No P71s, since 1997 have factory-installed door courtesy lamps. To install courtesy lamps in 2001 to...
Driver Before.JPG
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No P71s, since 1997 have factory-installed door courtesy lamps. To install courtesy lamps in 2001 to...
Driver Before Rear.JPG
Driver Before Rear.JPG
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A flathead screwdriver can easily remove the lense.
Driver Lense Removed.JPG
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A flathead screwdriver can easily remove the lense.
Old Lense.JPG
Old Lense.JPG
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Old Lense1.JPG
Old Lense1.JPG
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Place the soon-to-be installed lense and bulb housing over the panel and mark where to cut.
Driver Door Marked.JPG
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Place the soon-to-be installed lense and bulb housing over the panel and mark where to cut.
I used a 1" hole saw for the initial removal.
Driver Door Drilled.JPG
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I used a 1" hole saw for the initial removal.
A Dremel then removed the rest of the area needed to fit the lense and bulb housing.
Driver Door Dremel.JPG
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A Dremel then removed the rest of the area needed to fit the lense and bulb housing.
To run the coathanger into the interior, it is best to move the hood relase out of the way.
Hood Release.JPG
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To run the coathanger into the interior, it is best to move the hood relase out of the way.
Use a hanger to snake the wiring back throw the rubber "tunnel" between the door and body.
Hanger.JPG
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Use a hanger to snake the wiring back throw the rubber "tunnel" between the door and body.
Wrap the wires around the coathanger and cover the wiring with duct tape to secure them in place dur...
Wires on Hanger.JPG
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Wrap the wires around the coathanger and cover the wiring with duct tape to secure them in place dur...
Here's one of the donated bulb sockets, pulled from a mid-90s Grand Marquis. Connect the power wire ...
Socket.JPG
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Here's one of the donated bulb sockets, pulled from a mid-90s Grand Marquis. Connect the power wire ...
The soon-to-be installed lense and bulb housing.
Pass Door Cut Lense.JPG
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The soon-to-be installed lense and bulb housing.
Pass Door Lense1.JPG
Pass Door Lense1.JPG
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Pass Door Cut R.JPG
Pass Door Cut R.JPG
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Unlike OEM doors with courtesy lamps, there are no other ways to secure the new lense and buld housi...
Pass Lense Inst.JPG
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Unlike OEM doors with courtesy lamps, there are no other ways to secure the new lense and buld housi...
Pass Inst R.JPG
Pass Inst R.JPG
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Pass Inst R1.JPG
Pass Inst R1.JPG
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Pass Inst R2.JPG
Pass Inst R2.JPG
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The OEM bulbs are 168s, but I used 194LL I had in the toolbox.
Bulbs.JPG
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The OEM bulbs are 168s, but I used 194LL I had in the toolbox.
Pass Inst R3.JPG
Pass Inst R3.JPG
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It works!
Driver Door Works.JPG
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It works!
Pass Door Works.JPG
Pass Door Works.JPG
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You can see the floor courtesy lamps I installed in this picture.
Pass Door Works1.JPG
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You can see the floor courtesy lamps I installed in this picture.
Reinstalling the driver's door. Note the two harnesses and connectors for the fuel and trunk release...
Driver Inst R.JPG
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Reinstalling the driver's door. Note the two harnesses and connectors for the fuel and trunk release...
Finished and looking like a factory installed component.
Driver Sd Complete.JPG
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Finished and looking like a factory installed component.
Taken without flash.
Driver Sd Complete1.JPG
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Taken without flash.
Pass Sd Complete.JPG
Pass Sd Complete.JPG
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Taken without flash.
Pass Sd Complete1.JPG
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Taken without flash.
Pass Int.JPG
Pass Int.JPG
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Taken without flash.
Pass Int1.JPG
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Taken without flash.