KeepRidinDirty
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- Ottawa, ON
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2011 Ford Explorer XLT
Hey thought I'd post some progress pics of my 2011 Explorer XLT. Still a work in progress but I think it's coming along nicely.
Frontal Shot - Painted the Grille gloss black, didn't like the silver and chrome. I hate chrome and this vehicle had plenty of it. Also opted for Black ford badges from eBay (got this idea from someone on this forum) the blue ones looked off with the back grille. Also got the interceptor hood badge, could have got the explorer one but wanted something that stood out a little more. I also had the headlights tinted slightly. I have a push/bull bar from GoRhino on order it should be here by next week.
Side View - Like I said I hate chrome so I painted the handles gloss black to match the grille. I like them better but they leave fingerprints like crazy. I plan on getting the front windows tinted to match the rears.
Wheels - I got some American Racing wheels, really wanted the sport wheels but they are impossible to find in Canada and are insanely expensive from the dealer so I got these from Tire Rack. I also needed new brakes so I bought the Big Brake Kit from Levittownford.com and painted the callipers with G2 calliper epoxy. Stops alot better than the old ones.
Rear - Not much to the rear other than.....yes I hate chrome and I painted the explorer piece on the back in black, added the black Ford logo again. I also tinted the tails because I like the way the sport tail lights look.
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Open to Comments and Suggestions.
Frontal Shot - Painted the Grille gloss black, didn't like the silver and chrome. I hate chrome and this vehicle had plenty of it. Also opted for Black ford badges from eBay (got this idea from someone on this forum) the blue ones looked off with the back grille. Also got the interceptor hood badge, could have got the explorer one but wanted something that stood out a little more. I also had the headlights tinted slightly. I have a push/bull bar from GoRhino on order it should be here by next week.
Side View - Like I said I hate chrome so I painted the handles gloss black to match the grille. I like them better but they leave fingerprints like crazy. I plan on getting the front windows tinted to match the rears.
Wheels - I got some American Racing wheels, really wanted the sport wheels but they are impossible to find in Canada and are insanely expensive from the dealer so I got these from Tire Rack. I also needed new brakes so I bought the Big Brake Kit from Levittownford.com and painted the callipers with G2 calliper epoxy. Stops alot better than the old ones.
Rear - Not much to the rear other than.....yes I hate chrome and I painted the explorer piece on the back in black, added the black Ford logo again. I also tinted the tails because I like the way the sport tail lights look.
More Pics for Fun
Open to Comments and Suggestions.