Mr Dubya
Elite Wannabe Explorer
- Joined
- June 21, 2012
- Messages
- 459
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- City, State
- Boston, Massachusetts
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '03 Explorer Ltd. 4.6L V8
Start doing some extensive google searching for local (and not-so-local) body part stores. I know that sounds easier said than done, but every so often I see small ones pop in and out of the market. One that showed up two towns over from me got me:
A hood for $100 (made of steel, aluminum was $200 and I didn't bother)
A fender for $70
A bumper for $90ish
I got my headlights, corner lights, wheel well liners, fender mouldings, and fog lights and bezels on eBay.
Cheapest being the headlights and fog lights for $20 bucks a pop or so.
Radiators and condensers can all be had online. Even the cheap ones will get you by for now.
PS: Just saw boominXplorer's respons - that would be your first priority.
Keep us posted and keep asking questions
-Dubya
A hood for $100 (made of steel, aluminum was $200 and I didn't bother)
A fender for $70
A bumper for $90ish
I got my headlights, corner lights, wheel well liners, fender mouldings, and fog lights and bezels on eBay.
Cheapest being the headlights and fog lights for $20 bucks a pop or so.
Radiators and condensers can all be had online. Even the cheap ones will get you by for now.
PS: Just saw boominXplorer's respons - that would be your first priority.
Keep us posted and keep asking questions
-Dubya
