Traillover
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- October 13, 2009
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- City, State
- Mesa, AZ
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 03 Ford Explorer Limited
I thought I'd share some pictures about how bad the Spare Tire area can get after little or no attention over 15 years....
Here's the spare tire. It was flat and the rim has major rust....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...2_4090166446537_83526491_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture B4 cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156726294_492338784_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture B4 cleaning...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...4090156686293_2087627046_n.jpg&size=1134,1512
Picture after cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156766295_644181180_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture after cleaning...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090160726394_692424426_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture after cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156846297_942296784_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture after painting.....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090166366535_434394031_n.jpg&size=1134,1512
Picture after painting....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...4090160846397_1991356801_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture after painting....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...2_4090166406536_50984069_n.jpg&size=1134,1512
Sorry that there out of order, but it gives you an idea how bad the under side can get if left unchecked...
I purchased this 97 with 102,000 on it and it now has 163,000 with no major problems.....
Here's the spare tire. It was flat and the rim has major rust....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...2_4090166446537_83526491_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture B4 cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156726294_492338784_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture B4 cleaning...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...4090156686293_2087627046_n.jpg&size=1134,1512
Picture after cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156766295_644181180_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture after cleaning...
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090160726394_692424426_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture after cleaning....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090156846297_942296784_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture after painting.....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?..._4090166366535_434394031_n.jpg&size=1134,1512
Picture after painting....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...4090160846397_1991356801_n.jpg&size=1512,1134
Picture after painting....
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?...2_4090166406536_50984069_n.jpg&size=1134,1512
Sorry that there out of order, but it gives you an idea how bad the under side can get if left unchecked...
I purchased this 97 with 102,000 on it and it now has 163,000 with no major problems.....