door panels

[hotrod ford]

were there specific door panels for the explorer? if so, what did they look like?

[fordman]

these are the 71 72 style. they will fit any 68-72 door though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... &viewitem=

[hotrod ford]

so, do those just come on explorers? because i bought a swb in november. i havn't seen it yet, just in photos, but it has those panels.

[fordman]

i have a 72 parts truck that had those on it and it was a ranger. i think they stopped in 71 using the steel panels but im not sure. i sold these but heres a pic of them. but it could be the style of them that is the difference.

[FordTruck]

I got some off of a 70 ranger xlt I don't if there the same or not??

[hotrod ford]

i have a 72 parts truck that had those on it and it was a ranger. i think they stopped in 71 using the steel panels but im not sure. i sold these but heres a pic of them. but it could be the style of them that is the difference.

on the ones i have, the chrome has an L shape within the panel.

[1971fordcustom]

these are the 71 72 style. they will fit any 68-72 door though.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... &viewitem=

My Explorer Special Custom had them! I was trying to find them new but no one makes them. All the shops I went to was not able to put that lil chrome strip on the panels so I went with NPD and got the all Black Panels.

[hotrod ford]

now in the pic i have of the truck there is no emblems on the bed of the truck(custom, sport, explorer)and so on. how would i truely know if i have a sport custom or an explorer? it has factory ac,ps,pb.

[FORDification]

What Ford called the Explorer Special was just a mid-year price break on putting Ranger/Ranger XLT options on the lower trim levels. For example, you could get Ranger trim on a Sport Custom...essentially getting a Ranger at a Sport Custom price. There are no Explorer-only pieces, except of course the emblems.

The '72 model year was the only year that actually had an external Explorer emblem, mounted on the rear of the bed. On earlier trucks, you might have an Explorer glovebox emblem, but then again you might not.

http://www.fordification.com/explorer.htm

Edit: The one thing that Explorers had that no other truck had was the plaid upholstery....forgot about that. They also were painted one of several colors not typically available on other models.

[ezernut9mm]

what color is your truck? i have some pretty blue one's off a 70 ranger.

[hotrod ford]

the truck is white with green interior.

[hotrod ford]

when i go home on r&r i will take some pics and post em to see what you guys think.

[hotrod ford]

alright, one more thing. i closed up the pics of the side views and the bed has 5 holes at the rear. what emblems would go there?

[FORDification]

First of all, why don't you tell us what year this truck is, since things did change year to year? Second, why not attach a picture or two...it would allow more precise answering of your question(s) without guessing on our part.

[fordman]

i think sport custom has five as well as ranger and maybe explorer. it depends on the pattern of the holes. sport custom may even have six holes. custom will have three or four holes. when you get back from i raq post some pics of all this stuff and we can tell you more.