So one of the things I miss from my Mark VII LSC is the Marchal fog lamps. I'm toying with the idea of adding them to my Thunderbird as a kind of period correct modification. I know I'd have to fab up some kind of mounting bracket for it to work. I also do not want to cut any holes in the bumper cover, especially since the car was just painted this year. Is this even feasible or is it going to look like ass?
How would you mount them without cutting holes in the bumper cover? Make a long bracket back to the core support? That probably wouldn't be very stable... Maybe you have a better idea?
I remember back in the early 90s I put a set of aftermarket fog lamps on my 84. They hung down so far on the non-tc bumper (since they aren't recessed in), I smashed them off coming down a steep driveway.
Which car?
With a 4 eyed, car, remove those bumper lights and replace them with rectangle fog lights.
I would love to do so also. With the aero front end, I cant seem to make it flow right.
88 Thunderbird LX. My only fox Thunderbird ;)
I'm going to try and get my hands on a set of Mark VII fog light brackets. I want to see if I can mount them to the bumper through the "bottom feeder" openings in the non-TC front bumper cover.
Then what would you do for turn signals?
Hmmmmm.....turn the outer front reflectors into signal lights? Not sure. I also would go with aftermarket fog lights. Cheaper than stock, and brighter.
I've always wanted to see someone use the slimmer Marchals like those used on 1988.5-90 Escort GTs. Those might work on the underside of the front bumper.
Can't you use a TC bumper cover with the standard grille? Even if you're not hot on the TC bumper's styling it's gotta look better than hanging a pair of foglights in front of or underneath the non-TC bumper.
Slim fog lights can be installed in the non-TC lower holes - I did it with my '87 Sport. Don't know how Marschals would look (or fit) there though
I have NO idea what year car he is working on. A TC bumper cover will fit with the grill and base header panel on an 87/88. Before I installed the TC front end parts, I did the fog lights like Thunder Chicken did. Now I use after market fog lights with the TC bumper cover, using TC light brackets.
I want to mount Marchal 750 fog lights (the ones used on early Fox Mustangs and all Lincoln Mark VII LSCs) below the area where you mounted the slim fog lights.
The idea seemed like it would work using the air slots in the bumper below that area, but that was when I was looking at it after having a couple of beers. I'd probably have to design some kind of crazy bracket to get them to mount to the bumper behind the cover. I'm going to wait till a Lincoln Mark VII LSC shows up at a local junkyard and grab the fog light brackets. It would at least give me a starting point.
I know I could go with a newer fog light but I want the Marchal 750s for a period correct vibe.
Have you considered the mount that was used in the 79-86 Mustangs?
I think the lights that are in a Turbo Coupe bumper or Mustang look great. I never liked them on the Mark VII because they just hang from the bottom and look like an after thought. In the other cars they had a place designed for them.
I never minded the look when I had a Mark VII. In fact I liked it.
As we have talked about before, it has to be what YOU like. That's the whole point of it.
Yup. Now I just have to figure out how to make it work :hick:
I have to agree, Vinnie. They still looked OK on the Marks, I like Marchal lights though.
I guess worst case I'm figuring out how to fit Marchal 750s into an 87-88 TC bumper.....and getting an 87-88 TC bumper painted to match my car :hick:.
I think that would be fairly easy. Trim out the light openings carefully to then paint it. That would look pretty nice. I had that thought a few years ago when I had a couple of sets of Marchals, but decided to just use afterarket lights that fit the TC bumper cover. Should be an easy task.
First I have to find some Mark VII or 83 to 86 Mustang GT fog light brackets and see if I can make them work with my current setup. Just for fun.