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Mine's a 2nd-gen, but the spare tire winch is basically identical between 1st and 2nd. Basically, you have a winch cable with a T-piece at the end; you insert the jack handle with the hook on the end into the hole above the bumper (the tail gate has to be open in order to see the hole) and use...

@fabianoliver If it's already been painted, that's probably part of what sets the price - a good paint job can be very expensive. For comparison, as RangerX said, that $3400 in USD could buy you JUST a decent paint job without the free car included, where I come from. I just bought a loaded 2000...

Welcome to our collective back yard! Always good to see a fresh Explorer owner around! Little things, but check all the seals on the doors and windows. My 2nd-gen Sport leaks at the sun roof, and water comes in through the overhead console and at the left rear interior panel. After nearly 30...

@C420sailor GG's! Congrats on doing it yourself, I had to pay a garage for mine (regearing)... Expensive! Changing the diff oil after a short period is a good idea. I went with Yukons on mine, which recommend a break-in period of 500 miles... Proper break-in and then maintenance is paramount to...

If it's a P and not an LT, it can't possibly be more than a couple hundred to replace. Grab a pair, and a matching spare wheel, and then ditch the original steel spare with the 9-year-old tire. If you haven't been rotating it in and using it regularly, it's not road-worthy. There's a reason...

@FredFranzwa Not calling you out, but you didn't mention the condition of your spark plugs and wires... Might be looking for a big problem where there's a little problem. Not likely they'd all give no spark at the same time, but make sure they're all connected securely and in good shape. Also a...

Pulled a long night and decided to put my trucks back together now, in stead of waiting until morning. Nice to have gauge lights again! Unsurprisingly, Hazey's dash cover had been abused prior to my purchase, and most of the little clips and the eyes for the bolts fell out when I took the...

All the small ones (CEL, ABS, E-brake, seat belt, air bag, etc.) work, as far as I know - it's the big ones that light the gauges that are acting up. I know all the ones in the Vulture worked when bought, and with the other thrashing around it's been through, it wouldn't be surprising if like...

Subwoofer checked out, definitely looks like the original one still hangin' in there. Makes a nasty scratchy rattle every so often, but meh, not a high priority. Miscellaneous fixes to day, including license plate light bulb, dome light (same issue as with The Vulture when I first got it - the...

Score on the battery though, Advance DieHard Gold with some kind of aftermarket connectors on the cables. Isn't 850 CCA a little overkill? Who cares, she cranks up nice! Note the added yellow wire, this may be the reason aftermarket connectors were used. On to the next... Subwoofer, then...

Well, I traced that little yellow wire with the in-line 10-amp fuse to a small black box located underneath the left tail lamp, with a 4-pin trailer light harness coming out of it. The black wire spliced into the red wire at the left goes into the box in the middle, and the four small wires...

@Fix4Dirt Yeah, I had forgotten about that matter on the 1st gens... and since he didn't say he's looking for a rear end, we can sort of assume he's already got that together. And I meant just the gears, not the whole diff, but if he needs the reverse cut, then mine will do no good! My...

@Matteo93x Nice find! Welcome to our collective backyard, this place has saved most of our necks at least once. Quite a difference the wheels and tires make, eh? I spy 2nd-gen teardrops (that's what my Sport came with... I should've kept those) in the second pic! I was in NC when I flipped...

I'm not hacking this pretty girl up under any circumstance, so making sure things will clear is paramount! :P I'm definitely leaning toward the 265/70 rather than straight 31x10 or 31x10.50; what I've got fits great, and that very small difference won't affect the clearance much, on 1" spacers...

Incidentally, the tires on this now are 255/70R16, which roughly equals 30x10. A 275/70R16 would go up to roughly 31x11, so width might be an issue with spacers, on the outside. Might go with 30.5-ish rather than 31, even after the lift, because I know from experience that there's not as much...

@Ruben9237 PATS is short for Passive Anti-Theft System. @Fix4Dirt stated this somewhere on Page 2, but then it got buried by all the off-topic stuff (one of my threads got steered off topic... that's what Converstations are for, people). Passive Anti-Theft System includes everything associated...

@Ruben9237 Shoot, kid! I dunno where you got your money from, but you're doing well in life to have that kind of income to throw around on just one truck, and a mind to learn mechanical skills at an early age (seriously, some people live their whole lives without ever learning any thing), and...

@Fix4Dirt Yep, always one of the first things I check on any vehicle I buy! If it's not new, I'll ride it a bit and then change it, but if the coolant, transmission fluid, diff fluid, or oil needs changed immediately, I'll assume they all need changed immediately. These all have plenty of life...

@Fix4Dirt Sweet find! I'll check around, but it's not a high priority at the moment. For now, I need to get through the routine "just bought" checks, and get those gauge lights working ASAP! Also, noticed a bit of play in the shifter handle, which I don't care for, so I'll make sure to...

@Fix4Dirt Thanks, but I have no need! I kept the premium from the Vulture when I swapped in the Pioneer. I used that to test the Mach's display (in case it was caused by the dash wiring - but it's the Mach), and that's how I evaluated that there's not much of an appreciable difference, besides...

@DemonMudder No, everything works except the display on the head unit. All the overhead stuff and all the console stuff and all the radio/CD/cassette stuff works flawlessly. Just no way to know what time it is, or what station I'm on, or which of the CD's in the changer is being played at the...

Mach head unit is great, but it would be better if I could see what it's trying to tell me, ha ha! It's a little hard to configure settings or know what radio station you're listening to, without being able to see. Also, being able to see and set the clock would be nice. :p Sound quality...

She's loaded, too! Premium everything... Whoever bought this new must have been rich, or something. The inside is incredibly clean, not a mark on anything (except some scuffing on the ceiling, somehow) and it came with all the factory floor mats as well as some color-matched rubber mats. I...

Thanks to all! I've been driving her around yesterday and to day, just enjoyin' stock, after being modified for so long. I forgot how lightweight these felt, with small wheels. ABS light doesn't want to turn off, so I'll add that to the list of stuff to check out (not that I mind, I know how...

Recently found and bought a 2000 Ford Explorer Limited, to be the little... big... little (?) sister of The Vulture. Let's not waste time with descriptions, and get on to the pics, shall we? 216k miles, 4.0 SOHC, auto, Control Trac, 4.10's. Very small bit of surface rust on the frame rails...

@DHollins76 Welcome to the Explorer Forum! Nice 5th gen, she's lookin' better than mean! I prefer the 5th gen body over the 6th gen. They're not try-hard "aggressive-looking", they're just clean and natural. Great find! Let us know what you do with it!

@JamesWoolery Welp! On to Plan B, once you get that scanner (or get to a parts store) and pull the codes, let us know what they are, and we'll move forward from there! At least you solved the big problems; the little ones are next!

@JamesWoolery I'd listen to Fix4Dirt; this isn't the first time I've heard FORScan recommended. The OxGord has two advantages; first, it is very small, and second, it is self-contained. The FORScan is a much, much more sophisticated piece, but requires an external device. Read all about it...

Here it is, folks! The great void spanning between the hitch receiver and the crossmember! I don't run with the D-ring in. Reduces clearance, and people steal 'em. I put it in exactly when I'm going to use it, and put it away exactly when I'm done.

Welp, finally got my hitch receiver on to day. As you can see, it does hang a bit lower than the fog lights, but not by much. It's shoved back pretty far, almost touching the radiator, which kind of serves as a little reminder of how unprotected the radiator is when the bumper cover is...

@joney Nice! Not every wiring story has a happy ending like this one!

@JamesWoolery Here's a link to one like mine. It doesn't read manufacturer-specific codes, but it has read every engine code I've encountered thus far. I hope you get her all cleared up soon, ST's are getting hard to find!

@joney As I always say, some more info would be nice. Just the windows not working doesn't tell us anything about the starter, even if it isn't a bad switch. Notwithstanding everybody else's wiring recommendations (which will be helpful to refer to, IF that is the problem), let's break it down...

@Chris1973 Any updates? I know life happens, but I'm a bit curious as to what exactly the "thing" is. Is it stock? Aftermarket? Maybe leftovers from somebody else's hack job? Pics will help us to know. Also, if it's got a part number on it, that might help too.

@JamesWoolery You've found a piece of gold among the rocks, only 60k miles? That's a time traveler! Beware if it's been left sitting; that can allow all kinds of things to go wrong, including bugs or rodents in the wiring, intake, etc. Concerning the problem, if you didn't notice that problem...

@ThereseP Welcome to our mad house! You've come to the right place; these guys can find just about anything you'd want, or build it if you can pay 'em. Incidentally... have you called around scrapyards in your area? Some times, you can find these one-off sorts of things there, and save a fat...

@EXPLORER1321 Welcome to our collective backyard and parts bin!

@mblakel21 You could also do a little photo editing to show the pro exactly what you want, and/or buy some poster board and Plasti-Dip (more throw-and-go than spray paint), cut out the exact shape to cover the pillar exactly how you want it, and then mock it up (AFTER it dries!) and show a pic...

@mblakel21 Fortunately for you, your generation of Explorer has a nice little ridge where the C-pillar meets the body side. I'd use that little ridge as your guide, and it should line up with both windows perfectly. For the top, you can see a little line separating the roof panel from the...

@mblakel21 What if you just wrapped the C-pillar, for a "floating" roof like Range Rover tends to like? Might turn some heads, if that's all you're trying to do. If you don't have a limited budget and you like the look, go for the black. It would also protect the paint from rain, sun, and avian...