different emblems

[thewishkah]

Hey guys I have a quick question, I have a 94 xlt and the emblem on the back hatch looks fine but this summer when my friend rolled his I took his Explorer XLT from his 95, which in my opinion looks nicer.
I dont know if my emblem has the posts that go into the hacth, but his did (little posts) and i dont want to take mine off if the posts wont match up. If mine does not have any posts I can just take it off and cut the posts off of the other one, but I dont want to take it off to find out I cant use the other one. Can someone point me in the right direction on this? Thanks in advance, Jon

 

[Noved87]

mine fell off one day while washing it and it had two posts that match two holes in the hatch (94 Sport)

 

[96limitedX]

there the same hole spacing and such 91-97..far as i know.

 

[ExplorerDMB]

Worse come to worse, cut the studs off and stick it on there

-Drew

 

[thewishkah]

Thanks for the info guys, I will do this today and take some pics to show the difference, any ideas if the fishing line trick will work? and what kind of tape or glue should i use to mount the new one?

 

[thewishkah]

I havent done it yet because I havent figured out which adhesive to use? any thoughts?.

 

[Kris Guilbeaux]

The holes will line up except you will have to cut one of the posts off the 95 Emblem. The 95+ gate has one Extra hole that the 94 didnt have. I found that out on my 95 gate swap on my 92.

 

[mynameisaric]

use that stuff i seen the commercial for. the guy redid his bathroom and glued the deer head into the shower.. i bet something like that would work. "not that you should, but you could" <--- what the commercial says.

 

[thewishkah]

I put on the newer explorer xlt emblem today and I am ashamed in the condition of my paint on the hatch. When I took off the emblem the paint was soooooo shiney and had such a nice glossyness to it =( well anyway the new emblem looks great!! Ill take pics soon.

 

[mynameisaric]

when i peeled my pinstripe off, it kind of looked like a ghost pin stripe (except it didnt look good). due to the scratches and 8 years of paint fade, there was quiet a defference. you can still see where the stripe was, but taking the truck offroad and scratching it up more helped blend it in.

 

[410Fortune]

3M Super Trim Adhesive, enough said.
I use that stuff for all sorts of junk, it dries clear and holds forever, my side markers, Eddie Bauer emblem and Ford ovals are all held on with it.

I have also used Pep Boys brand "Pit Crews Choice" trim adhesive, it works well too, but if you can find the 3m stuff, use it.