So you're the bastard that made it snow yesterday!! Hahaha just kidding, in all seriousness that is a nice find you got yourself from CL there. It's one of the better looking 1st gens around the Denver area I have seen.
My 2000 5.4l Eddie Bauer 4x4
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I need to add some updated pics of how clean I got the interior. It's not gross anymore.
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The interior is rather disgusting but 15 years and 174k miles and the drivers seat is not ripped. That is rare:
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This picture is long overdue. The first thing I focused on after I bought it was the interior.
While I'm not a fan of chrome, my chrome on the front bumper was in bad shape. I had some chrome polish from when my Explorer had chrome (and now it doesn't!). Cleaned up pretty well I think:
I'm also getting a horrible grinding noise from the brakes. When I bought it they said that the brakes were a "1" out of either 5 or 10. I pulled off the right front wheel and took a look. The leading edge of the inner pad is worn way down. It's not into the backing plate but it's really close. I think the grinding noise I'm hearing is the backing plate grinding on the rotor lip that's on the outer edge. Yeah, it's that close.
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Congrats on the cool truck. I picked mine up today and man your driver seat looks great. (mine is all torn up)
Unlike you I'm too lazy so I'll pay someone to do the dirty work for me. lol
Unlike you I'm too lazy so I'll pay someone to do the dirty work for me. lol
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This picture is long overdue. The first thing I focused on after I bought it was the interior.
While I'm not a fan of chrome, my chrome on the front bumper was in bad shape. I had some chrome polish from when my Explorer had chrome (and now it doesn't!). Cleaned up pretty well I think:
I'm also getting a horrible grinding noise from the brakes. When I bought it they said that the brakes were a "1" out of either 5 or 10. I pulled off the right front wheel and took a look. The leading edge of the inner pad is worn way down. It's not into the backing plate but it's really close. I think the grinding noise I'm hearing is the backing plate grinding on the rotor lip that's on the outer edge. Yeah, it's that close.
Wow, that looks amazing. What did you use to clean the interior? I have the exact same truck down to the mileage (173xxx at purchase, 174600 now).
Congrats on the purchase!
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I used a Magic Eraser and water. You can find them in the cleaning supply aisle at your grocery store. Then I hit everything with some leather conditioner.
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Wow! Did the brakes tonight. I know I said a couple days ago that the front pads were worn almost down to the backing plate but not quite. Well, I should have looked at the rear.
The fronts were not nearly as bad.
So I obviously also replaced the rear rotors as well.
I put in some Hawk LTS pads. I have these on my Explorer and like them a lot. Now it stops great and doesn't make horrible sounds- even without using the brakes.
The fronts were not nearly as bad.
So I obviously also replaced the rear rotors as well.
I put in some Hawk LTS pads. I have these on my Explorer and like them a lot. Now it stops great and doesn't make horrible sounds- even without using the brakes.
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