Will this hood fit

[Mrhobby100]

I have a 98 explorer what is the difference between my hood and a 97. I found this unlimited products hood that is for the ranger but it says it fits on 95-97 explorer. Why is this? is it a fitment issue or is a issue with the hood latch cause if its a hood latch issue I will just use hood pins.

Do all the 95-01 explorers use the same OEM hood/ same OEM hood dimensions besides the latch.



http://www.andysautosport.com/ford/...ss_hoods/unlimited_products/eric00000907.html

second link is the companies website confirming that the hood does fit on the 95-97 scroll down to hood number fr-395

http://www.up22.com/ranger.htm

 

[Mrhobby100]

all these views and nobody has any input for me.

 

[Dan Whitaker]

IIRC a Ranger hood has a differnt shape than an Explorer. The only difference on 95-97 & 98-Up Explorers/Mountaineers is the hood latch.

All fiberglass hoods require work to fit. That hood is going to need A LOT of work to fit an Explorer.

 

[Mrhobby100]

IIRC a Ranger hood has a differnt shape than an Explorer. The only difference on 95-97 & 98-Up Explorers/Mountaineers is the hood latch.

All fiberglass hoods require work to fit. That hood is going to need A LOT of work to fit an Explorer.

then what the heck is the company talking about that it will fit 95-97 explorers. They should give us some info on how much work went into getting it to fit onto an explorer. I am sure they had to try it if they are advertising it.

Can you give me some insight on what you think will be needed to make it fit

 

[GopherBaroque]

My understanding is that the outline is the same but the curvature along the fenders is different between Ranger and Explorer. I recall one thread about slicing the flange on the hood and reshaping to get the curve to match the fender.