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  1. 00EddieExpy

    First towing trip

    Ristin, I basically have the same truck and trailer combo as you (my 27' trailer is 6450 empty) but mine has the 3.73's and I just went to LT - E rated tires which does make a difference. I also changed my rear shocks to Bilsteins and added Firestone Coil-Rite air bags in my springs. I assume...
  2. 00EddieExpy

    What did you do to the expy today

    Installed a Wheelskins leather steering wheel cover over my worn factory leather, went with the two-tone Euro style in Blue and Oak which looks good with the medium wedgewood blue/medium parchment Eddie Bauer color combo
  3. 00EddieExpy

    What did you do to the expy today

    Changed oil and lubed what there was to lube, replaced all brake pads with Wagner ThermoQuiet semi-metallics, new battery (old one leaking acid around positive post), and 4 new Hankook LT 265-70-17 LR-E tires for towing our travel trailer, hitting the road Saturday for a week of camping in north...
  4. 00EddieExpy

    Photos of Trailer(s) that you tow with your Expedition

    Bought this Keystone Sprinter 274RLS this summer, 6480 lbs dry, have Equal-i-zer 4-point WD hitch and Firestone Coil Rites and Prodigy P2 brake controller, have been out 5 trips about 600 miles with it; 141,000 on the clock and it tows great, mpg dropped to the high 8's, always tow with OD off.
  5. 00EddieExpy

    What did you do to the expy today

    Ripped apart the liftgate and put yet another (3rd and last) remanufactured rear wiper motor in, relieved some of the tension on the wiper arm spring to maybe help. While open put on a new liftgate handle I got off ebay.
  6. 00EddieExpy

    How Did I Do? New to Me 2000

    Congrats on your new to you Expy, I bought the identical vehicle last March (paid right around 5000 with 124,000 miles) and am loving it also. Mine has AWD with 138,000 and runs like new, I have been averaging 10.9 - 11.3 around town and close to 16 on highway, 12.5 pulling pop-up camper with 2...
  7. 00EddieExpy

    Trying to decide on headlights

    Ditto the second set - clear
  8. 00EddieExpy

    Oversized Rear Diff Cover

    Has anybody installed an oversized rear diff cover on a 1st gen.? I want to service my rear diff and the original cover looks pretty rusted and I would like to replace it with this one in the link below but it has extra oil capacity and there is some square tube frame member or something in...
  9. 00EddieExpy

    Dashboard cup holder/ashtray

    Take a look at this link to the part on ebay - there are a couple shots that show the position of the spring, was originally mounted with some kind of adhesive that failed with time and heat. I followed somebody's post that used rivets to hold it on, now it should never come off again. I know...
  10. 00EddieExpy

    What did you do to the expy today

    Replaced my worn idler arm with the Moog part, big difference going down the highway, it always seemed to have a 'drift' in the wheel - and painted my front skid plate a pewter metallic while I had it off to get to the idler arm. (crud on parking lot not from my truck)
  11. 00EddieExpy

    Dashboard cup holder/ashtray

    Just reach in behind the sliding tray from underneath with your right hand while seated in the driver seat. With the tray nearly fully pulled forward but not locked into place, reach in and you will find two plastic tabs that serve as stops one on each side. Pull each tab down and pull the...
  12. 00EddieExpy

    Will a Double Din Fit?

    01 Expedition Kenwood DDX512 Double Din Install - Ford Truck Enthusiasts Forums Pretty detailed link to show exactly what is involved, had one put in my 2000 a couple mos ago and it looks like it was always there. You also need a $20 Metra faceplate kit, and a wiring harness adapter.
  13. 00EddieExpy

    Fog lights with auto function?

    Here is the post that I followed a couple months ago to alter my switch to make the fogs come on in autolamp position in my 2000 Eddie Bauer. There is also a wire modification that will allow them to come on with the parking lights as well which I did not do: How to modify the Headlight...
  14. 00EddieExpy

    Painted grill insert

    Haha, yes, same here, that was the first thing I did, the grille was all faded gray and the headlights were fogged, tried to clean them up with a kit but decided to replace them with different style.
  15. 00EddieExpy

    Painted grill insert

    That is how I did mine too when I put the Lightning headlights in. I went to a local autobody supplier and had them make a rattlecan of the factory color - I like the monochromatic look. I removed the Ford emblem and taped everything else off good and painted it on the vehicle.
  16. 00EddieExpy

    What did you do to the expy today

    Took mine to the stealership and had the transmission serviced, system flushed, all fluid changed to Mercon V, she seems very smooth now, I think I was having a bit of torque converter shudder which I do not feel at all any more. 131,000 miles and no idea of previous maintenance performed and I...
  17. 00EddieExpy

    Stereo doesn't fit?

    Ditto on cutting it out, double dins fit in there fine with some minor cutting and they are bricks.
  18. 00EddieExpy

    99XLT - Build Thread (many pictures)

    That grille is awesome! How do the FORD letters mount to it?
  19. 00EddieExpy

    Mach system lost it's 'punch'

    Thanks guys for the compliments, I am very happy with the improvement in sound and the way it looks like it could have come factory. Hammer, there is no gap at the top, that is the disc loading slot that didn't catch any light in the photo; you can see the trim kit slightly going across the...
  20. 00EddieExpy

    Aftermarket HU

    Another Pioneer vote here, just had an AVH-X2500BT put in this past weekend and am loving it.
  21. 00EddieExpy

    What did you do to the expy today

    Dang you got a mean looking Expy! How long have you had your Pioneer installed, I see you have an iPhone5, how do you find the integration with the stereo? I considered purchasing the extra cabling required to play videos and mainly to get the gps apps to the display but after reading so many...
  22. 00EddieExpy

    What did you do to the expy today

    Had a Pioneer AVH-X2500 and rear back-up camera installed, been looking into this purchase for some time and finally saved some cash and made the move. Looks like it was always there and the sound is amazing with all the adjustments in the unit's controls.
  23. 00EddieExpy

    Mach system lost it's 'punch'

    Well I finally pulled the trigger and had a Pioneer AVH-X2500 head unit and back-up camera installed on Friday and my system no longer sucks. My sub is alive and well again. Still learning all the functions of the head unit but I am loving it - Bluetooth, iPod control with iPhone5, and...
  24. 00EddieExpy

    97 Expedition radio trim

    You can go to an autobody supply house and get a product called SEM, special paint for interiors, they can custom match it if you leave your bezel with them and they can even put it into aerosol can for you, not cheap but can get you the factory color if that is what you are interested in.
  25. 00EddieExpy

    How many miles are too many?

    Ditto on trading from Grand Cherokee, had a 2002 GC that I bought new, had 137,000 on it's 4.7, never had a problem with the engine but everything else was terrible, power windows, A/C, power sterring, etc,etc. Traded it for a 2000 Eddie Bauer on the local Ford lot with 124,000 (now has 129,000)...

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