Other Coachbuilders

[Michael-Admin]

Discuss others here.

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[NightOut]

OK. I'll start...

American Custom Coach. I just bought a used 2001 Lincoln "Paris" model, and other than the fact that the manufacturer is now out of the business... It's an OK car.

If anyone out there has any documentation they would like to share (ie. Owners Manuals, Schematics or Wiring Diagrams), I'd be glad to pay duplication costs.

Thanx,
Jim
Night Out Limousine

[LimoJoe]

That is a good start. I have been looking for the wiring diagram and schematics for a 1994 ACC St.Tropez for over two years. I'd be more than glad to pay for duplication cost. Good Luck Jim http://limos.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif

[TxLimoGuy]

Hey Limojoe - have you tried calling ACC with your request? They must call me once a week trying to sell me a car...

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by limojoe:
That is a good start. I have been looking for the wiring diagram and schematics for a 1994 ACC St.Tropez for over two years. I'd be more than glad to pay for duplication cost. Good Luck Jim http://limos.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[NightOut]

I talked to ACC myself last week. They were a great dissappointment... They pawned me off on some company called LA Limo Repair (although Kit at LA Limo Repair was a great guy and even gave me a more local contact here in Northern California).

Kit told me he never uses schematics or diagrams since he knows the coaches so well, but he told me where to look for my electrical problems and I found that when I had run my drivers seat all the way back and then reclined it, I had accidentally pulled out and loosened some fuses. All is well now. Whew...

ACC was no help at all.

Jim

[LimoJoe]

Yes Tex I have contacted ACC a couple of years ago but they could sell you a vehicle, but couldn’t help me with past wiring diagrams. I also contacted the maker of the circuit
board and didn’t had any luck as they have changed hands and the present owners didn’t have knowledge of the past boards, or at least wouldn’t share it.. Also the boards are generic in some ways as each individual company can wire them differently as to where the TV, AC, etc. is connected to the board. Note my past post under vehicle questions about a year ago on this topic. http://limos.infopop.cc/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_smile.gif Thanks for the response.

[NightOut]

Just an interesting find.

I was searching around on ebay and found a "Limousine Control Panel" for sale.

It is the board, breakers, fuses, relays, and wiring harness from behind the drivers seat of an ACC rig. Almost exactly what I have in my "Paris".

I was the high bidder at $2.99 (yes, two dollars and ninety-nine cents), and with another $15 in shipping, it is on its way to me now.

So for less than 20 bucks I have a complete back-up board and all the spare relays, breakers, and fuses that I may ever need.

Jim

[NightOut]

Oh yeah, there's more to this story...

I won the bid, spent 3 weeks trying to get the seller to give me his shipping cost so I could close the sale. He finally quoted me about $20 total, and I paid him with "PayPal".

Waited... waited... waited...
eMailed... eMailed... eMailed...

Final eMail bounced.

Product never arrived.
Opened a complaint with PayPal.
PayPal investigated.
Refunded my money.

Never got the Control Panel.

Bummer.


<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by NightOut:
Just an interesting find.

I was searching around on ebay and found a "Limousine Control Panel" for sale.

It is the board, breakers, fuses, relays, and wiring harness from behind the drivers seat of an ACC rig. Almost exactly what I have in my "Paris".

I was the high bidder at $2.99 (yes, two dollars and ninety-nine cents), and with another $15 in shipping, it is on its way to me now.

So for less than 20 bucks I have a complete back-up board and all the spare relays, breakers, and fuses that I may ever need.

Jim <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

[VIP]

Just have to mention this. Had One ACC built new in '96. Had nothing but wiring problems (Ford's fault) from the beginning. ACC went out of business for a reason folks. Their cars were the cheapest built stratch of any coachbuilder and it always showed.