What did you do to your 5th Gen?

[jonnoriega]

I'm so glad to see someone more OCD than me...........keep the posts coming to, its good evidence when I get hauled into "Wife Court" for spending too much time on my Sport.

LMAO - I just posted the finished product here.
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums...ff-your-cleaned-ex.461363/page-3#post-3633206

My wife said that she's going to have me buried in my Explorer. I said, no problem!

 

[jonnoriega]

I'm the only Explorer representing at the Stallions Ford & Mustang Car Club Show at Hopkins Ford in Elgin, IL.

There's a sea of mustangs and custom cars here and I'm the only one with a modified Family SUV. I love it!!!

 

[Summers22]

Way to represent Noriega! Ex looks amazing!

 

[Eric F]

Chrome lug nuts replaced with black...

Black ovals and LED puddles on order.

 

[jonnoriega]

Chrome lug nuts replaced with black...

Black ovals and LED puddles on order.

Very nice. Makes a huge difference doesn't it?

 

[Eric F]

Very nice. Makes a huge difference doesn't it?

Thanks. The difference is definitely more than I would have guessed.

 

[jonnoriega]

So this just happened. Last minute buy at LL Bean. Thule Force 624. Thanks to Matt for the install help. We're off to FL!!!

 

[peterk9]

You could have parked back a bit to give the store a little exposure. Looking good and I hope you have a great trip.

Peter

 

[drudis]

Personally, we did the cargo carrier BEHIND the vehicle (instead of on top).
Carry much more weight, and aerodynamically out of wind (you notice 1-2 mpg on hwy).
CONS: you have to be careful others not backing into you... and not weather proof (unless hauling coolers...).

 

[jonnoriega]

You could have parked back a bit to give the store a little exposure. Looking good and I hope you have a great trip.

Peter

LOL I know right? Thanks, Peter.

 

[jonnoriega]

Personally, we did the cargo carrier BEHIND the vehicle (instead of on top).
Carry much more weight, and aerodynamically out of wind (you notice 1-2 mpg on hwy).
CONS: you have to be careful others not backing into you... and not weather proof (unless hauling coolers...).

Doesn't getting in and out / opening and closing the back get tedious though?

 

[peterk9]

Doesn't getting in and out / opening and closing the back get tedious though?

You'd need a 'swing away' basket. It came up in another thread a few days ago.

 

[NSXNEXT]

For those with a Harbor Freight near them, they are having a really good sale on one of those hitch mounted carriers. $39 in the circular.

https://m.harborfreight.com/500-lb-capacity-deluxe-cargo-carrier-66983.html

 

[jonnoriega]

Took us forever to get out of IL. Made it to Lafayette, IN but it took 4 hours. FML.

As for gas mileage, actually pretty damn good. Here's my odometer reading below. Next stop, Nashville where we'll spend the night!

 

[Rainlord]

I don't know if this was worth the cost, but it annoyed me that it was all worn down, so I replaced it (I'm holding the old button upside down I just realized). Extremely easy to replace, just pull off the left side trim, you don't even need to remove the handle if you have small hands (I don't, so I removed all the trim).

 

[PlatinumOwner]

Finished a full LED lighting conversion and installed an Exide FP-AGM65 battery along with resetting the battery management system and setting the battery type to AGM. Also added a NOCO connector for easy battery charging or maintenance.

 

[xplo134]

So this just happened. Last minute buy at LL Bean. Thule Force 624. Thanks to Matt for the install help. We're off to FL!!!

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I really love your Explorer, brother! One of my favorites!

 

[ttime500]

Just got my car back, new wheels, tires and lowered on H&R springs.

 

[613GT500]

Might be old news, but I just saw a video of a Setina push bar being installed on a 2016 Explorer and it looks to be a fairly easy DIY.
Push bar, plus running boards are on my to do list next year.

 

[jonnoriega]

I really love your Explorer, brother! One of my favorites!

Thanks, man. Your's isn't that bad either