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help taillight 1985 Grand Marquis
Hi all,
My Dad recently backed into a trailer and broke the tail light lens cover of his 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis. He recently got a citation that seems to be "fix it or get it off the road". I have not been able to find a replacement after trying the auto parts stores locally and on the Internet. I also found a site that seems to be wreckers parts but no luck there either. The vehicle handbook says its a 1985 but the title seems to say 1989. I have not got the VIN number yet but I assume that will give me the year. Does anyone know what years used the same taillight as the 1985 ? Also the cover on the other side has a FORD part number. Did Ford use the same part on another vehicle ? The local Cop is prepared to accept a plastic piece glued onto whats left of the light cover as long as it is deep red. I would prefer to find the right part. Thanks for any assistance. |
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help taillight 1985 Grand Marquis
On Sat, 26 Nov 2005, wrote:
> My Dad recently backed into a trailer and broke the tail light lens > cover of his 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis. He recently got a citation > that seems to be "fix it or get it off the road". > > I have not been able to find a replacement after trying the auto parts > stores locally and on the Internet. I also found a site that seems to be > wreckers parts but no luck there either. www.car-part.com , searchable used auto parts clear across North America. Search results include only interchangeable years, makes and models. "SW" means station wagon, "Sdn" means sedan. > The vehicle handbook says its a 1985 but the title seems to say 1989. You'll have to find out which year it is. The '83-'87 taillamps aren't the same as the '88-'91 units. > Also the cover on the other side has a FORD part number. Did Ford use > the same part on another vehicle ? Huh? Question makes no sense. Mercury is a brand belonging to the Ford Motor Company; all parts for Mercury vehicles have Ford part numbers. |
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help taillight 1985 Grand Marquis
Daniel J. Stern wrote: > On Sat, 26 Nov 2005, wrote: > > > My Dad recently backed into a trailer and broke the tail light lens > > cover of his 1985 Mercury Grand Marquis. He recently got a citation > > that seems to be "fix it or get it off the road". > > > > I have not been able to find a replacement after trying the auto parts > > stores locally and on the Internet. I also found a site that seems to be > > wreckers parts but no luck there either. > > www.car-part.com , searchable used auto parts clear across North America. > Search results include only interchangeable years, makes and models. "SW" > means station wagon, "Sdn" means sedan. > > > The vehicle handbook says its a 1985 but the title seems to say 1989. > > You'll have to find out which year it is. The '83-'87 taillamps aren't the > same as the '88-'91 units. > > > Also the cover on the other side has a FORD part number. Did Ford use > > the same part on another vehicle ? > > Huh? Question makes no sense. Mercury is a brand belonging to the Ford > Motor Company; all parts for Mercury vehicles have Ford part numbers. Thanks for the reply. I will get a better look at the car this week since I live a distance away from the parents. I had heard that for some of the Mercury vehicles there was a similar Ford model that used interchangable parts. I am aware that they are the same manufacturer but some parts are stamped as "Mercury" rather than "Ford" So I will look for an 83-87 model at the wreckers. |
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