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.

On 26 Nov 2005 10:10:56 -0800 wrote:

> 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.

The VIN number is [should be] on the title.

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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.

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.