Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

A few more out of the paint
booth while it is baking in the sun

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Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

So an update today.

Here are a couple pictures during the painting process today.

Pics below

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Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

Ok - so now the hood is all
buffed out and the pearl white looks amazing with the curves of the
Saleen XP8 Carbon Fiber / Composite Hood.

Tried to clean up as best as possible the bare black material
(CF/Composite) on the bottom side of the hood but thinking now that it
might need some black color.

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Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

Some initial fitting today of
the rest of the front end and the spoiler. Pin strip and V8 fender
logos have yet to be installed.

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Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

Due to the position of the
wing - spoiler on the Explorer, Saleen made a set of modified rear
window glass struts / shocks to keep the glass from hitting the wing
when it was opened.

Saleen no longer produces or sells these struts so with some help of a
thread by Matt at Black Magic & the Digital Electronics

stlouismtb.tripod.com/saleenwingshock.html

The modified struts are installed and should do the job

Pics below

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Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

A couple updates

There were problems with the Paint Booth - so work was backed up a
bit.

1st - behind the removed bumper you'll see there was some minor
surface rust - nothing unusual for a 15yr old vehicle. This was all removed/addressed and sprayed and looks like new.

Bumper has finally been painted and will have some Mylar added to the
top and around the lip where the step bad was rubbing before to
hopefully prevent the previously mentioned issue.

The bumper should be installed next week. Then some adjustments to
the front end, hood and spoiler fit, application of the pin stripe and
fender emblems then to detail.

Photos below

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Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

New Update from last week, the
weekend and this week.

So as many know, the rear bumper assembly on the 2nd Generation Ford
Explorer (I think 1st Gen too) has an issue where road grit/other
material can get in between the plastic bumper step pad and the bumper
face bar. Over time this grit will rub away at the paint on the top
edge of the bumper where the plastic step pad rolls over and just like "sandpaper" wear away the paint and eventually rust the
bumper face bar away.

On this truck (a 2000) even though it has been meticulously kept - you
can see from the pictures how it looked underneath the bumper steppad.
Checked with Ford and the "Cyprus" step pad is no longer
made and its doesn't seem to be available anywhere else. The Cyprus
pad is used on the White Pearl Limited 2nd Gen trucks with code
"WF"

So carefully the pad was removed so it could be reused. Since the
truck has been garage kept, it went fairly easy. This might not be
the case for trucks that have been exposed to the elements as the
sun/weather might degrade the plastic and cause it to crack or break
when removed.

I was going to just do a whole new bumper face bar but again the
bumper face bars with holes for the Park Assist are not to be found
for the 2nd gen. Plenty of ones without park assist are to be had -
but the park assist option is not something I am willing to give up.

Next step is to strip the bumper completely, repair and refinish.
Since it is not too bad (seems only some surface rust) - I think it
will turn out just fine.

Photos below

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Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

Updated photos posted here

http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=347805529

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Spanks wrote:
Started a new project on my 2000 Ford Explorer Limited (Pearl White

- 5.0 - AWD) last week. I was fortunate enough to have the
opportunity to purchase the Carbon Fiber/Composite Hood and Rear Wing
Spoiler of the 2000 Saleen Ford Explorer XP8 2000-0023 from a
gentleman in New York.

I've sent the wing and spoiler over to a local shop to be reworked,

painted and installed on my truck.

Photos of the progress below.

Rear bumper fixed and primed
ready for paint.

Photos below

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