compliments on my truck

[mikeresin]

my explorer looks stock on the outside except for the tips. but i still get comments on how its a good lookin truck and what not. however most of the comments i get are along the lines of "holy sh*t! this thing is loud"
haha
and when people get inside my car i always get the "wow blue dome light, howd you do that??"

 

[espnfreak]

the local body shop said they wouldnt paint my half sanded grille black because it wont work, thats 3 shops already. im bummed, i gotta get one from someone on here then. that stinks

 

[RFR2212]

Or, ya could finish the damn grille yer self. It's not all that hard

Pete

 

[Rhett]

Yeah, I get the comments. People think my truck is only 2 or 3 years old, when it's a 1994. Of course, they are not Explorer people who can tell the body styles apart.

 

[espnfreak]

lol there's a big difference between the 95+ explorers and the 91-94 explorers IMO

 

[Goober]

I've received a few comments... the most being ..WHY??
I say why not. Why be the everyday truck? Be something different. Besides, it is a whole lot easier finding my truck in a crowded parking lot
Others range from questions about the lift, website, and how well does it drive.
The best compliments are usually given when I tell them it is a 1991 with 180,000 miles and the motor and tranny are still original.......and NO, it hasn't 'flipped' over yet!

 

[Slick]

The #1 comment I usually get is "Hey is that a 4runner? or an expedition?" People messing around since i have that big EXPLORER decal on the front windshield. The only other i usually get is it's pretty quick for an SUV and nice system

 

[Dannyboy]

Ford dealer- "Don't mind me asking. Does it drive like crap?" while I was shopping for a brand new truck at a sale, needless to say he won't get my business.
Offroad center- "That thing is a glorified grocery getter, and is not ment to be modified." bet he's jealous I didn't stick the money in his pocket now since I see at least 2 other Explorers in town with small lifts on since I lifted mine.
Past mechanic-"You beat the sh*t out of a truck that has piece of crap parts and a weak four wheel drive system in it, and now you want me to replace stuff you brake because it's my fault. You are nuts" Yeah well that is why I don't take my piece of sh*t to your Sh*t shop any more you stupid SOB. This is Murphy's Frame and Axle on Island Street in LaCrosse, Strongly reccomend not taking an Explorer there to be serviced.

 

[yob_yeknom]

I used to turn a lot of heads around here when I first put the 31's on. I've always gotten compliments on how the Borla sounds. It's a small town though, so everybody knows it's mine and it's nothing new to see anymore. When I go to Roanoke and cruise Williamson I still turn some heads though. Definite chick magnet! (Until they see my girlfriend in the passenger seat.)

 

[yob_yeknom]

Oh yeah, I forgot. The guys dealership absolutely love my truck. They always come check it out everytime I go there to get something new for it.

 

[throwedoff420]

I see a lot of people looking at mine because it is in great condition for a 93 (lotta people think it is a lot newer) and because I have a lot of neons in/on it hehe.
I have 2 15" tubes on the inside, plus 10 feet of neon cable under the dash. I also have a 6 inch neon above the head unit, neon "windshield washer lights" on my hood, and neon fuzzy dice

I will be getting more looks soon because I'm putting 4 12s in and putting rims on it/loweiring it and possibly paint.

 

[Crankcase]

Beetween my dad and I we own 4 Explorers, three identical, one different. We had the three identical ones together at a storage place and the guy asked why we had three and why we collected them. We said why not?

 

[bigDerk]

I've gotten quite a few compliments on my truck. Recently I went to get my tires balanced, and everyone that worked there came over to check it out. Even got one guy interested in lifting his Explorer, and he's gonna pay me to do the spacer/shackle lift for him Told him about the site, too.

Can't wait to get the body lift and 32's on there, that should make a big difference. I've noticed that most of the people who take a second look at it now drive 4x4 trucks or Explorers. Get lots of looks from guys driving Z71's and such. After I get some clear corners, make my custom safari bar with two 4 or 5" lights, and a roof rack, I should turn even more heads...

 

[TwoToneX]

Well, I don't have anything flashy on there, so usually, I get more insults from my friends than compliments : ) Although, I have had a couple people do the "Oh my god, you go off road in your explorer?" And the occasional Jeeper saying my truck can't do anything. Oh well, comes with the territory : )

 

[Rhett]

hehe. I have a friend with a Wrangler, and he said the same thing ("your Explorer can't do anything offroad").--but then we went offroad one time, and he shut up about it after that, probably because I had to pull his Jeep out of a ditch there.

Low range is pretty nice.

 

[ExplorerEddie]

gotta love it when you stop behind a car at a stop light and everyone in the car looks back at you.....A few weeks ago a biker guy told me at a kwik trip to "turn that sh*t down, I can't hear myself think!", he wasn't too happy, I didn't want to get the you know what beat out of me so I turned it down
No one even notices my lift unless I mention it or am next to a stock explorer
- Dannyboy, I seen that green EB you were talking about during octoberfest. He has to have like 4" or so cuz he was next to me and was still taller. He must not have a computer because who wouldn't go to explorer4x4.com if you had a lifted explorer?
I never liked murphy's anyways, it took them 4 days to order the right rear gears, how can you order the wrong part 4 times in a row???.....morons

Where are those people that think your x is 5 years newer than it really is when your trying to sell it???

 

['96explorereddiebauer]

Unfortunately for me, I don't get any compliments at all. There're too many Explorers that looks exactly the same here (EB). I guess my truck is too "stocky" for others to notice. But when I get glances, it's usually the kind of evil glance that screams "spoiled kid."

 

[ExplorerEddie]

That's why you have to do some exterior mods like chrome rims... then they will be saying "spoiled brat!"

 

['96explorereddiebauer]

LOL...I already have chrome rims...it comes with them in the Eddie Bauer version. I love them! I have clear corners installed and a tassel hanging from the interior mirror, NC State sticker here and there, an Oakley decal on the back window, NC State license plate. I'm gonna go home from school this weekend for fall break so I'm gonna go get some beads this weekend and hang them onto my rearview mirror. I think it's different...don't you think??

 

[ExplorerEddie]

yeah, most people hang dice but that's cool. I've been looking for a place with a garage so I could put some "jack-me" stickers on my truck, but since I kinda live in the "ghetto" that makes it a prime target for break-ins. What about neon lights? those would look great. I got mine at autozone and they were like 25 bucks and with some basic electrical skills you can hook them up yourself.