lamp. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - This photo shows the wiring harness for a door courtesy lamp, not the lamp itself. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - The OEM bulbs are 168s, but I used 194LL I had in the toolbox. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Close-up of a vehicle's interior door courtesy lamp assembly. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - It works! 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Interior of a car door panel showing wiring and a light bulb hanging down. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - You can see the floor courtesy lamps I installed in this picture. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Reinstalling the driver's door. Note the two harnesses and connectors for the fuel and trunk release buttons. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Finished and looking like a factory installed component. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Taken without flash. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - The interior door panel of a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria features a lit courtesy lamp. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Taken without flash. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Interior view of a 2001 Ford Crown Victoria, focusing on the door panel and seat. 2001 Ford Crown Victoria - Taken without flash.