What Have You Done To Your Explorer ST Today

[Staggie]

I had to return the alum amazon ones b/c my right foot is too intense and knocked the pedal cover off several times lol. Where'd you get these and are they grippy enough if you shoe is wet?

Sorry, just saw this. https://www.ultimatepedals.com/

They are kinda pricey, but they are great. I’ll get them powder coated eventually.

As far as the grip, I was skeptical just looking at them. But they are great, even when wet. I have a foot rest to add when I get time.

 

[Staggie]

Added the painted emblems from Emblem City.

Now the ST is at the body shop getting the fender repairs due to a hit and run.

 

[Garda934]

Removed the Explorer hood letters and added a dual dash camera and radar detector. Next is bambi mode, delete FENG,double honk and enable ANC.

 

[DoingOK]

Amazon has the screen protectors for $20. Mine works well.

 

[UNBROKEN]

Picked up the new mirror caps from paint. I hate the black ones...took 2 months to get an oem set off backorder.

 

[John Henry]

@John Henry How is the screen protector when it comes to sensitivity.

Absolutely no issues. Thought it might, but may have actually helped.

 

[Autoworker]

While my factory 20" wheels are being powder coated, Thought I'd paint the calipers and rotors.

 

[Autoworker]

Fresh coat of Meguiars Ultimate liquid wax and 303 protectant.

 

[simes007us]

It's been in the shop for warranty cam phaser replacement for 3 weeks! Only had the car 2 weeks! It's new exhaust and tune is sitting in the garage wait for it's return. Getting parts right now is a nightmare!

 

[Honeybadger]

Removed the Explorer hood letters and added a dual dash camera and radar detector. Next is bambi mode, delete FENG,double honk and enable ANC.

What dash cam did you go with, and why did you pick up that?
I told myself next new vehicle I get I need to pick up a front and rear dash cam.

 

[UNBROKEN]

PTM mirror caps completed.

 

[Autoworker]

PTM mirror caps completed. View attachment 5584 View attachment 5585

Looks good. Did the mirrors come apart like the F150 mirrors?

 

[UNBROKEN]

Looks good. Did the mirrors come apart like the F150 mirrors?

I didn’t even have to take them apart. There’s 2 small Torx screws that hold the cap on. I tilted the glass down and backed them out then reached in and grabbed them with some needle nose pliers so they didn’t disappear into the mirror body. After I swapped the caps I used a little piece of tape to hold the screw on the end of the driver and stuck them back in. Took 5 minutes a side after I stared at one for 10 trying to find a path forward.

 

[zdubyadubya]

Placed some black covers on my chrome lugs nuts. Will get some black lug nuts later. Wanted to see how it looked. Like it. Dressed up the engine compartment a little bit.

Sticker is awesome. I think you mentioned finding it on eBay... got a link?

 

[Blue Beast]

Try this link. My decals came from SupDec Graphix out of the Ukraine.
FORD Performance Under Hood Strut Brace Decal Sticker 2 colors Vinyl Graphics Ford Explorer ST 2020 (supdec.com)

 

[motormac]

I had tested dash cams at work, as they were looking for a good product to view both sides of the road for hazards, needed repairs, signs, guide rails, etc., and they were difficult to use. My niece showed me these Rove Dash Cams, that her co-workers were using on their vehicles. The first one I had purchased was the Rove R2-4K, and used that one for a short time, but I still wanted a rear camera, also. I looked on websites, but all of the rear cameras are 1080P capable. When the Rove Stealth 4K PRO WiFi Ultra HD was on sale, I purchased one for the front of the vehicle, and moved the R2-4K to the rear of the vehicle. I had purchased a kit, so that I mount the Stealth 4K PRO unit to the bottom of the rear view mirror, I use the two piece clamp. There is a kit to hard wire the dash cam to the electrical system, for activating the parked feature. I have since replaced the first vehicle with this new vehicle, so I must mount the rear camera in the new vehicle. It is very important to purchase, separately, ONLY the Samsung EVO Class 10, U3 Speed MicroSDXC Card for the unit, up to 512GB maximum.There are two read/write speeds. For the R2-4K, I have the slower 128GB Plus card, which works great, and I have a 256GB Select higher speed card for the Rove Stealth 4K PRO WiFi Ultra HD, as it was a better deal than the 512GB card, and it works great for me.

https://www.rovedashcam.com/
Rove R2-4K Dash Cam 4K Ultra HD 2160P Dash Board Camera Built In WiFi & GPS
Rove Stealth 4K PRO WiFi Car Dash Cam 2.35" IPS UHD 3840 x 2160p 150° Wide Angle Dashboard Camera
ROVE Ultimate 3-Lead Mini USB Hard wire kit for Dash cam
https://www.samsung.com/us/computin...ct-microsdxc-memory-card-512gb-mb-me512ha-am/
https://www.samsung.com/us/computin...us-microsdxc-memory-card-128gb-mb-mc128ha-am/
https://www.amazon.com/Universal-Mi...t=&hvlocphy=9007118&hvtargid=pla-822942834151

 

[F=MA]

PTM mirror caps completed. View attachment 5584 View attachment 5585

Looks good on the silver ST's. What would that roughly cost to get two mirror caps from Ford and get them painted? Rapid Red paint is a paint upcharge I am sure.

 

[UNBROKEN]

I think the caps were only 80 bucks. Paint was 100 for both.
I happen to have a spare set of caps in the garage now if anyone doesn’t wanna wait on Ford. lol

 

[Garda934]

What dash cam did you go with, and why did you pick up that?
I told myself next new vehicle I get I need to pick up a front and rear dash cam.

Vantrue OnDash S1 dual camera. I picked it due to it's mounting system and dual camera 1080p. The mount is 2"x 2" and slides and locks in place and is easy to remove if needed. It has parking mode as well as time lapse mode. Comes with GPS but I have it turned off, price was right with markdown price of $149 on Amazon.

 

[zdubyadubya]

Looks good on the silver ST's. What would that roughly cost to get two mirror caps from Ford and get them painted? Rapid Red paint is a paint upcharge I am sure.

I'm sure any good vinyl wrap shop could color match the rapid red paint code if you wanted to go down that path. It won't be as professionally done as a PTM piece but it will get you the same look and last ~5 years.