1997 ford explorer lower valance question

[PAPARAZZI]

I have a 1997 ford XLT explorer,, I broke the bottom valance where the fog lights go,,, but i no longer want to fog light's to show, so i am asking what year valance can i replace it where the screws will line up,,,,

the 1997 ford explorer sport's valance cover the entire bottom an even the part where the fog lights go,,

So i ask once again, what year an does a 1997 sport valance also fit on a 1997 XLT,,, THANX'S

i just want replace the broken valance with a cmplete valance that does not have fog lamp holes,,,,

 

[stangman82]

i believe it does, but i'm sure someone else on here would know for sure.

 

[lander]

Look on RockAuto for p/n 584A22

 

[PAPARAZZI]

Look on RockAuto for p/n 584A22

THANX'S,,,

where is there a good part store where i can get a low price valance,,,,,

 

[Electrohacker]

look in the junkyard, the dealer wants $60 and I bet aftermarket will want $25

they have both versions on xlt 4 doors, xls 4 doors and sports at the junkyard I go to, in fact I need one. I tore mine on a stump, that and the lower box thing under the radiator (I patched it at the time with rivets, aluminum and fiberglass)

BTW you should try mounting cheap $20 fog lights in the factory steel brackets, since the wires and switches are all there

and it's called an air dam

 

[lander]

Wow..yeah, didn't realize shipping was so much! That's ridiculous..$75 to my zip code for a $23 piece of plastic!

And it is called a valance...not a lot of use for an air dam on a vehicle so high up in the air. ;-)

 

[Electrohacker]

actually there is a lot of use.

when our school built a hybrid out of a 2003 explorer they found that reducing the air that goes under the car reduces under vehicle turbulence and increases fuel economy. they also found that if you plate the bottom you can reduce turbulence even further, but this can cost in weight

 

[lander]

Not saying it doesn't...but tell us, how low did your valance go on the hybrid prototype? Be honest, because in order to effect air flow, it would have to have gone nearly to the ground. That's the only way it's going to redirect air from under an Explorer.

On my C6 Corvette, which has an air dam, it goes nearly to the ground. This is the only way it's going to redirect the air around from under the vehicle. And that damn thing scraped on every little bump in the road!!! Major PITA!

It's called a valance, not an air dam, on an Explorer. /discussion