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Grille Change and Blackout Treatment along with other mods.

Phil451

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City, State
Woodstock, Ga
Year, Model & Trim Level
2007 Sport Trac Limited
Took advice from others on the forum and from pictures of thing others have done.

Completed Mods
1. Sprayed the luggage rack bar and running board chrome plate with black plastic dip, for Blackout Look.
2. Changed front grille from chrome to black.
3. Headlight and Fog Lights - Tinted with tint color, smoke would have looked better but would really diminish light output.
4, Changed to K&N FIPK air intake system.
5. Replaced Front/Rear Rotors with Power Stop Drilled and Slotted Rotors w/ Ceramic Pads.
6. Replaced Head Unit with - Kenwood DNX944S w/Android Auto.
6. Replaced exhaust with Magnaflow Cat Back Exhaust.
7. Head Lights replaced w/ HID Bulbs and Fog Lights replaced w/ LED

Future Mods
1. Tail Light Blackout w/ VHT Spray Tint
2. 20" or 22" Wheels
3. Supercharger
4. Install Tuner to allow custom tunes for shift points.
 

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Nice work! We’ve done some of the same things.
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Nice truck. I was looking at making some brushed aluminum window trim. Did you buy yours specifically for the sport trac or did you make yours? They look good.
Thank you. The chrome window trim is from an 03-05 Lincoln Aviator. I also added Aviator mirrors. The trim is much more solid than the ST trim. I pulled them off a junkyard Aviator. Extremely easy to pry off, using a wide blade paint scraper. Front doors swap on with no mods. For the rear doors, I had to cut off an inch or so of the Aviator trim on the rearmost part. Then applied a small amount of black sealant in that location.
 






Thank you. The chrome window trim is from an 03-05 Lincoln Aviator. I also added Aviator mirrors. The trim is much more solid than the ST trim. I pulled them off a junkyard Aviator. Extremely easy to pry off, using a wide blade paint scraper. Front doors swap on with no mods. For the rear doors, I had to cut off an inch or so of the Aviator trim on the rearmost part. Then applied a small amount of black sealant in that location.
I was going to just buy some brushed aluminum and bend it with a brake to attach over the existing rubber. Would be better to do what you did. I will check the u-pull-it yard.

On another note, do you know the Width, backspacing and offset of the Adrenaline wheels? I am looking at getting 20" wheels and want to make sure they fit without any issues. Thank you for your help. My only mod so far is a Jensen Car1000 head unit. Looks like a factory unit from the 2020 Explorer. Let me know what you think

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Head unit looks great! I’ve got a Pioneer. Adrenalin rims fit perfectly. I use them in the summer with 255-55-20 tires.
 






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