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    EL feeling inadequate all of a sudden

    My old Lincoln was a '74 Continental. White with a blue top and blue interior. That was the greatest car I ever had. I'd buy another one to try to recapture lost youth but they are nearly impossible to find. It's on my bucket list like building a 427 Cobra replica. My Expedition has the...
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    Sunroof Glass Replacement (Glass Cracked)

    I thought for sure I had some but no, not a thing. Just one of the collision wrap I drove around with for two weeks while my new part was shipped. If you slide back the inside cover you'll see three torx screws on each side of the metal rails. That's all that holds the assembly in place...
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    Sunroof Glass Replacement (Glass Cracked)

    I had to order one from a Ford dealer for about $650 and changed it in less than an hour. Most of that time involved cleaning up the shards of glass that went everywhere. Six screws, three to a side hold the assembly in place. It's a drop-in replacement. The BS story about having to remove...
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    2017 Sunroof Replacement

    Good question. I have twin teenage sons and a high deductible. And my deductible is higher than the cost of the replacement panel. They may not ding you for a rate increase but they'll count it as a claim and that's bad juju when you have two drivers with the odds greatly in their favor of...
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    2017 Sunroof Replacement

    Ok, so a couple of weeks later and I have the sunroof in my hands! I'll upload pictures shortly. Changing the sunroof only requires a Torx screw driver, a shop vac, and I'd suggest a drop cloth. Line your interior with the drop cloth to catch shards of broken glass that will get scattered...
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    2017 Sunroof Replacement

    Well, something was bound to happen eventually. Things were just too good to be true with my 2017 EL XLT. There I was just minding my own business cruising around I-270 in Columbus with a load of freshly repaired French horns in the back when BLAMMO, there goes the sunroof. I suspect a bit of...
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    Towing Travel Trailer

    I went with adding the integrated trailer brake and can't say I love it. I'll probably switch to aftermarket in the Fall.
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    Heavy duty tow package

    Don't bother with trying to install the factory controller. It's really not that good. I went that route and am now going to switch to a Tekonsha Prodigy for the next towing season. I'm pulling a dual axle toy hauler full of musical gear.
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    2017 factory brake controller

    Bringing this thread back from the dead because it's hard to find good information on the internet on this particular thing for Expeditions. What I found is that the F-150 spreadsheet for Forscan works just fine. As does the controller if you can't find an Expedition specific one. The...
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