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    Expedition 2004 EB Electrics Dead

    Had a very similar problem over the past year: truck randomly refusing to start and making that click in the relay box and all electronics going dead. The problem turned out to be in the anti-theft system, more specifically that little chip keyfob on my keychain. I used the spare keys and the...
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    Accident - repair costs

    if it's a total loss, don't let them lowball you on the value. go online and find as many comparables as possible to get a fair price.
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    Adding 3.5mm Aux Input on Rear DVD Equipped (non Nav) Expy's

    I've decided to take my setup to the next level and add video! I've ordered a $12 HDMI to RCA Composite adapter off e-bay and a 6ft RCA cable and hope to be able to stream movies from my android phone. This way I won't need to fiddle with DVDs anymore for the kids' cartoons. Hoping to get the...
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    2004 Expedition and New, Plasti dip question

    Here's my dipped 2004: white dip on doors and roof. Black dip on rims, bumpers, front grille, running boards, tan trim all around and the entire liftgate. Black dip done in 2013, white in the summer of 2014 and still in good shape.
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    lets see your rides

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    Auto running boards damaged when SUV jacked up

    What he said. Make them pay for their negligence.
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    Round concave accessory below air vent just right of steering wheel.

    love the voltage guages!
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Didn't do this TO the Expy, but FOR the Expy: redneck 4" jack extension from a piece of steel pipe :) Tested it pretty aggressively and it's rock solid. I can finally get rid of the piece of wood I had to use since I installed the lift kit.
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    What did you do to the expy today

    So a few days after having a local shop replace my lower control arms and do the alignment I started hearing a clunk every time I turned the wheels. So i looked under the truck today and my jaw dropped. Check out the bolt that holds the arm to the frame on the drivers side. It moves as I turn...
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Thanks! Actually, after the truck refused to crank a few more times I noticed that the red PATS light in the middle of the dashboard was constantly on, so I figured that the immobilizer was not recognizing my key properly and was preventing the starter from turning. So I disconnected the battery...
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    What did you do to the expy today

    had a weird issue last night. The truck had been driving fine all day, but when I wanted to go home from work, it wouldn't crank. Got just the dreaded click you get when the battery is down. After the 3rd unsuccessful attempt I went in to find a colleague that would boost me. While that guy...
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    what price did you pay for your expy?

    x2. Your seats look like new. Amazing for a 12yr old truck. My 2004 was only 7 yrs old when I bought it in 2011 and the middle row seat cushions were (and still are) all cracked. Cheap vinyl advertised as "leather seats". Plus the old owner had baby cars seats on there all the time, and I guess...
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    The $2500.00 03 Eddie Bauer

    Nice work! So you used bolts instead of welding the core support back on? great idea.
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Finally found a product that makes my white PlastiDip white again: "Simple Green". Who would have thought? :)
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Thanks! BTW, the reason I plastidipped the liftgate in the first place was that annoying aluminum corrosion and paint bubbling issue that seems to be so common on 2nd gens. I initially tried proper automotive paint, but couldn't get it to look smooth so I just said F* it! and went with PlastiDip...
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Spray painted black bedliner over the PlastiDip I had on the bumpers, trim and liftgate. I like the look better than PD.
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    Dave's multiple beer break Expy build

    Great work!
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    I love my Ex, but it's time to put it up for sale... but....

    Congrats on the baby and the truck!
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    What did you do to the expy today

    I was at Costco today and they had a good price on tire shine spray so I picked up a 4-pack and did the tires. Then a god damn bird decided to crap on one of them.
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    What did you do to the expy today

    As promised, a pic of the bedliner-painted rims. You can see the difference in glossiness between the bedliner on the rims and the plastidip on the bumper and fender flares. I think i'll do the bumpers with bedliner next.
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Yeah, I don't have the balls to use water in the engine bay either. :) Not even low pressure. That's why I used a waterless wash spray (Meguiars brand) and a few rags to clean the plastics, hoses, battery, pipes. I only sprayed those and was careful to not spray into the alternator. After that I...
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Yeah, I see you're in RI. Your winters aren't much better than we get up here. BTW, I just realized that I do have a pic of some other work I did today: cleaned up the engine bay and refreshed the look of the main hoses and plastics. Used some no-water cleaning spray, then some dashboard...
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    Nav unit not getting GPS position

    Update, since I had this issue again. There's definitely a connection between the ABS system and the GPS system. I had a bad ABS speed sensor (and wheel hub) last month and once again the GPS stopped getting a signal. Once I replaced the ABS sensor, the GPS started working properly again.
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    What did you do to the expy today

    2004 EB and parts of the the frame are really showing their age (especially the rad support). hope the rust inhibitor slows down the decay.
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    What did you do to the expy today

    Flying out of town now, so the only pic I could post is of the asphalt overspray on my arm that I was unable to remove even after lots of scrubbing :) I'll take pics of the truck when I'm back in a couple days.

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