UHaul towing with Ford Explorer NOT ALLOWED!!?!?!?!!????

[Josh P]

yep the mounties weren't included in that, since they arent explorers in their eyes, even though same platform suspension etc.

Badge engineered to be safer.

 

[Fix4Dirt]

Badge engineered to be safer.

indeed so, the badge speaks volumes about its safety!like ranger vs b series

 

[CDW6212R]

I have a front grille to swap into my 98 Explorer, will that make U'haul happy? It's been many years since anyone swapped the Mountaineer front onto an Explorer, fewer think of it these days.

 

[davidmmm69]

Just do it online and put in that you have a 2011 explorer

 

[jamie8470]

I have a front grille to swap into my 98 Explorer, will that make U'haul happy? It's been many years since anyone swapped the Mountaineer front onto an Explorer, fewer think of it these days.

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Haha I actually looked into that as well but I don't think the mounty grills will fit my 04 unfortunately.

 

[Fix4Dirt]

i coulda sworn there was an 04 mounty no?

 

[jamie8470]

Looking at pictures it seems the mounty grill is shaped a bit differently than the x grill

 

[Josh P]

i coulda sworn there was an 04 mounty no?

Yes.

 

[Mbrooks420]

Looking at pictures it seems the mounty grill is shaped a bit differently than the x grill

I’d be the same as a second Gen, you have to
Change the lights and other stuff. They won’t know an 04 from and 11

 

[CDW6212R]

Haha I actually looked into that as well but I don't think the mounty grills will fit my 04 unfortunately.

The grille and headlights are usually a matched set. So unless it takes the header panel also, often it's not a hard swap. The 2nd gen is fairly easy among the same years, Ford changed the hood latch in 1998 so the header panel is sometimes part of the swap.