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General => General Fox T-Bird/Cougar Discussion => Topic started by: CougarSE on September 08, 2007, 12:58:36 AM

Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: CougarSE on September 08, 2007, 12:58:36 AM
Could an 87-88 TC come "without" systems sentry?  And could an 88 Sport/XR-7 come without systems sentry?
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: P71 on September 08, 2007, 01:06:19 AM
My 87 Sport has no systems sentry for what it's worth.

The Ford brochure says system sentry is standard on all 87/88 TC's. However Carm has had one without it.
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: CougarSE on September 08, 2007, 01:37:32 AM
The 87 Sport would have a digital dash....  I'm interested in the 88 cars with the buttstuffog dash. 

I'm curious to know if the cars in question came optioned as I ask.. if so that would mean there are more dash harnesses than I had previously thought.
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: yellow86coogr on September 08, 2007, 04:08:59 AM
My 88' has no system sentry.
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: Thunder Chicken on September 08, 2007, 08:31:44 AM
As AM said, my '87 parts TC did not have systems sentry. I've got the blank lighter panel installed in my T-Bird
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: 5.0willgo on September 08, 2007, 08:32:58 AM
My '88 doesn't have system sentry but has the full digital dash.

The '88 XR-7 that I saw for sale a while back had system sentry and the buttstuffog dash as did a black '88 XR-7 I saw at a local dealer.
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: BCA on September 08, 2007, 09:43:57 AM
Quote from: CougarSE;175067
Could an 87-88 TC come "without" systems sentry?  And could an 88 Sport/XR-7 come without systems sentry?


According to the dealer order books, the systems sentry was standard equipement on '87-'88 Turbo Coupe and became standard in 1988 on the XR-7.

Brent
:cougarsmily:
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: 5.0willgo on September 08, 2007, 10:07:21 AM
I'm assuming the only way to get an '88 XR-7 without system sentry was to get one with a full digital dash then.

It makes sense since the system sentry displays basically the same information that the digi dash does.
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: 1WLD BRD on September 08, 2007, 10:56:04 AM
My '88 XR-7 has full buttstuffog, and the sentry.  What fred says makes sense Probably could only get it with the buttstuffog gauges.
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: CougarSE on September 08, 2007, 12:19:17 PM
Yeah I know the buttstuffog cars would be the only ones to come with the system sentry panel.. 

Carmen does that dash harness out of that 87 tc have the plug for the system sentry.?
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: mjbtbrd on September 08, 2007, 12:20:18 PM
My 88 sport has the sentry, and from what is indicated on the window sticker it was standard eqipment on a sport.
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: TurboCoupe50 on September 08, 2007, 02:43:46 PM
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;175102
As AM said, my '87 parts TC did not have systems sentry. I've got the blank lighter panel installed in my T-Bird

Possibly it was optional in CA, but I've never seen a 87-88 TC without it(that wasn't butchered)... All the ones I owned had it...
Title: Question for 87 88 TC owners and 88 Sport/Xr7 owners
Post by: Thunder Chicken on September 08, 2007, 02:52:16 PM
Quote from: CougarSE;175132
Yeah I know the buttstuffog cars would be the only ones to come with the system sentry panel.. 

Carmen does that dash harness out of that 87 tc have the plug for the system sentry.?

There were no plugs or harnesses behind that panel except the little blue wire (and its ground) that clips onto the cig lighter and a bulb with holder to clip onto same.

Quote from: TurboCoupe50;175152
Possibly it was optional in CA, but I've never seen a 87-88 TC without it(that wasn't butchered)... All the ones I owned had it...
That is definitely a possibility - Canadian cars had A/C optional, so it's not a stretch to think Systems Sentry may have been as well. My parts TC was pretty basic - it had the power stuff that was standard equipment in 87-88 TC's (windows/locks/driver's seat/mirrors), premium sound w/o EQ, and auto climate control, but not much - if anything - else. It actually had fewer options than my 87 Sport had.