Well, I messed up..

[FMCI]

Hey guys,
Well yesterday I messed up big time.
You see, I've only drive my car about three times so far this year due to myself having a pretty bad motorcycle accident not long ago and still recovering. From that accident I received some pretty serious head injurys that still haunt me to this day.

Some days are better then others and yesterday I thought I was feeling good enough to drive across the street from my house and top off the air in the tires. Well unfortunately my hand eye coordination wasn't what I had thought it was and I managed to bump into the back corner of a newer Ford F-150. Very low speed. About 5km thankfully. No damage to his truck and he was more worried about the Marauder.
He even offered to lend a hand fixing it once I find the parts.. lol.

Thinking I might just put her in storage after I fix her until next summer since apparently I can't trust my own driving in the Marauder... damn head injurys are the worst and wouldn't wish them on anyone especially with the constant memory loss..

So this is what I'm left with.

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So nothing too serious in the end. Just to the left side luckily.
Any ideas where I can find a good grill and a decent driver side headlight?
Thanks Guys.



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[stevengerard]

Sorry about your injury, glad you and others are ok. as for the parts you can get repo grills and headlights. Many folks will say the repo grills are not as sturdy as the OEM grill, that may be but I can't tell the difference. 12 years ago I bout an OEM and still have it. When someone backed into my grill I found a repo pretty cheep at the time for around $49 bucks. I put that on since my car is a daily driver. As for the headlights there is a minor difference in those as well but really who can tell - no one from 5 feet away.

http://www.carparts.com/details/Mercury/Marauder/Replacement/Grille_Assembly/2004/M070134.html?TID=gglpla&origin=pla&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIl8rLq42A1gIV AS1pCh3v9wiAEAQYASABEgIVl_D_Bw E&gclsrc=aw.ds

https://www.paintedautobodyparts.com/mercury-marauder-headlight-left-driver-side-assembly-2003-2004.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI4c yE2Y2A1gIVkYFpCh093AqWEAQYBCAB EgJKNPD_BwE

[stevengerard]

and here is your license plate bracket - there are some OEM Marauder ones out there but they are stupid prices. Crown vic will work

https://www.amazon.com/CROWN-VICTORIA-98-10-LICENSE-BRACKET/dp/B00C7Y8ABI

[Svashtar]

I remember Ray the Dealer here (10-12 years ago) used to sell new MM grills retail for $130. I don't know if they're still available from Ford. Like an idiot I sold my OEM one to Zack for $75 when I got the chrome grill from him.

Seemed like a good idea at the time, but the chrome surround sheds black paint so I have to have it redone. (Actually thinking about having it cerakoted.)

I know you can get a light for $80-$90, but not sure if the grills are still an option.

Good luck with your repairs, (and with your recovery!)


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[JimP]

That sucks, hopefully you are also on the mend. What part of Ontario are you located in, I'm in Ottawa.

[tbone]

The aftermarket grills are terrible. I went through a few of them before finally buying OEM. I forget how much I paid but it was expensive.