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StukThrtl
05-22-2002, 04:10 PM
Hey guys.. i have a 86LX that i am turning into a GT. I know i'll need the front cover, door moldings and GT emblems.. is there anything i'm missing? (Aside from the obvious suspension stuff)

Thanks,
Shawn Donkin
Anonymous
05-22-2002, 04:37 PM
I don't know what is required, but i am sure someone here does and will get you the info you need. This is just my opinion, but if I had an LX i think i'd look into the aftermarket styling acessories rather than try to pass it off as something it isn't.
Hooptie
05-22-2002, 07:56 PM
needed conversion parts:
paint hood
front cover
beltline trim pieces
scuff/paint window trim black (instead of chrome)
seats
dash inserts
door panels
Marchel foglamps & wiring

I'm sure I'll think of more
evlgt85
05-22-2002, 08:09 PM
CHARCOAL GREY! NOT BLACK!

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StukThrtl
05-23-2002, 01:23 AM
CHARCOAL GREY! NOT BLACK!

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Dark Grey metallic!!!

;)

Shawn
StukThrtl
05-23-2002, 01:26 AM
I don't know what is required, but i am sure someone here does and will get you the info you need. This is just my opinion, but if I had an LX i think i'd look into the aftermarket styling acessories rather than try to pass it off as something it isn't.


Well.. when i'm done with it.. it will be a GT (or better, haha!)

So a GT is the best route to go AFAIC

Shawn
evlgt85
05-23-2002, 01:56 AM
CHARCOAL GREY! NOT BLACK!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread...

Dark Grey metallic!!!

;)

Shawn

LOL, no, I was correcting the Hoopmeister, as he'd said you need to paint the trim black. The body colour is fine ;)
StukThrtl
05-23-2002, 10:04 AM
oh.. duh! ;)
05-23-2002, 06:12 PM
needed conversion parts:
paint hood
front cover
beltline trim pieces
scuff/paint window trim black (instead of chrome)
seats
dash inserts
door panels
Marchel foglamps & wiring

I'm sure I'll think of more

the hood has a decal
the door panels are the same, the bezels are different
the seats are different
and the front qtr panel trim says gt
steering wheel
05-25-2002, 03:55 PM
CHARCOAL GREY! NOT BLACK!

We now return you to your regularly scheduled thread...

yeah, but black looks so much better, also, the trim on my LX from the factory was charcoal, and I have the fuel door release button that is a GT only option
Hooptie
05-25-2002, 07:03 PM
the hood has a decal
the door panels are the same, the bezels are different
the seats are different
and the front qtr panel trim says gt
steering wheel

indeed, but I'd personally be happier with a painted hood. steering wheel, if its a non cruise car, then its just the center of the steering wheel that needs to be changed. Yea Skyedome, they are charcoal grey, but I've seen black, and it looks just as good
willbarrow81
06-16-2002, 01:47 PM
twister what year is your car? i have the fuel button in the glove box to and mines an 86 also the trunk release in the glove box
06-17-2002, 01:17 AM
Wil, I have an 86 LX 5.0 Hatch, the window trim should have been "chrome", and per Ford literature, the fuel door button is a GT only option, to make things even more bezare, the drivers side had a GT moulding from the factory
willbarrow81
06-17-2002, 10:58 AM
mines the lx 4 banger and my window molding is black with chrome under it. so how did I end up with a gt only option in the gas release button in the glove box and the trunk release? 8O you know alot more than me on this subject, any ideas? later will
06-17-2002, 01:32 PM
will, I am sure that you could get it in a dealer package....Ford has had a few of them over the years.....