going to attempt Gen 1 sable corner lamp mod

[SHOmethewayhome]

any suggestions from the guys that have done this. i'm gonna take pics along the way.

the catalyst for this was some ass clown in my apt complex deciding he needed the lens on my passenger corner light more than I did. so i went down to the junk yard and scored two more corner lamps, and two sable corner lamps.

it looks pretty straight forward,

1. bake both housings @ 200 degrees for about 10 minutes to soften the glue.

2.remove lenses from both housings and set aside, pull metal reflector out of sable housing and attempt to fit into taurus housing,

3. trim down sable lens to be the size of the taurus housing.

4. test fit everything and make final trim fit.

5. clean the ever loving crap out of everything, make em nice and clear.

6. use some sort of glue (this is where the help comes in, i'm thinking some sort of high temp epoxy since i live in AZ.) and place the trimmed lens and reflector in and on the taurus housing.

7. put on car, stand back, crack open a beer, admire and wish i had a police grille...


please feel free to add where needed.

 

[Sho Amo]

just use clear rtv. this is what i did on my corners when i took them apart. i honestly cant find a freakin gen1 sable in the jy to save my life, or i woulda done this already.

 

[pitaSHO]

Funny you should start this post. I just bought a used Gen I Sable corner lamp off ebay for $18. I'm going to try the same thing, and if I get it right I might splurge and buy new corners and do a new set. The new corners off ebay are $65 each. Practice with the used one, perfect it, then make a set with new lenses...

Chris K.

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

the lenses i got aren't so bad. they're just a little yellow. no pitting or anything.

120 is a bit more than i'm willing to pay for a fairly useless modification.

now, if i get this down pat, i'll stock up on stock gen 1 taurus and sable housings and lenses and start making more. i'm sure theres at least 2-3 people that wouldn't mind a set for a sub 100 dollar price.

 

[pitaSHO]

I understand. I probably won't do new lenses either. Just a pipe dream. I'd rather put that money towards... a lawn mower, since we just bought a house.

Chris K.

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

I understand. I probably won't do new lenses either. Just a pipe dream. I'd rather put that money towards... a lawn mower, since we just bought a house.

Chris K.

rock landscaping, so we dont need lawn mowers down here...

i was thinking more along the lines of a hard button EATC or a gen 2 center console.

 

[SHO_DOODmorrris]

rock landscaping, so we dont need lawn mowers down here...

i was thinking more along the lines of a hard button EATC or a gen 2 center console.

urggg im in dire need of a gen 2 console... im sick of this POS gen 1 console. they suck. lol

/rantoff

 

[Sho Amo]

lol i sold one on ebay a few months ago. i had it sitting in my closet and my friend was like sell that thing man your not using it.

those are like must do's on the gen1. i got a green on black plus last summer just to drive and i had the steering wheel and console before i had it running.

 

[SHOmethewayhome]

green on black you say? got the spoiler on it? i need one for my car.

 

[Sho Amo]

not anymore. i traded the car to area91