Finally bought one. Not a diesel but I'm fine with the v10. It's not a tow rig other than a small trailer once and a while.

01 limited 4x4, 148k, drives great and pretty clean for its age/mileage.

The day I got it



After adding exhaust and tint

 

removed most of the tan trim/cladding today. just started raining so i have to finish the other 2 rear pieces tomorrow. used the 3M eraser wheel thing, all i can say is WOW...saved a TON of time and blistered fingers. worth the $40 (from NAPA).

few issues though, the passenger side is pretty much all good, but the drivers side front door and under the rear cargo window, looks like they started peeling and the previous owner used some kind of adhesive to put it back on, deff not factory, nor double sided tape, so its kind of harder to get off. plus i think the truck was repainted (carfax shows no issues, so if it was wrecked, they did a damn good job fixing it) but i can see where the clear coat stopped, but from a few feet back you cant even tell. eventually ill repaint the whole truck years down the road, but for now im happy. not bad for a 2001.





















dad said "tan trim looked good" so i stuck it on his excursion lmao.

 

Welcome to FTE! Nice looking ex, i like that green color over my tan on tan!

 

I love the tan goldish color too. But yea I really like this green, I even liked the 2 tone tan, but some of it was peeling so I took it off. Plus I like how it looks more simplified with out the extra panels

 

HAHA! hey man long time no see! funny two explorer guys end up with these beasts. freaking awesome trucks right?

 

haha yea, i still have my 97 explorer (never finished project so its not running right now) but still have it. and i've always wanted an excursion since my dad got one in like 02 lol. been trying for the last 3 years to get one and i finally was able to. wanted a diesel, but i like the v10 as well.

 

Nice Excursion, very nice.

 

Nice ride!

I looked at several Estate Green Excursions before finding the black 2004 Ex I now own.

I am not a diesel guy, so mine is also the 6.8L V10 version with 4.30 gears. Awesome ride. I hope you enjoy yours as much as we like ours!

 

lovin it so far, except when i need to fill up lol!

just bought some tan suede to suede the headliner and A B C D pillars

 

im currently in this chapter but nice truck cant go wrong with the biggest

 

Congratulations on the excursion, and I will double the wow on the eraser wheel. Best $25 I've spent in a long time.

I noticed the corded drill in the reflection, for the stuff you're having trouble with try a simple cordless drill with a little more pressure. I had some stubborn spots on mine and the slower speed kinda pulled some stuff off in chunks instead of melting it away in small pieces like the corded drill did. No paint damage on mine with this method, but try at your own risk.

Not sure if will get that adhesive but, I figured my experience was worth sharing on that.

 

ill try that out!

also, i haven't tried yet, but some of it peels off pretty easy, so i think a light once over with a heatgun or hair dryer will soften it up where i can just peel it off.

 

Few new pics.

 

now you need the little xlt trim to cover up the holes. looks great! although i am partial to the tan.

 

Ya I need to find those xlt trim pieces