Spliced Turn Signal.JPG 1718 hits | 44.73 KB | Posted: 11/17/04 Here you can see where I spliced into the turn signal wire and attached a new wire that will attach to the ground wire of the marker lamp. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Cut Marker Lamp.JPG 1686 hits | 55.33 KB | Posted: 11/17/04 Cut the ground (black wire) on the marker lamp and attach it to the wire that is spliced on the turn signal wire. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Wrapped Up.JPG 1586 hits | 50.41 KB | Posted: 11/17/04 I wrapped up the new wire with wire loom and covered up the splice with a section of larger wire loom. Then I sealed up everything with electrical tape. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Marker Lamp Connected.JPG 1580 hits | 59.44 KB | Posted: 11/17/04 Next, the marker lamp's ground wire is connected to the new wire from the turn signal. Be sure and cover up the other, unused end of the ground wire. After this picture was taken. Everything was sealed up with electrical tape. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Wire routing .JPG 1628 hits | 55 KB | Posted: 11/17/04 There is less room to run wiring on the driver's side. I ended up removing the Marauder Airbox so I could run the wire and it's wire loom in the corridor between the engine compartment and the front fascia. You can see the wire loom in this picture. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Wire Routing Side.JPG 1555 hits | 53.33 KB | Posted: 11/17/04 Here's a pic of the wire routing, viewed from the side. A screwdriver points to the new wire and it's loom. You can also see the cut and sealed ground wire and the marker lamp bulb. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Nells Vic Blinkers.avi 1961 hits | 446.05 KB | Posted: 11/17/04 Here's a video of this modification on Nell's Crown Vic. Please visit her site: http://www.crownvicsetc.com/ (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Wire Routing Front.JPG 1489 hits | 42.34 KB | Posted: 11/17/04 Here's a pic of the wire routing, viewed from where the headlights are typically mounted. Again, a screwdriver points to the new wire and it's loom. You can also see the airbox's opening in the background. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
916NA vs 194 1.JPG 1651 hits | 54.69 KB | Posted: 12/4/04 I replaced the tiny 194NA bulbs with the larger 916NA. Hopefully this will result in a brighter turn signal and flasher. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
916NA vs 194 .JPG 1506 hits | 74.62 KB | Posted: 12/4/04 One more pic to show the difference in size. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Bulb Comparison.JPG 1589 hits | 54.71 KB | Posted: 3/6/05 I also replaced the amber 906 bulbs w/silver coated amber bulbs. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Tools required.JPG 1537 hits | 70.97 KB | Posted: 3/6/05 The tools required to replace the marker lamp bulbs. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Silver Corner Lamp Installed2.JPG 2732 hits | 69.58 KB | Posted: 3/6/05 The cleaned up front end with silver 3457 turn signal bulbs and silver 906 marker lamp bulbs. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
Silver Corner Lamp Installed1.JPG 1771 hits | 70.67 KB | Posted: 3/6/05 The silver lamp is barely visble when not illuminated. (Posted in: Corner/Marker lamps modification)
White Bldg.JPG 1115 hits | 61.26 KB | Posted: 1/9/05 The snow finally melted and the rain stopped for 1 day. So I dusted off the Vic and brought it out of hibernation for a couple of pics. (Posted in: Jan '05 Downtown)
White Bldg Rear.JPG 1199 hits | 45.4 KB | Posted: 1/9/05 (Posted in: Jan '05 Downtown)
