nice thread dude

 

did you get the door sills on? just wondering if your car was already pre-wired. I got a set too that i haven't put on the car yet.

 

No, the car wasnt pre-wired. Here are the wires I used. I didnt take picks of the install, but its pretty straight forward.

What you need:

16-14 gauge wire (approx 10ft per side)
T-Taps.

Take the B pillars, and the factory sills off. Behind each B pillar is a Blue Plate covering a connector with some wires.

On the Driver side, run a positive wire from the thick black wire on the connector, and a negative to the single pink wire. (its pretty stiff, and is attached to a plastic "L" bracket)

On the passenger side, run a positive into the same looking connector under the same looking blue cover, and tap into the top Green/Red wire (its thick and on the top of the connector). Then tap the negative into the same pink wire like you did in the driver side.

Here are pics of the finished product.

 

Looks like there is allot of room inside of the door lights. I was thinking of getting a nice size SMD LED's in there. This way I can get them in blue, and they can produce the same amount of light the white ones do.

Here is what Im looking at.


Looks like I can modify the bracket inside of the housing, and remove the heat shield to make it work. More to come.

 

Very nice Resurrection of a once neglected F

 

Sarge, did you install the Black Volks, and can you post some picks if you have or when you do?

Thanks

 

^He sold those I believe. Too much work to make those offsets work with the F.

 

Nice! Hard to believe the car has that many miles on it.

 

^^ correct sir! I dont think flaring fenders on an F over 1" would be a good idea.

 

Update 12/8/2011


Well guys I have good news. The large wedge led fits!!!! And it is bright as hell!

Before.



The Clears and the new LED from SBLED's.



Clear cover removed (inside), and LED in place. You dont need the heat shield. The leds are cool.



Installed on the door.

 

Next up: Clean up the shiny, dirty steering wheel. This thing shines so bad, it reflects the sun,lol.

Im going to use the advice on this thread to help out.

http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...ing-wheel.html

My wheel is bad, so I will be using the magic eraser with the 7.7 cleaner. More info to come!

 

Well, looks like Ill clean this steering wheel up to sell!!

I just ordered a silver carbon one from Sewell with some new matts. Interior will be completely restored! Also, just found out the shift **** on these cars is an M10 1.25., so I think Im going to invest in one of these babies to get some accent touches inside. The black stock shift **** looks cheap compared to the rest of the vehicle interior.



Pics of wheel and install soon! Here it is on Sewell's site.

 

Looking good Sarge.. Nice mods....

 

I have this steering wheel and you will love it. Much better feel and slightly larger in diameter. I also have this **** but with the F etched on the top.

 

Steve, where did you get the **** at? Can you PM me some pics of the interior?