Sly's Panthers

[His Royal Ghostliness]

Are those dual-intensity marker lights, or are they so ungodly bright that their single intensity is about as powerful as your standard 3157 bulb in "bright" mode? Also source/model#?

Your DRLs, how are they wired? My guess is that being LEDs they get direct key-on power from somewhere, then you have the juice running thru the 87a terminal of a 5-pole relay that gets triggered by the high beams?

[sly]

Added marker lights to the beater to work as fender blinkers.

[sly]

Beater gonna beat got real DRLs today. They dim when the brights come on... They are LED and about as bright as what's in the grill on the Cake.

Pics:

[DerekTheGreat]

Like it never happened!
I agree, those bumpers seem to be well designed. If that was a box bumper it would've need to be replaced. Guess that's why they call that the bumper "cover," cause you did have to replace the actual bumper and absorbers but it's great that those things took the brunt of it and left the frame straight.

[87gtVIC]

Ready for battle again.

[Kodachrome Wolf]

For the bumper cover being as old as it is, one could have expected worse for getting hit at the speed it did. Looks pretty good with a new bumper bar installed. Slap some paint on it and call it a day.

Ford did a good job for the bumpers on the Aeros, FWIW. They kept a good 5 MPH bumper, and designed a nice bumper cover to go with it. I know after some particular year on the later cars Ford switched from an actual bumper to the egg carton style energy absorbing material instead. I wonder how well it works for lower speed impacts compared to the older setup.

[sly]

Now it's in...
before:


After:


Some other pics:
The bent bumper


Driver side impact absorber did... passenger side didn't.




Bumper removed:


The damage to the hitch receiver:


Full gap restored with bumper reinforcement replacement:


The full butt shot after the repair:

[Salty Dog]

There ya go.


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[sly]

Bumper acquired. $31.34 with tax and core. Beats the hell out of the aftermarket parts and shop labor.

[DerekTheGreat]

Do see the doctor Jeffrey, he's a good man, and thorough.

Bonus points for anyone who gets the reference.

One of my favorites, The Big Lebowski.

"She owes money all over town and they piss on YOUR rug???"

"Leave my special lady friend alone man! I'm just trying to help her conceive!"

[gadget73]

Fuck it Dude. Lets go bowling.

[VicCrownVic]

I had to google that reference because I've never seen that movie.

I live under a rock. I haven't seen it either, and my guess was way off. Oh well, I'll go crawl back under my rock now.

[sly]

I had to google that reference because I've never seen that movie.

[SeanP]

Do see the doctor Jeffrey, he's a good man, and thorough.

Bonus points for anyone who gets the reference.

That reference really ties the thread together, does it not?

[VicCrownVic]

Dang, glad you're in one piece. Sounds like you're a bit sore but I wouldn't be surprised if you're more sore tomorrow.
That is pretty impressive how little obvious damage The Cake took.

That sucks, but at least you got pics and whatnot in case there is any question about what happened.


Do see the doctor Jeffrey, he's a good man, and thorough.

Bonus points for anyone who gets the reference.

Hmm... I think I know but I'll keep my silence and not spoil it for others.