Resurrected How-To FAQ W/Updated Links

[scrupul0us]

Intake
Shortram Installation (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=14)
GMK Installation (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=86602)

Engine/Tranny
IRMC Fix (http://mrhightower.googlepages.com/imrcfix) http://ironchefbadass.com/%7Emysites/cougar/pics/WWW/new.gif
DPFE (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2193)
Bang Shift (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=1451)
IAT/ECT Mod (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=20)
Throttle Hang Fix (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=21)

Exhaust
Gut Your Precats -Link 1- (http://ironchefbadass.com/%7Emysites/cougar/howto/precats/) | Gut Your Precats -Link 2- (http://web.njit.edu/%7Ecas1383/proj/gutting%20cats/)
MIL Eliminators (http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/teamneco/howtoimages/scem.gif)

Electrical
Replace Factory Speakers (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=19)
Modified Flasher Module (For LED's) (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=89822)
Add Shock Sensor To The Alarm (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2743)
Fix Dimming (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2039)
Fix blower problem (Only Works On Level 4) (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3732)

Suspension
ST200 Strut Bar (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=9)
Front Strut Bar (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=92032)

Cosmetics
Recover Door Panels (http://www.teamneco.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=910)
Night Shade Tails (http://www.teamneco.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?p=14933#14933)
Install 01-02 Lights In a 99-00 (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=6)
Install Aluminium Fuel Door (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=7)
Remove Dash (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=2)
Fix Scratched/Damaged Headlights (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=16)
Paint 01-02 Headlights (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=25)
Paint 99-00 Headlights (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=18)
Modify 99-00 Headlight Corner (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=24)
Visteon Body Kit Install (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=23)
Change LCD Color (http://www.jwardell.com/focus/guageslcd.html)
LED Swap (http://www.ironchefbadass.com/%7Emysites/cougar/documents/LED_SWAP_FOR_DUMMIES.doc)
Create Angel Eyes (http://students.washington.edu/ashis/Creating%20Custom%20Angel%20Eyes.htm)
Install Aftermarket Gauges (http://www.teamneco.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=1074)

Car Care
UIM Removal (http://www.contour.org/mods/mods.php?s=howto&displayid=17)
Walbro Fuel Pump (RETURN) (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=2008)
Focus SVT Fuel Pump (http://newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=90734)
Cabin Filter (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=4270)
Zetec Timing Belt (http://www.mdneco.com/ZetecHowTo/TimingBelt/ZetecTimingBeltHowTo.htm)
Change Front Pads & Rotors (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=5)
Change Rear Brakes & Rotors (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=12)
Fuel Filter (http://atomicinternet.homeip.net/newmcneco/how-to_fuel-filter-change.asp)

Other
Program Key Fob (http://www.cougardb.com/howtoshow.php?howtoid=13)
Replace Battery In Remote (http://www.newcougar.org/forums/showthread.php?t=97427)

[scrupul0us]

OK, all organized... I'll update the thread as new things come out or as I find older/other ones

[Funkboy316]

this should prevent some repeat questions! nice thread

i posted in the moderators section to get a sticky for it.

[scrupul0us]

ty sir... ill keep it updated

[CoRDiTe]

should add a how to on the clock spring removal and installation.

[scrupul0us]

precats main link is dead after all these years... page has been ported to my webserver

edit: original site is backup and ive updated mine to a full backup

[AnthonyP]

Ohio NECO did the LCD color change this weekend and I have to say ... there are a couple issues with that How-To. First off, this takes way more than 15 mins, more like 1-2 hours. Secondly, we used electrical tape just like in the picture and the LCDs were so dark you couldn't see out of them at all. Has anyone else done this mod?

Also I will be installing guages similar to the ones in the how-to linked off the LCD color change, what is fuse 47 on a Ford Focus (I think it said 01).

[JohnS'01]

The Link For The Gutted Pre Cat Wheres The Cat On The 2.0zetec

[ducttapepro03]

The link for creating angel eyes nolonger is valid :(

This probably isn't the same one but this is one I found on an archive site Angel Eyes How-to (http://web.archive.org/web/20051214100840/http://www.amesthundercats.com/HeadlightMod.html)

Edit: Link fixed

[zerain]

OK, I've only had my cougar for a short while. The previous owner probably never changed the coolant so I was gonna do it. Prolem is I cant find the radiator drain plug! I have a CD for the cougar that shows all the how to's but the pic is wrong. Can anyone tell me where it is so I can get a total flush rather than disconnecting hoses! Also if anyone has a coolant reservoir for sale for an 01, mines a little worn!

[LinkMan]

IIRC, the drain plug is on the bottom passenger corner of the radiator, on the engine side.

[Charcoal]

MIL Eliminator link is DEAD :confused:

[B3NN3TT]

MIL Eliminator link is DEAD :confused:

No it isn't.

Once the page loads, click on the address in the bar, and hit "return" again. The image will load. It's just a schematic on how to build the circuit.

[Bigtime2112]

LED swap link no longer works

[ice992]

Alt replacement (http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Automobile_Repair/99_mercury_cougar_alternator_replacement), found on wiki, repost?

[The Jamie]

Angel Eyes link no longer works, either

[kwg2371]

PLEAS FIX THE LINKS HALF OF THEM DON'T WORK!!!!!!!!!:banghead:

[wadespencer99]

If they were linked to outside websites, and those sites are now gone (such as TeamNECO), there is nothing we can do about it. Instead of *****ing about it, look online for another how-to, and PM one of the mods of this section to update the link if you find one.

[gamiller]

Here's a write-up I just came across on replacing the factory alarm horn.

http://www.newcougar.org/forums/how-tos/1329-wussy-lock-horn-4.html#post40092