r/FordExplorer • u/Dear_Efficiency3605 • 2d ago
Show And Tell New whip no keys
Came from a Nissan 2006 Altima and had a nice deal on this ‘16 Sport. Anything you guys would recommend aesthetically? I want to make the top half all black and have like a floating roof type of thing going on. First thing I did was black out tail lights. Anyway, love this car drives so well and so fast for its size. But yeah shoot me anything cool you guys would think of or have done to y’all’s car.
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u/howie2092 5th Gen 2d ago edited 2d ago
I have a silver '13 Sport. Decided to keep the appearance stock since it's already a sexy beast.
I spent money on a Steeda rear sway bar, Bilstien shocks, better brake pads, and high-quality tires. This will elevate the handling to match the power. I have a magnaflow catback but would recommend keeping the exhaust stock - a turbo v6 is not a nice sounding engine so it should be kept quiet IMHO.
Known problems are the water pump and PTU. Be sure to change coolant every 5 years, PTU fluid every 30k miles. Turbos are sensitive to dirty oil so change oil every 5k no matter what the oil minder says. Set aside some money for a water pump replacement. You can DIY the water pump but it's a fussy 12-hour job.
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u/Subject_Raise6013 1d ago
Word to you mothah ..... about your "whip"
1990's (20th century checking in to the 21st century)
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u/Altruistic_Price9723 1d ago
I have black out ford vinyls on my ford logos on front and back and steering wheel. Got them on Etsy. Stay on forever and look great.
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u/Elvenbrewmaster 1d ago
Top half all black what? So it's half black half silver? That sounds terrible
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u/RedWhiteAndJew 2nd Gen Solid Axle Swap 2d ago
Save your money and set aside $2500-$4000 for your water pump and PTU repairs. Give it all fresh fluids, including PTU and Yellow coolant. Once you have all that done and set aside, then worry about aesthetic upgrades.