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Well guys, when I get bored and want to tinker on the Explorer, I usually head to the cheaper stuff I can do to it...especially when I'm in the doghouse with the wife over spending too much on my "boy toys" as she calls them. I just finished installing another set of the Autovation "4x4" billet...

Hey guys. When I buy a new car I have always saved everything with it. This includes the window sticker, dealer brochures, papers, stickers, etc. When I picked up my used 05 it didn't have any of these things. I especially wanted a 05 Explorer dealer brochure. The dealership didn't have any...

Hello. I have been wondering if anyone here uses their stock hitch to tow anything, or did you have/want to upgrade to a class III hitch? I am trying to figure out what the stock classII hitch is good for. What kind of things is hauled using one? It just looks so tiny to me, yet Ford has...

I tried to search, but couldn't find the proper search wording I guess. My new 05 has leather seats. I find that everytime I either enter or exit the front seats the side plastic panel always pops off at the top. There is a plastic hook moulded to the back of the plastic trim piece near the...

Hello to all of the faithful Explorer guys out there. I last posted in Sep 04 and this if the first time back since then. I am a bit lost in this site, but hope you guys can help answer a few questions or send me to an appropriate forum. I had to sell my X in 2004 to help support my wife's...

I'm hoping someone can direct me to how to find the paint code used on the Exterior TRIM pieces. The base color code is on the door sticker, but I can't find the trim code used. I am specifically talking about the trim parts used on Eddie B. vehicles like the gold aroud the wheel wells...

I got my new leather steering wheel I won on E-bay. It has the cruise control buttons. My stock hard plastic, non-cruise wheel is going bye bye soon. I plan to install the Ford cruise upgrade soon. On the new wheel, on each side, near the bottom, where the air bag sits, there is a MALE...

I am hoping some of you might have experience with add-on cruise control setups. My wife has to drive my Explorer a few times a year and, due to a physical condition, could really use cruise control. Unfortunately, my poor XLS did not come equiped with such device. Can one be added...

I finished up wiring and installing my 'Limited' leather seats a couple weeks ago. Very nice seat replacement for my stock cloth. I did NOT go with the power memory function, I just wired the seats straight up for regular power movement. The passenger seat works perfect. The drivers seat is...

1) Yes, I searched and read every thread. 2) Yes, I read and copied Big Country's how-to thread on wiring up memory seats. Now......I got the passenger seat wires figured out and the motors work fine. I am trying to figure out the memory wires for the drivers side. This has been asked...

I am preparing to install my "new" leather seats in my Explorer. I was looking under the old stock, cloth, non-powered seats and see that there is a square plug attached to both seat frames on the bottom. The plugs have 2 wires going into them, and there is a cap over the plugs. Basically...

I slowly trying to spruce up my blah interior...I've got a few billet metal pieces around the dash area. I've been noticing these guage bezels on E-bay for awhile and wonder if anyone on here has tried them, or know somebody who has. I had been thinking about using the white face guage...

My Explorer has the medium prairie tan interior, with the center area dash just about all black. I am tired of all the dark black with no contrast so I went back to my mustang days and tried some billet stuff. Whatcha think? Is it a good breakup, too ricey. I have not made up my mind yet...

Forgive me for asking another KKM question. I sat here and read through over 50 posts last night about the KKM. I am interested in one, but I still don't quite get how it goes with my OHV engine. How exactly will it attach, sit in my X? I have the stock, swiss cheese, square filter box...

I want to rid of my ugly stock cloth seat in my XLS. They have NO support, bolstering, etc. I see on E-bay several types of seats available. I hope some of you with leather seats can clue me in on some of the differences. There are Eddie Bauer, XLT, and Limited types. The Limited appear...

I am hoping some of you can help clear up some of the trim code mysteries. I am looking at E-bay auctions on leather seats to replace my el'cheapo XLS bun busters and I'm not sure about the different trim styles. One auction has leather seats from a "Limited" model. Another is Eddie Bauer...

I am getting a horrible noise from the brake pedal. It is definitely coming from where the pedal rod goes into the firewall....that area with the rubber boot over it. The sound is something like walking in wet tennis shoes?! Everytime I push the brake pedal down in goes Wreeeeek. It is loud...

I was over checking out EBay and one company has several listings for NEW Ford OEM rear air deflectors for 98-2001 Explorers. I just can't remember seeing any Explorers running around with air deflectors on the rear, other than some Windjammer type stuff. Does Ford have OEM deflectors? If...

I did a search here the other night about wiring up overhead consoles. I found many threads, some dating back to early 2001, all complaining about how the temp readings were always sticking on one temp or another, but not staying with current outside air temps. Someone just had a thread about...

I got the call today from the local Ford service department that they need to keep the Explorer another day or two! I took it in Friday because my wife and daughter both kept complaining about the brakes. I just did not like the feel of the front end...too loose for me?!? Ford calls and...

I am looking for info and suggestions concerning the tow capacity and durability issues for my X. I have a 99 4-door XLS 4.0 OHV 2wd 3.73 open axle with no tow stuff currently on the vehicle. I just picked up my "new" 93 Baja ski boat today and it weighs 2,800 pounds. The limits for my...

I have delayed posting about this, but can't stand it anymore. I hope some of you might have some ideas/things to check. My 99 X has 34,000 total miles 2WD and was taken very good care of by the first owner. Ever since I got it the front end has had a thump, thump, thump sound when driving...

Just thought I'd post the results of my Gibson install. First...the Gibson stuff is top quality. I got the stainless steel cat back set and it is built great. It also looks great and was packaged very well. Even with my bad back, I had the old system off and the Gibson installed in a...

Just wanted to let anyone who cares know that www.truckperformance.com only has free shipping left until 11:59 tonite. I just ordered my Gibson cat back from them. No handling charges and free shipping til' midnight. I got their info off an exhaust thread on here last night. I noticed...

I'm hoping some of you who have done this mod can help clear up a couple of questions. I have already done the search thing, and read through the tech article on this subject. I have found a overhead console that will hook up in my 99 X. It is the short console with just the compass, light...