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Old 11-29-2015, 12:15 PM
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Now I need to shop for a good brake controller.
 
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Now I need to shop for a good brake controller.
Tekonsha P3

You will probably want to add some air to your tires.

Congrats and good luck.
 
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Here's what dealer did to it and a picture in the daylight.





Wow, that really looks great in the sunlight ! Congratulations !!
 
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Great looking ex, congrats!
 
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Apparently your going to look like a movie star cruising the Boulevard in that thing.
 
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Very pretty! That's a list of common items needing attention on these trucks, it should make you happy for a while.
 
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..and you already have the Bilstein 4600s from the look of it

On that sheet-of-what-they-did, I would say turning the rotors could be something to keep an eye on...especially since you are going to be towing with it. Removing any amount of metal on the rotors on that big ox could quickly lead to warpage and pedal pulsing if not done VERY conservatively.
 
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Originally Posted by Country_Mouse
Here's what dealer did to it and a picture in the daylight.




Wow great looking Excursion. You and your husband did good country mouse. I am glad you got a good one. Congrats. I hope you stick around there is a lot of great knowledge on here.
 
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Old 11-29-2015, 05:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Country_Mouse
Now I need to shop for a good brake controller.
Originally Posted by mecdac
Tekonsha P3
As has been posted, P3.

You bought a beautiful looking rig, CM. Kudos to you and your hubby!

Hope you continue posting and don't fade away because you found your rig.

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Nice ride, Good Luck with it.
 
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WOW! Nice score Mouse!
I hope that your family ends up loving that wagon as much as we love ours. It looks fabulous and should serve your needs well for many years.
As was already said, I do hope that you stay here to share your Ex adventures and use the community knowledge here to keep the new ride in top shape and continue to expand your EX know-how.
This has been the best EX shopping thread that I've seen yet, I think it was nearly as much fun for us as it was for you.

Yes, you want to get the Prodigy P3 (with Ford pigtail adapter harness), it is a plug and play trailer brake controller that works excellent and is very easy to install and use.
And like Mark said, pump those tires up some more for towing work (are they load range E?).
 
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Old 11-29-2015, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by ExxWhy
Very pretty! That's a list of common items needing attention on these trucks, it should make you happy for a while.
Originally Posted by Nicmike
..and you already have the Bilstein 4600s from the look of it

On that sheet-of-what-they-did, I would say turning the rotors could be something to keep an eye on...especially since you are going to be towing with it. Removing any amount of metal on the rotors on that big ox could quickly lead to warpage and pedal pulsing if not done VERY conservatively.
Good to know guys, thank you! See how I figured out how to multi quote like a pro?

Yes, I looked underneath and verified that they are Bilsteins. So I'm gathering that is a good thing. How does it help?
 
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Old 11-29-2015, 07:24 PM
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As has been posted, P3.

You bought a beautiful looking rig, CM. Kudos to you and your hubby!

Hope you continue posting and don't fade away because you found your rig.

Stewart
I don't plan to fade away. The knowledge here is too valuable!!
 
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Old 11-29-2015, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by WE3ZS
WOW! Nice score Mouse!
I hope that your family ends up loving that wagon as much as we love ours. It looks fabulous and should serve your needs well for many years.
As was already said, I do hope that you stay here to share your Ex adventures and use the community knowledge here to keep the new ride in top shape and continue to expand your EX know-how.
This has been the best EX shopping thread that I've seen yet, I think it was nearly as much fun for us as it was for you.

Yes, you want to get the Prodigy P3 (with Ford pigtail adapter harness), it is a plug and play trailer brake controller that works excellent and is very easy to install and use.
And like Mark said, pump those tires up some more for towing work (are they load range E?).
Thanks Tom!! I knew you especially would love this find.
We have a Prodigy that came with our Expedition but will sell it with Expedition. I'm glad to know you had fun with this thread. I felt like I was probably driving you all nuts at times.

I can't believe it's home!! We are towing our trailer with it this weekend so I will be sure to post pics of the setup.

Country_Mouse AKA Zoë
 
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Oops, forgot to answer that YES, they are load range E tires.
 

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