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Waxing washing, wheel cleaning and body work. This is the place to discuss those topics.
Door latch removal and replacement. I encountered this common problem on my 98 explorer and could not find a good how-to online. The symptoms I was experiencing were problems unlocking the door. To unlock the door I had to work the interior door handle while hitting the power button to get the door open. The power actuator on it's own would not unlock the door. The small spring in the latch assembly had broken, I re-bent it once but it broke a 2nd time so I decided to replace the latch assembly. My interior handle also broke leaving me unable to open the door. This removal and replacement can be done by the knowledgeable enthusiast, but if you have large hands with fat fingers you may struggle. The following procedure worked on my...
Here we go. I am going to do a complete body detail of my 98 Explorer. First will be a wash, then clay bar. The wash again, then use some compound to remove some scratches. Then will use a swirl remover. Then a glaze to bring out the shine. Then will use some Klasse All In 1 glaze to give it a final seal. After all of that then I will wax. I will list the products that I use, exactly as I use them. Notice the new hood scoop, EE Airdam, billet grille and bumper billet. New CobraR mag wheels and Pirelli tires. First set of pictures is after I washed her. Now getting ready to use a clay bar. The clay bar I am using is by Meguiar's. BEFORE Clay Bar
If your center console is ripped, falling apart, etc. it is really quite easy and inexpensive to just recover it yourself. Step One: Remove the three screws at the bottom of the lid. Step Two: Find a nice area to work on. Step Three: Flip the lid over and remove all the screws and remove the black pastic lid. Step Four: Remove all the staples currently holding the vinyl on. Step Five: Remove the vinyl from the armrest. Step Six: Spread old vinyl over your new vinyl and trace. Step Seven: Cut relief cuts near the front edges. Step Eight: Start on one side and staple the edge down. Then stretch over to the opposite side and staple again. Keep stretching to the opposite...
My Snorkel Build begins: Im using: 10' piece of pvc electrical conduit 2.5" Propane torch (2) 2.5" pvc couplings 3" rubber 90 coupling 3" rubber coupling 5 ft steel pipe, roughly Unsure for the tip arb maybe? for now my air filter Here is a rough over view of how it fits together.... sorry fot the quality, but i think you can make out what it says, write down your own copy if you want... well now that my computer is restarted after freezing i can write my whole ****in write up again... so here it goes.... 1. remove your fender here are pics of the bolts: Door jamb one behind the turn signal, and there is one more thats a pain to get to, remove your inner fender, and look up through your wheel...

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