Show Off Your MOUNTY!

[CDW6212R]

My 99 Explorer grille has screws(phillips head)(about four) holding it on along the top edge. There are clips along the bottom which snap in. Check along the top and remove the screws, then it should pull out. My 99 headlights and corner lights went in last, so those may have to come out first. Good luck,

 

[aeaglenfitch]

yeah i was hoping the lights wouldn't have to come out

 

[briwayjones]

Jon, I had noticed that a couple of years ago. Ford fixed it in 1999, I have always thought it stupid to place the model name before the make.

My theory on why car companies do that is marketing. Say someone doesn't like Mercury. They get behind a Mountaineer and think it looks really nice. We read left to right. So the first thing they typically see is Mountaineer. They say to themselves, "wow I really like that Mountaineer, I wonder who makes that"? They look around some more, naturally looking to the right since we read left to right and they see Mercury. They say "wow Mercury makes that. Maybe Mercury makes some cool cars after all".

Although I think it's dumb too.

 

[boominXplorer]

I'll get some more recent ones soon.....

 

[Hokie]

Another trivia ?, who has a painted grille, I will eventually get one painted.

I have chrome because I'm bling bling like that :smokinfro

 

[MountaineerGreen]

Another trivia ?, who has a painted grille, I will eventually get one painted.

I know of a painted grill-

When you get ready, I have some suggestions for painting over the chrome. PM me, I don't want to clutter this thread with that info.

 

[Kris Guilbeaux]

Ok heres a quick picture I took today while doing the yard work.
since I purchased I painted the chrome grill to match, EE cowl hood, and factory 16" wheels.

 

[Hokie]

and factory 16" wheels.

I did the same for my Mounty. Its truely AMAZING how much it changes the look of the vehicle.

 

[aeaglenfitch]

keep em coming, god these look so clean with lifts. i cant wait to get mine installed, i just need the $$$. im gona do the tortion twist and squeeze what i can out of it. im sick of hitting the running boards when im off road but im not ready to take them off yet. after the tortion lift im gona try and squeeze 32's under there, u think it'll work?

 

[beenwrong2002]

keep em coming, god these look so clean with lifts. i cant wait to get mine installed, i just need the $$$. im gona do the tortion twist and squeeze what i can out of it. im sick of hitting the running boards when im off road but im not ready to take them off yet. after the tortion lift im gona try and squeeze 32's under there, u think it'll work?

eh dunno if they do they might rub a lil...might need to do a lil trimming...

 

[WitchCityMounty]

Show & Tell

You gotta hit up my website for my pics. They are under the Project Mounty Tab

www.picasaweb.google.com/explorerkyle

no real pretty pictures of her from the outside, more focused on the mods

enjoy

Kyle

 

[Turdle]

You gotta hit up my website for my pics. They are under the Project Mounty Tab

www.picasaweb.google.com/explorerkyle

no real pretty pictures of her from the outside, more focused on the mods

enjoy

Kyle

You gotta show some exterior shots

 

[Hokie]

Ok heres a quick picture I took today while doing the yard work.
since I purchased I painted the chrome grill to match, EE cowl hood, and factory 16" wheels.

Hey, your Mounty sits ass low like mine too... It looks like my top leaf is sagging.

 

[Kris Guilbeaux]

yeah I need to fix that saggin ass and Front problem. Lift will come this Summer.



Kris

Hey, your Mounty sits ass low like mine too... It looks like my top leaf is sagging.

 

[aeaglenfitch]

So, a bit has changed since the last time i posted a pic, check it out and please let me know how you guys like it!

-new wheels/tires, BFG Mud Terrains
-rear shackle lift
-removed rear sway bar
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[UKExploder]

Show off your Mountie

CDW........., I love the colour of your Mounty, what is it called??


:exp: :exp: :exp: :exp:

 

[CDW6212R]

My Mountaineer is Toreador Red, with Dark Toreador Red below. I'm not thrilled with the darker color, but the combination is good. Thanks,

 

[UKExploder]

Great thread guys, too bad though, you could have bought more mods for a Explorer with the extra money you have paid for the Mercury name badge haha!

 

[CDW6212R]

Mine cost me $8500 in November of 2002, they can be had for less than half of that now.

 

[briwayjones]

My Mountaineer is Toreador Red, with Dark Toreador Red below. I'm not thrilled with the darker color, but the combination is good. Thanks,

The combination looks very good.