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    How did you paint your Terminator bumper?

    Hi guys! I'm just looking to get an idea on who to buy paint from to achieve the closest match to my color for my Terminator bumper. Did you paint the bumper yourself or did a body shop provide coverage? If you painted; What vendor paint did you use(Automotive Touch-Up, Paint Scratch etc.)...
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    Salvaged Mark picture thread

    Hi Guys! This past weekend I came up on a 97 Toreador that is under salvage and figured I'd post some pics since I mostly lurk and haven't really shared my Marks with LVC via pictures. I brought it home on a Uhaul auto transport, like so... ...and took it to my buddies apt parking lot since...
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    What is best way to repair a twisted transmission cooler line?

    Hey guys! Coming out of the shadows to solicit some more of your infinite wisdom on the best way to repair a twisted transmission cooler line. So I picked up a project Mark and was aiming to replace the radiator, amongst other things, as the one that the car came with had a pin hole leak...
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    What's the best method to remount studs onto neon housing?

    Hi Guys!!! After searching and not finding an answer do I come from out the shadows in need of help with the neon light mounting studs. So, this past weekend I found the neon light hanging from the trunk to the WF by only 1 stud while the other studs were still in place within the trunk &...
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    Cranks but wont fire up after reconnecting battery

    Hello there my good chaps!!! I've got quite the puzzling issue where the WF won't fire up after having briefly disconnected/reconnected the battery. Yesterday I got code P0174 and swapped in a used MAF from one of my donors as I'd been experiencing backfiring, poor drivability & reduced MPG...
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    No plate light, trunk interior light or interior dome lights. What gives?

    Hi guys. Figured I'd quit lurking and chime in about a little lighting issue with the WF. Yesterday I noticed as I was putting some groceries in the trunk that I did not have lights in the interior of the trunk and also noticed that the plate light was out as well. So I hop in the Mark with...
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    5x7 speakers stop working when car is wet

    Hello there my good chaps!!! Got a little audio issue with the WF. The sound system(OEM) has recently developed within this past month a defect where the front & rear 5x7 speakers cut off when the car gets wet from rain or running it through the car wash, etc and leave the tweeters to do all...
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    Is there any benefit to adding an X-Pipe to Ultraflo X ?

    For the WF in the coming week I'm going to put a dual in/dual out(Borla, Magna or Dyno) in place of the stock H & 3rd cat and will add it to the mandrel bent system I bought again from TRUBENDZ. The thing is I didn't realize until I received the package that they now include the crossover...
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    Rear suspension thuds & rear end swaying on new DD Mark

    I welcome you! I need some help diagnosing some noise and traction control behavior I've been experiencing. So, the daily driver BA went down for the count in Feb. after a frontal impact and I had to drive the K4 for a little bit until I bought a Whte Pearl(WF) to act as the new daily...
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    Need the pros to toss me some ideas on opening a jammed hood plz

    So my BA was recently wrecked and I ended up scoring a decent White Pearl(WF) to take over as my daily driver. On Friday the WF threw a P0303 code after stumbling a bit on my way home from work and so I figured to swap the spark plugs & COPs from the downed Mark since I tuned it up last Sept...
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    How to handle the Mark being "totaled" ?

    This might be a bit long. Sorry in advance.... I've had a claim with State Farm for 2 months now due to one of their insured side swiping the BA on the passenger side. The claim had been stagnant thus far because their insured hadn't given his statement to SF and they told me they have to...
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    what is that vibrating noise when coasting in cold weather?

    I remember seeing a topic about this before but must not be using the correct search credentials to bring up the result. In any event, the BA has recently developed a noise that occurrs when I let my foot off of the throttle during the extreme cold weather. I can only describe it as a...
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    Is it worthwhile to clean the surface rust on used Cobra headers??

    What's going on? Check it out. So this past weekend I purchased some Cobra exhaust headers/manifolds for real cheap. I'm not certain if I want them on the K4 or the BA, but in any event, the purchase came with some Bassani manifold pipes and some short pipes as well. The pipes are 2½", have...
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    How can an oil dipstick get stuck?

    Friday three weeks ago, the BA spilled A LOT of oil at work and so at lunch I took it to a nearby auto shop. They kept the Mark(thankfully they give loaners) in which it underwent a replacement of oil pan gasket and drain plug as it was leaking from those two areas, the big one of course being...
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    Looking for extra tips before changing tie rods

    Hey guys! I'm about to get started on changing the front inner and outer rods and am more looking to make sure I have the right socket sizes with this basic tool set I have from AutoCraft or if I have to buy extras...
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    Hot CD

    So I'm driving home from work and decided to toss in a cd in for some tunes. The music suddenly changed to the tuner after about 20 mins of playtime and when I looked the radio display was flashing HOT Cd. I ejected the disc and it felt considerably warm but not HOT and in the meantime the...
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    Door won't latch shut during winter. Any tricks to force the latch?

    Hey guys(& gal)!! Happy Holidays!! Has anyone else had problems shutting the door/s only during winter?? Both my BA & K4 Marks have exhibited this problem for the past 3 winters where the door won't latch itself shut until about 20-30 mins into the warm-up/drive. What is the...
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    I have to replace passenger side mirror due to hit & run. Any advice on doing so?

    The search term I used for this site and the others only bring up convos about changing the mirror glass rather than the housing assemblies. The other day some lady in a '07 Impala side swiped me in my BA Mark when she attempted to change lanes without giving me a turn signal, turning her...
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    Can egg make car paint deteriorate?

    One morning earlier this year I noticed something like an egg over the "tire hump" on the trunk lid. Not sure if a bird of sorts had pooped an egg out during mid-flight over my car(if that's even possible) or just a random mischievous act. Either way I cleaned it off as much as I could and...
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    Is this an aftermarket sunroof or OEM ?

    I'm thinking about buying another Mark VIII, which would make it my 6th in my lifetime but my 3rd that I currently own, and the dealership where I bought my BA Mark has a Black on Black base model that has a sunroof which makes me scratch my head cause of where the overhead light is positioned...
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