Recent content by Mr.Howie

The coils will drown in water after the first rain storm. This will kill the coils. Do the cover on modification. All you need is a dremmel with cutter disc and some fast jet black bumper repair epoxy from crest. Once you do one coil all can be mass produced quickly. Or buy the Ford coils...

Check all my previous posts on the LS double din and sub speaker and amp upgrades. Mr. H

Getting factory wiring diagrams from alldatadiy.com. Some of you guys have it right and some are confused about the stereo install. If in doubt with any of these connectors wiring or locations, go to alldatadiy.com and purchase a one year subscription to you car that includes factory...

Since you don't need much power to get tons of sound level there is very little chance of bottoming out the speakers. Have done this on about a dozen LS with no problems. Also in the 2002 they got rid of the the big plastic box and ran them as infinite baffle. They also went to a 2 ohm speaker...

Double DIN's fit see my previous posts on this. 2003 & up fit double DIN from the factory. Crutchfield says it won't work and they are wrong. They just think it's too hard for the average guy.

If you let go of the door handle too fast the driver's door will lock itself. This is a mechanical design problem usually associalted with someone moving too fast when exiting the car. This is not the only car out there that will do this. I have a rule in my shop...always put the driver's...

The Pin numbers are the numbers on the underside of the relay. All plug in type relays have these numbers it is a universal system. For example pin 85 and pin 86 are the relay coil pins.

34) Adding a rear view camera...(The LS uses a module to operate all the rear lights. It sends a ground signal to a light bulb to activate tail lamp, brake lamp, reverse lamp.) The camera operates with a (+) signal to turn on the camera. The camera power has to come from the battery saver...

Call me at 314 795-3050 if you want to stop by with your car today. Howard

Increase security on the LS The factory system works very well. When the alarm is activated all switches in the interior are disabled. The trunk release, door lock switches, window switches...everything is disabled. This works very well except for one Achilles heel. A screwdriver...

First Gen cars Both I have two 2000 Ls, see previous post "parts for sale". For colors, types...

Make a list! Make a list and be sure what you want. Make the shipping worthwhile. Shipping is not cheap today with fuel prices as they are. If you are not sure what part you may need, tell me what is wrong with your car. Take a good look at what is needed and give me a good...

Rear factory sub speakers are not full range. The rear factory sub speakers are not full range. Another problem is that 2002 and newer LS have the sub speakers improperly mounted. They are mounted above the rear deck. When driven hard they rattle. The speaker actually separates from the...

Dealer uses the IDS to program driver preferences. Some lincoln ls came without the message center. The dealer uses the IDS to program driver preferences, AUTO LOCK ON/OFF, EASY ENTRY ON/OFF, HORN CHIRP ON/OFF, make a list of what you want the car to do and head to the dealer. MR.H