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[Bionic4.0]

i dont mean to sound dumb but could any body tell me what the diffrent generations are on explorers

 

[N2MUDN91]

1991-1994= 1st gen
1995-2001= 2nd gen
2002+= 3rd gen
correct me if im wrong

 

[Bionic4.0]

thanks

 

[Bionic4.0]

what about fases

 

[Robb]

Originally posted by Bionic4.0
what about fases

What are "fases"?

Also, some 02+ Sports will be considered 2nd Gen because they didn't get the 3rd Gen updates.

 

[Bionic4.0]

fazes my fiend has a 2nd gen faze 2 car i was wondering if explorers had the same thing (i know the spelling is not rite but it is late im tired and not a good speller any way so forgive me )

 

[N2MUDN91]

maybe he means types of explorers, like: xl, xlt, eb, lmtd........ what do you think ?

 

[Black Magic]

I think he is trying to say "phases". Like the Sport trac has Job 1 and Job 2. There are subtle differences in them that you wouldn't know unless you started changing things and needed to know the exact date yours came off the line.

 

[Bionic4.0]

yes im sorry i spelled that wrong that made me look relly dumb

but yes phases what r they

 

[Black Magic]

Like I said. There are subtle differences in them that you wouldn't know unless you started changing things and needed to know the exact date yours came off the line.

 

[Yomie]

In the second gens the 95-97 had the 'two piece' Front bumper with plastic valence and your plates in the bumper,

(phase 2) in '98 they changed the plate location to the rear hatch, but kept the front bumper with seprate valence and finally

(phase 3) in '99 they replaced the front bumper with a 'one piece' design with round fog lights

now in '97 they started phasing out the OHV 4.0 and replacing it with they SOHC 4.0 but that took several years

 

[Sallad420]

jumping in here*

...so what year did the rear liftgates change from mine (with the T handle to open it) to the newer look, or is this the same year as the rear plate change?

 

[Yomie]

Originally posted by Sallad420
jumping in here*

...so what year did the rear liftgates change from mine (with the T handle to open it) to the newer look, or is this the same year as the rear plate change?

Same as the plate change

 

[Sallad420]

Ok, thanks!

 

[Crankcase]

In 98 they removed the glove box lock, and some courtesy lamps....

 

[gavin]

98 also changed the shape of the brake lights, thereby somewhat changing the design of the hatch. I think anyway?

 

[Yomie]

Originally posted by gavin
98 also changed the shape of the brake lights, thereby somewhat changing the design of the hatch. I think anyway?

Yeah thats part of the plate change....by plate change i meant rear end 'lift' if you will

 

[Sallad420]

Would the 98 liftgates fit a 96? Or is there too much difference in shape of the newer styles?

 

[Crankcase]

The tailights are different, so the hatch would not be interchangeable from a 96 to a 98....

 

[jimbo74]

you guys sure? i remeber seeing somewhere that only the fenders are different, but that the basic hatch design was the same... i think someone has actaully done this...... maybe it was swapping the bumpers i am thinking about? hmmmmmm......