stock to customized 2003 4x4

[01exp4x4]

Bought this 03' 4x4 a few weeks back in California.
29,000 original miles.
Flew in to pick it up.
Drove it 2300 miles home to Nashville.

Here's the pictures.

[Stock front without grill or paint
BEFORE



Extra Grill and paint
AFTER



Back before



AFTER PAINT



Before



AFTER


Before


AFTER

added BILSTEINS

 

[sgtowing]

Love the wheels. How do you like the ride of the Bilsteins?

 

[01exp4x4]

Love the wheels. How do you like the ride of the Bilsteins?

Thanks,
the Bilsteins seem better than the stock ones.
I have them on other rides too.
Always good...

 

[96mustangV6]

What did you use to paint bumpers. Looks a lot better.

 

[01exp4x4]

What did you use to paint bumpers. Looks a lot better.

PPG's bonding agent
then the ford silver
then clear

the panels have to be sanded smooth first.
It takes a long time.

 

[01exp4x4]

 

[tallsville]

looks really good. nice job. painting the bottom is something i've wanted to do for awhile.

 

[01exp4x4]

looks really good. nice job. painting the bottom is something i've wanted to do for awhile.

thanks,
I appreciate that

 

[ExpeditionAndy]

Very nice! It looks like a completely different truck.

 

[01exp4x4]

Very nice! It looks like a completely different truck.

Thanks,
It is interesting that just a few changes could totally transform the expy.

I think it looks newer or modern.

But the front grill gives it away, and the aluminum control arms in the back give it away too.

Now to say GOOD BYE to the 2001... SOLD!
it was a great car / SUV...

 

[GAINMOB]

Paint the mirror caps

Holy Rollerz Christian Car Club (HRC3)

 

[mindgame]

Wow.. Memories... My Expy started out as Silver also

 

[Canadian Expy]

Looks Good !!

 

[rburch]

Looks great!

 

[MoHawk]

Good looking truck. 29k original miles?! DANG!!

 

[01exp4x4]

Good looking truck. 29k original miles?! DANG!!

it was a 2300 mile drive home, so now its 32000

 

[Yudaman]

Nice job on the paint!!! Looks many times better.
Maybe someday Ford will realize that their color combos SUCK and do something to fix them. Most likely not...

 

[01exp4x4]

Nice job on the paint!!! Looks many times better.
Maybe someday Ford will realize that their color combos SUCK and do something to fix them. Most likely not...

Thanks,

I knew I had to do something about the looks.

I noticed that Ford was using solid colors on newer models.

I saw others had painted the ugly side panels.

And I wanted Ford 20 inch wheels from the Limiteds, King Ranch and Eddie Bauer models like these below:

But, they did not make enough of them...
Expensive and hard to find...

But they made a ton of the FX4 wheels on the F150 that looked nice and agreed with my wife.

 

[Lane24]

You did a great job !!! Looks incredible.

 

[GAINMOB]

Looks good...I'm contemplating on solid color until I really redo the paint

Holy Rollerz Christian Car Club (HRC3)