The wife and I are starting a light excavation company but only have the Ex for a work truck. The truck is not much to look at right now so we have decided to spruce it up a bit.

First up, just ordered these.








New header panel will be installed along with the lights. Beginning to search for a grill. A nice flat black grill.

Then, its off to get a few dents popped and some paint!

Also, gonna call Junior over at ATS for one more front leaf (over-arched) for the front packs. Tonight I will also order 4" tapered blocks for the rear.

This should put me at the equivalent of a 5-6" lift.

I gotta say... my wife ROCKS!

 

You better keep her. Gotta love a wife that likes to help fix up the ole' truck.

 

Yes she does. Lots of pics!

 

Picked this up today off of craigslist. $80.


Came off a Harley SD, already modified to fit '04 and earlier. Plastidipped. Booyah!

The wife instructed me to call the guy when I showed her the posting.

 

We want to see some before and after pics when you get the goodies on.

 

The tails and the third brakelight aren't really my thing... but the grills not that bad if you're sticking with the 04- bumper.

 

Looks good, can't wait to see the stuff installed. My wife just sent me a pic of a blacked out EX today and said she'd maybe like to do it to ours.

 

Sticking with stock bumper until I can afford a nice winch mount bumper, front AND back.

 

They do look pretty mean all blacked out. Do it while shes agreeable!

 

When you are ready to buy a great winch bumper, front and back, give the guys who built mine a look. They can be found here: HNCUSA.COM

They make some high quality stuff!

Good Luck with your project!

 

Yeah I always admire your front bumper when I see it. Checking out that site now. Thanks!

 

The pic of the third brake light doesn't include a link, is it listed as an Excursion part? All of the other ones I've seen are actually for the F-150s with similar lights but they don't fit the EX very well.

 

According to AutoAnything reviews, the headlights fit with a bit o header panel trimming, the tails and third light should be direct fit. Guess we shall see.

 

So I ordered a new trans cooler for the 6.0 today, but where is the best place to source a trans temp tap/sensor, and gauge?

 

Well, in answer to my own question.....


GlowShift | Black 7 Color Trans Temp Gauge with Electronic Temperature Sensor


A quick search and I found a discount code, so gauge w/ temp sensor, and single pod were $60 shipped.