Photos 3rd gen pic's

[Limited02]

Looks great Nate! I'm trying to convince myself to do the same, but I currently like how the chrome adds to the look of mine. I may just say fug it and do what you did

 

[Tylers02]

NHarris looks really good! Wish mine came out that good but mine were fogged beyond repair. Joel do it, it will look so much better. If my car does get repaired I'm going to try and talk insurance into giving me the money for headlights and grille so I can get a street scene grill and then i will buy used headlights and retrofit Tsx projectors and paint them black. It's the least they can do for all the headache I have had to deal with.

 

[lounge lizard]

really!

with that color paint on the ex lights look great! you did a really great job on it!

 

[BigRondo]

Looks really good Nate. Nice job! :biggthump

 

[NHarris]

Guess what I found!? SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I decided to post a few pics of my Ex in the snow and with the new lights.

EDIT: And I took my Ex to the car wash, gave her a mid winter bath. So she is clean in these pics.
Digging through my photo archives and this is what I found.

A stock picture. Hard to think my Ex looked like that at one point in time.

 

[shadowless127]

I'm in college in ohio so it is even more of a drive for me. Didn't know until this website anyone in newyork did more than brush guards and subs. Makes me proud.

You forgot rims and tints lol.

I keep my stuff pretty clean. My 03 was pretty much all stock aside from some chrome door handles and vent visors. It was Silver Birch, so it looked nice and clean from the factory so I saw no reason to go overboard.

I miss that truck .

Guess what I found!? SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So I decided to post a few pics of my Ex in the snow and with the new lights.

EDIT: And I took my Ex to the car wash, gave her a mid winter bath. So she is clean in these pics.
Digging through my photo archives and this is what I found.

A stock picture. Hard to think my Ex looked like that at one point in time.

Nice

So jealous of you people who don't have front license plates

 

[CALDWELL]

NATE ! FTW !

your X looks sick !!!!!!!`

* looking at the stock compared to what your X looks like now. Is the lighting in your pics really changing the color of your X that much ? stock your X looks Silver, then Modded looks Tan...

 

[RichCresci]

Yeah really, that look like 2 different trucks.

 

[uponone789]

Nate...what brand and where did you get the bull bar on your X?
Thanks!

 

[CALDWELL]

Ebay Motors - Hunter Truck Gear Direct

or something like that... just type in 2002-05 explorer brush gaurds and they will come up...

 

[uponone789]

On it, Thanks! I had been all over the place but Hunter Direct looks like a winner.

 

[NHarris]

On it, Thanks! I had been all over the place but Hunter Direct looks like a winner.

The bull bar I have is one from hunter as caldwell said. Hunter has 3 kinds of bull bars, a safari bar, the one I have, and the typical one with a skid plate. I beleive all come in stainless steel (chrome), or black powdercoat. The installation is a bit of a b**ch, I had to take my bumper off. It is not necessary, but makes installation easier as long as you know how to re-assemble your bumper. If you're an off-roader the "skid plate" does ruin some of the approach angle.
I am satisfied with my bull bar and would definately recommend it. Customer Service was great. I plan on buying nerf bars or running boards from Hunter.

 

[uponone789]

Cool...The Ex is driven by my wife so I only want one to prevent bumper damage from parallel parking. Where she works requires it and you should see some of the people she works with trying to park, its quite scary. I also need some running boards/nerf bars and I like their black billet running boards. I'll post some pics after I get it all installed.

 

[n.gardner]

[So jealous of you people who don't have front license plates]

I KNOW

 

[xplorerguru]

Heres mine kinda updated, had spacers on and realized it was a mistake cause my travel worsened, so i took them off. let me know what you think!

 

[lynchy wa]

Looks sweet mate, the blackened rims and grill really bring it all together. Nice

 

[TxEx03]

XplorerGuru so you dont have any lift at all on yours? what size are your tires?

 

[xplorerguru]

XplorerGuru so you dont have any lift at all on yours? what size are your tires?

I do not, that pic however does it was 1.5/1.5, and the tires are 265/75/16. ill get a more updated pic tomorrow.

 

[uponone789]

So I noticed you swapped Bull Bars...did you go with the Hunter Classic Bull Bar? And are the side steps you went with from hunter as well?

 

[xplorerguru]

So I noticed you swapped Bull Bars...did you go with the Hunter Classic Bull Bar? And are the side steps you went with from hunter as well?

nope both are westin, i just took the skid off the bar after this pic.