2002 and newer explorer owners

[anj46907 10+ year member]

have you got the infamous crack yet? if so any ideas on the replacement/fix for it. i have thought about doing the 4th gen hatch. wanting to know if anyone has tried it or know anyone that has.

3rd gen

4th gen

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[Skip01 5,000+ posts]

hahaha.....dude i have the EXACTTTTTT same crack

 

[anj46907 10+ year member]

lol i im'ed you on flspl

 

[Jh8909 10+ year member]

yep, buddy has an 02 and has the crack. however my moms explorer does not. weird. idk

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

my moms 02 and my 04 does not have this.

 

[mobeious 10+ year member]

yep i got it too... 4th gen will not fit .. i have tried

 

[anj46907 10+ year member]

any ideas for fixing?

 

[norrizzle90 10+ year member]

any ideas for fixing?

fill it in with bondo then paint it? i duno, just an idea.

 

[anj46907 10+ year member]

i thought about the bondo but someone said it may not react good with florida weather. gotta remember it rains like a SOB and is blistering hot down here

 

[JarvisB 10+ year member]

how did you all get it? from music or just from slamming it shut?

I use the upper portion of the back door a lot and never saw this crack before. Now I think I got to be careful just in case. Im still under warranty as well.

 

[Johnny Law.Lulz 5,000+ posts]

Why would you bondo it without doing anything else, then when it cracks the bondo it will look worse.

You need to brace it from the inside with a piece of steel welded in there, then bondo and paint it or weld it and paint it so it wont crack in that spot again. I know Florida weather is crazy but im sure people that know what they are doing can do bondo right, there is a lot of classic cars down there and i know not all of them are done right.