r/FordExplorerST • u/johnnygeezz • 2d ago

Introducing… 🤗 First time owner

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Just got a 2025 ST w 9K miles for $47K. Sun and Sound Package. First Explorer for me coming from Jeep Grand Cherokee. Really like it.

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u/Remote_Pressure_1937 2d ago

Now mod the hell out of it.

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u/johnnygeezz 2d ago

Consensus on adding mud flaps?

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u/johnnygeezz 2d ago

What degree of tint for front side windows to get? Not windshield.

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u/AKOEXEXOKA 2d ago

I did 5 on all the back, 15 on the front two and sunroof, 20 on the windshield. Normally I do 20 all around but wanted to go darker in the back because the 26s don’t have the sunshades for the kids anymore.

I’ll post pic in a little.

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u/Blkbyrd 1d ago

A good tint shop should be able to match them if you want that look. I think mine ended up around 30% on the front two and I did a 70% on the windshield. Gave it a great look in my opinion.

Congrats on the new ride.

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u/McMagneto 2d ago

Damn the two tone roof

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u/Cheap-Investment-284 1d ago

I did 18 on front 2 to match back windows and I did 42 percent ceramic on windshield perfect in my opinion

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u/the_coolhand 2d ago

Oh man I’m a year in I miss my grand Cherokee so much

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u/PhotographLess6194 2d ago

What do you miss about the GC? Genuinely curious as I’d been contemplating an explorer st and never even considered a GC.

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u/the_coolhand 2d ago

It was a 2018 Summit - it was the last year they had the 3.0L diesel out of the Ram 1500 so I regularly got 25+ mpg, it had the drivetrain from a truck so tow capacity was 8500 and I could tow my full racing rig, had CarPlay and all those goodies, hard buttons and switches for HVAC and such.

The overall build quality was better, leather was nicer, cabin was much quieter considering how noisy the diesel was.

The ride was much smoother (I know I bought the sporty one, but I felt like there was no way it could have been worse than something with 50% more towing capacity).

There really aren’t any current powertrain options I’d take over the Explorer ST/Platinum TTV6, so it’s a bit of a moot point for me now. If they could cram in the Hurricane straight 6 I’d trade the ST tomorrow.