Taillight modification pictures

[2 4shofast]

I did my taillight modification finally and here are a couple of pics of how it turned out at night. IMO it look 150% better, I dont know why they didnt come from ford like this.

 

[97SHOgt]

That does look sharp. I think I need to do it as well! Can you spell out the process for me and what supplies I may need. I might try to do it this weekend along with the brakes. Any tips would be great, thanks!

 

[2 4shofast]

I sure do here ya go... This is the write up we followed to do mine, it will tell you everything you need. If you have any further questions PM me and I will try to answer them for ya.
http://filebox.vt.edu/users/migilles/taillights.html

 

[MotorMouth]

Cool, but. 3rd brake light no workie....

I'm intrested in how this was dose as well.

***Edit:you beat me to the post, thanks for the link ***

 

[2 4shofast]

That is actually my running lights not the brake lights, didnt have anyone around the push the brake petal for me while I take the pics.....:wave:

 

[97SHOgt]

Nice!

 

[2000SVT]

that looks real sharp....if i had a 3rd gen id do it for sure

 

[SHOZ123]

I have some thing similar. But it leaves the bulb holders alone and turns the turn signal into a brake light. Very easy to do. Yo need to run a wire from the switched side of the brake switch up to an unused terminal on the MFS.

 

[2 4shofast]

That is the way we were going to do it in the beginning but I found some used harnesses and sockets for really cheap so I figured what the Hay///

 

[SHOZ123]

I definately would like to paint the tail lights some time. The brown plastic really does look odd when the sun hits it just right.

 

[2 4shofast]

Do you have any ideas on a paint that would hold up well for that? I would like to do the same but I cant really think of anything that would last long term.

 

[SHOZ123]

I suppose the Nite Shade stuff would work OK. Or a vinyl decal.

 

[nothingtoseehere]

The nightshades works very well. I have my side markers compeltely shaded out, tailights are evry lightly shaded. Just about three light coats each. Enough to where you can still tell it is a red light during the day, but the brown is completely invisible. The reverse lights I am doing soon as well, probably about 4 or 5 light coats on those so they are a hair darker than the tails.

 

[emgee]

Thanks

Italian SHO, thanks for taking the time to post all the detail. I put 97 Sedan lights in my 97 SHO (same Red / Red ). I haven't played with the wiring but am considering it.

 

[JoesSHO]

I did the mod a couple of days ago as well- I love it! Thanks for the write up, too... Made a 1/2 hour job a 15 minute job!

 

[NebraskaSHO]

Just did this today. Took like an hour tops in the cold. Looks sweet.







Needed supplies for Shawn

Red Quick Splices - 2
Red solder less connectors - 4
Wiring Pliers
2 Tail/Stop lamp housings - The two ones closest to each other - Junkyard
2 3157LL bulbs
Electrical tape
Dremel/File
Silicone adhesive
Regular Slip Jaw pliers to remove rear carpet clips

1 hour in 20 degree weather

 

[Silvapain]

http://www.taurusclub.com/wiki/index.php/G3_Taillight_Mod

This is the write up to how I did mine.

 

[NebraskaSHO]

I may go grab one more from the junkyard (I bought 3 today) and redo it leaving the largest tab intact.

 

[Silvapain]

Note that the way I modded mine is different than how you did yours. On mine, both lights do all the functions - parking, brake, and turn. I see that how you did it only the outer light does the turn signals.