BrianDye's '95 Sport Registry!

[BrianDye]

Im trying to talk "Chris" from X2 to at least send the black ones with express shipping or something, havent heard back from him yet about that though lol

 

[BrianDye]

Wow, X2 has amazing customer service!

After the few first emails about what kind of bulbs the housings took, (He was confused on what housings at first) he gladly answered (AND QUICKLY) my questions, then I asked if he could send the tracking number, which he did right away, and once I got the lights, after only 5 days after the auction, I got them in the mail, they were the wrong ones, and had a defective LED, but after I emailed him back, he sent me the info to write on the box, and apologized and all that, and then when I shipped them back, ups charged 45$ for shipping! So I emailed him and told him that, and he offered to ship the new black ones out with priority shipping, he said usually takes maybe 2 days, and then he also refunded my shipping charges!

I told him that they have THEE best customer service I have ever delt with, and that I will deff. be a returning customer.

He always responded within an hour or two after I emailed him, (judging it wasnt after 12am or so) and ALWAYS had the information/help I requested, and couldnt have been a more respectable, nicer person.

Theyre website prices are a tad high, but they have free shipping on everything, I would reccomend them to anybody!

www.x2industries.com

 

[BrianDye]

So I figured out the other day at school that my 4x4 doesnt work now.

Well thats a lie, it works...intermitently (sp?) In 4Low, the front tires spin sometimes, but nothing that would help if I was stuck. In 4wd, they just kinda spin when they want, not helping much when the back tires are slipping.

Any ideas on what the hell I should start looking at? I have NO experience whatsoever with 4x4, and its saved/helped me quite a few times so far and id like to keep it functional lol

 

[Glen4X4]

Well Brian you have a 95 and I've had both 95 and 96 Explorer's (they're 4X4 operates the same) so I know the functions fairly well. You know 4auto only works when a rear wheel spins and even then it kicks in and out continuously, with 4low there is power to the front wheels but its not 100% until a rear wheel slips it kicks in and out continuously too but again still provides some power to the front wheels, if you want full-time 4wheel in high or low like most people you need to do the brown-wire-mod it doesn't take long and is an easy thing to do. You only have to remember to shut it off when you shut the truck off.

 

[BrianDye]

I know 4wd is only when the rear tire spins, but it used to be that I could t even get them to spin really cus it would kick in and keep me under control lol. And my 4lo used to work the whole time, I could climb a snow hill like nothing now it barely kicks on, and I couldn't even get over a small hump of snow, but I thought the BWM was for AWD explorers to make them 2wd? What can it do on ours?

 

[Glen4X4]

The BWM mod is only for 6cyl 95+ Explorers. For 95 and 96 Explorers the bwm provides constant power to the transfer case so that the 4wd clutch is always active so you don't have to wait for the rear tires to spin for it to engage. BWM for 97+ Explorers eliminates the auto 4wd on theirs. So it works both ways.

 

[BrianDye]

So that works for 4wd or 4lo? Or both?

Im interested lol are there any writeups for our years on how to do it?

 

[Glen4X4]

Yes you can use it for high and low. Here ya go man http://www.explorer4x4.com/controltrac_mod.htm

 

[BrianDye]

Thanks so much man! I know what im doing tonight haha

 

[Glen4X4]

If you're still encountering problems with your 4wd then its time to do some lookin over it.

 

[BrianDye]

My gf's parents are looking to buy another vehicle, and get rid of theirs when they get theyre taxes, and her mom is completely against explorers, wanting a goddamn mini van!

Her dad is on my side about getting an explorer, and were trying to convince her lol

 

[Glen4X4]

Lol....Yeah....I'm what my g/f calls "obsessed" with them...I wouldn't think of getting a mini van unless it was lifted and 4wd haha but her parents probably aren't looking for a 4wheel truck.

 

[BrianDye]

Lmao I am known as "obsessed" with explorers just about with ANYONE who knows me : and im damn proud because my explorer is nicer than most of theyre cars lol

 

[Glen4X4]

I guess its partly because of how many I've owned and refuse to ever get away from them.

 

[BrianDye]

For me I think its the fact that ive had 3, but im ALWAYS out working on it, always on this site, and always buying stuff for it haha

 

[Glen4X4]

I also without thinking point them out in public or tv/movies and say what year range it is based on what the interior may look like or different things of the exterior.

 

[BrianDye]

LOL I do that too, I notice theyre in a lot of lifetime movies lmfao, my gf likes that BS so naturally I gotta sit through em


(Usually on EF on my iPhone the whole time lmao)

 

[BrianDye]

Well I guess I was wrong about the 4x4, tonight I flipped 4low on, and climbed right over a few hills, and we went through a nice trail behind my house, so I guess it works just fine lol.

Im still debating on the BWM, and reading up on that article, it seems a little more into it than what I thought lol, I figured it was a simple switch...

 

[BrianDye]

I went to Meijers on the way home, picked up a bottle of SeaFoam D), a tire pressure gauge (becuase I cant seem to find ANY of the 5 I have), and one of those "Pilot" brand exhaust tips, I got the slanted chrome one, and its basically a chrome version of the tip thats on my pipe, but it looks so much better, and it was like 6$ haha

Its dirty in the pics (Fingerprints)

Anyone have any helpful advice on my damn ugly saggy bumper?

Thats literally like the only thing I really hate about my explorer...

 

[BrianDye]

Went back on that trail again today before work, and went out on the ice (NOT in my explorer haha, but walked out on it) and noticed a beautiful opportunity for some pics

These were with my iPhone, im gonna go back again tomorrow afternoon and get some with my digital camera lol