Fox 1993 GT Exterior Restoration

Kinda what I figured but it was worth a shot

How hard is it to transfer original outside mirror glass to new housings?

The LMR mirrors look good, but I'm wondering if the "objects are closer" in the passenger side is just an engraving or if that mirror is actually convex.

I ordered a whole bunch of parts from LMR recently. I must say I have the best wife in the world, she told me to order everything I need and get the car fixed.

So I ordered:
-Headlights w/seals, hardware, and Perde Solar bulbs, clearance lights, and foglights w/LED bulbs
-LX tail lights w/hardware (though I do still like the cheese graters
-Sunroof hardware kit and weatherstrip (both)
-Rear spoiler install kit
-New 5.0L badges
-All new body weatherstrip
-Under hood seal at firewall
-New OEM hood prop latch
-OEM under hood light
-Cowl panel hardware kit
-Front and rear window trim clips
-Outside electric mirror assemblies
-Lock cylinder gaskets
-Radiator air deflector
-Rear hatch struts
And a few other odds and ends.

The sunroof is stripped down, painted, tinted, and the new weatherstrip is installed. The sunroof glass has some scratches in it. There is a company here that can polish glass so I'm going to see what they can do.



I put the 5.0 badges on, cleaned the smoke damage from the rear spoiler as best as I could. I think it turned out decent.


I also noticed I have some paint peeling already. This picture is under the windshield moulding on the top left area. I'm going to see about getting some black primer from a glass shop and applying it before touch up paint. There are a few areas that need touch up.


So with that out of the way, can anyone tell me which side the rubber gaskets in the spoiler hardware kit install on? Do they go between the spoiler and body, or under the nut on the interior. The kit came with 12, there are 6 studs so I was maybe going to use all 12. 6 in between the spoiler and body and 6 between the retaining nuts and hatch.


I would also like to know approximately where the torx screw in the headlight adjusters should be set at. Do I just center it in the headlight bracket, or is there an actual measurement?

It doesn't have a 5mm hex end to be able to adjust it once the headlights are installed. Top right in the picture.


I did seal every seam on the lights with clear silicone per LMR instructions.

Very good info on the mirrors. I'll do those when I replace the run channel seals and weatherstrip since I have to pull the door panels. The Duplicator trim and bumper black paint looks to be the proper trim color and finish. I'll probably end up painting the mirrors as they are and not mess with swapping glass for now. The motors all work and the glass is in decent shape, but the housings are rough from melted tar and who knows what else stuck to them.

Hopefully I don't find any more missing fasteners, broken parts, etc. caused by that body shop. Everything they touched seems to be wrong in some way. So frustrating

I got all my parts today.

There are some issues, and I've talked to LMR about one of them already

The under hood to firewall seal was folded in half and stuffed in a box. It has a metal strip inside and it isn't straightening out very well. I've contacted LMR about this but haven't heard back yet.

The headlight seals that go around the headlights don't fit, they are too narrow by at least 1/4". Chinese parts... I'm going to return them and apply some rubber conditioner to the OEM ones.

The under hood light that I thought was OEM is a Chinese Daniel Carpenter part, and it flickers on and off when the hood is up. It also rattles and the original one doesn't. Anyone have an OEM one that is in good shape they would sell or donate?

The sunroof hardware kit is not an exact match, and the hardware is even different. I also think it needs to be more complete with all the screws necessary, not just the 2 that hold the latch in place.

I installed the sunroof glass a bit ago. The new weatherstrip pieces are TIGHT. It closed with some effort, and I'll leave it that way for a while. Hopefully they relax and loosen up.

Spoiler, headlights, foglights, and tail lights will go in this weekend and maybe I'll get to the body weatherstrip and hatch struts.

One other thing to add.

The outside passenger mirror is a convex piece of glass and the objects in mirror actually are closer than they appear. The housings are very shiny, but with some scotchbrite pad and a fresh coat of trim paint they will look great.

How do I determine for sure what color my interior is?

Opal grey, charcoal grey, smoke grey, titanium grey?