Daven
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- Apr 11, 2010
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- Location
- Saskactewan
- Vehicle Year
- 1989
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 2.9
- Transmission
- Manual
Hey everyone. As some of you know, i got in an accident a couple months back and decided to fix it myself. Seeing as I'm only 16 (17 on the 11th), i had no previous experience in any of this stuff. I had alot of help from you guys on here, and even got some parts to fix it with from Andres which was a big help. But because of weather and having to wait for parts it took so long to get anything done lol. But i finally got things pretty much finished
I put the new fender on and it doesnt line up exactly as before, but thats most likely due to some bending in the rad support (if thats what the part im talking about is called lol?). Not a big deal there, just more of a gap between the door and fender and stuff like that. Not too noticeable. I was surprized how nice the front end ended up being, i was expecting something to be wrong and some not quite lining up anymore. I got the billet grill and clear corners because i figured now was as good a time as any to do it lol. Still no bumper, was supposed to be in on monday but i guess it will be here next monday for whatever reason (the brackets on the bumper i got from anderes didnt line up for some reason). I will post a pic of the finished product when i get the bumper finally.
Also, while my truck was sitting a block away from my house while street cleaners did their thing, some punk booted in my pessenger fender a bit. That was a joy to see, as that was the side that i didnt need to fix at all lol. Im thinking it can just be popped back out so ill send it in with my friend and see if he can do it (im not in the class this semester). So i included a picture of the wonderful artwork some kid decided would look better on my truck. I already wiped off the bootprint tho :/
I also was wondering if someone could help me figure out what wires are what on this new plug i got for the drivers side running light. I had to get a new plug because the old one got smashed in the accident. But i guess all three wires on this new plug are black, and i reeeaaally dont want to hook this up going off of a trial by error basis lol. There was a black, a greyish, and a green coloured wire on the old plug. I couldnt look to see where they were connected as 2 of the wires had been pulled out and the plug shattered leaving that messy stuff inside all over. So any ideas? Nothing came in the plug's box but the plug, no instructions.
But other than the bumper and plug, its going great. Was driving it around quite a bit today doing some running around getting the plugs and dropped the old parts off at recycling. Its running as good as before. The signals wont work, but im assuming its because of the wires being unhooked like that. If its not working after i have the plugs all setup correctly, then i guess ill have to look into replacing whatever makes that work lol
Thanks for the help guys, lemme know what you guys think of the look. As you can see, i dont have the running light bulbs in as i was trying to figure out what wires are what. No success lol
I put the new fender on and it doesnt line up exactly as before, but thats most likely due to some bending in the rad support (if thats what the part im talking about is called lol?). Not a big deal there, just more of a gap between the door and fender and stuff like that. Not too noticeable. I was surprized how nice the front end ended up being, i was expecting something to be wrong and some not quite lining up anymore. I got the billet grill and clear corners because i figured now was as good a time as any to do it lol. Still no bumper, was supposed to be in on monday but i guess it will be here next monday for whatever reason (the brackets on the bumper i got from anderes didnt line up for some reason). I will post a pic of the finished product when i get the bumper finally.
Also, while my truck was sitting a block away from my house while street cleaners did their thing, some punk booted in my pessenger fender a bit. That was a joy to see, as that was the side that i didnt need to fix at all lol. Im thinking it can just be popped back out so ill send it in with my friend and see if he can do it (im not in the class this semester). So i included a picture of the wonderful artwork some kid decided would look better on my truck. I already wiped off the bootprint tho :/
I also was wondering if someone could help me figure out what wires are what on this new plug i got for the drivers side running light. I had to get a new plug because the old one got smashed in the accident. But i guess all three wires on this new plug are black, and i reeeaaally dont want to hook this up going off of a trial by error basis lol. There was a black, a greyish, and a green coloured wire on the old plug. I couldnt look to see where they were connected as 2 of the wires had been pulled out and the plug shattered leaving that messy stuff inside all over. So any ideas? Nothing came in the plug's box but the plug, no instructions.
But other than the bumper and plug, its going great. Was driving it around quite a bit today doing some running around getting the plugs and dropped the old parts off at recycling. Its running as good as before. The signals wont work, but im assuming its because of the wires being unhooked like that. If its not working after i have the plugs all setup correctly, then i guess ill have to look into replacing whatever makes that work lol
Thanks for the help guys, lemme know what you guys think of the look. As you can see, i dont have the running light bulbs in as i was trying to figure out what wires are what. No success lol
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