roots57 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Replaced my rear shock and finally had time to finish the carbon fiber vinyl on the side skirts and give her a proper wash...still disappointed in the lack of shock options tho Edited February 19, 2018 by roots57 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtra Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Looking good !! With the monster Rotora brakes and the carbon fiber wrap. Like the detail on the side view mirrors as well. You have created one very nice custom ride there roots57. Congratulations I want to do the carbon fiber wrap on my car same as yours . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots57 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 Looking good !! With the monster Rotora brakes and the carbon fiber wrap. Like the detail on the side view mirrors as well. You have created one very nice custom ride there roots57. Congratulations I want to do the carbon fiber wrap on my car same as yours . Thanks bud, I'm going to do something different on my hood soon, not sure what yet. I like what you and a couple others did with the middle portion wrapped, so I may do something similar, but with my own twist to it. I'm probably going to remove my front plate too, I hate it on there, I'll just throw it in the corner of the windshield when needed. I was watching cars go by the other day and counting those without a front plate and it doesn't look like they take that rule very seriously around here, I saw so many cars with no front plate in just a couple minutes. I'd also like to change the grille to black honeycomb at some point, similar to the ST or Vignale grille, there are some Chinese made Gen-II honeycomb grilles for sale on eBay, but they want like $350 and I'm skeptical of the quality/fit. I've been trying to find a Vignale grille from the UK but so far no luck, I can't even figure out what the part number is. The carbon fiber vinyl on the black textured plastic is holding up well so far, thanks to the 3M primer 94. It actually comes off really easy too with a little 99% IPA 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtra Posted February 19, 2018 Report Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) The carbon fiber vinyl on the black textured plastic is holding up well so far, thanks to the 3M primer 94. It actually comes off really easy too with a little 99% IPA Thanks for the tip. I was worried about being able to remove / clean up the Primer. Nothing to stop me now! Edited February 20, 2018 by Xtra Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xtra Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) Roots57, I found this hood graphic design and I believe something like it would work on the Edge. I have not seen anyone with this on a Edge yet. Just an idea to ponder. This Explorer is an example of what I am talking about just the hood not the rest . It would have to be tweaked for the Edge. Edited February 20, 2018 by Xtra 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfbluenote Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Roots57, I found this hood graphic design and I believe something like it would work on the Edge. I have not seen anyone with this on a Edge yet. Just an idea to ponder. This Explorer is an example of what I am talking about just the hood not the rest . It would have to be tweaked for the Edge. ford-explorer-2015-sema-show-03-1.jpg Like that Explorer hood and grill...not keen on that blue Ford emblem though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Somewhat like it https://okaloosa.craigslist.org/cto/d/2008-ford-edge-sel-custom/6501522826.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikula Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Like that Explorer hood and grill...not keen on that blue Ford emblem though. I bought some emblem overlays off of ebay and I am very happy with them. pick your color and have it say whatever you want or a picture. They do have the "ford script" font available.. just in case you want to put a 4 letter word that starts with "F" for your emblems. I can't think of any examples off hand.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots57 Posted December 3, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 Monroe now makes an OEM replacement rear shock for Gen-II Edge. They are cheaper than the Motorcraft shocks ($32 vs $58). I'm going to give them a try. I've already had one of the OEM Motorcraft shocks fail completely, all the oil was waiting for me in my parking spot one morning, I almost slipped and fell in it. Monroe p/n 37378 I also compared the listed specs against my leftover OEM Motorcraft shock and all looks good (extended length, travel length, lower mounting hole spacing, and stem thread). I'm hoping these Monroe's will hold up a bit better with my suspension mods (H&R springs and ADDCO sway bar). 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omar302 Posted December 4, 2018 Report Share Posted December 4, 2018 5 hours ago, roots57 said: Monroe p/n 37378 As per Monroe's product info, these are "engineered to match your vehicle’s OE-specified ride and handling profile", but Monroe does not have specific applications for Sport models nor for AWD/FWD specifics. OEM has different part numbers for Sport models and are different for AWD & FWD. Just a thought to consider. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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