New '05 owner

[Robert Stanton]

Greets, all. Just purchased a new black '05 XLT Saturday. Glad to be one of the proud few.



My question pertains to parts & accessories: I've noticed that a lot of listings on sites & eBay are for 01-04 years. Are there any significant differences between any of the years? Could I resonably expect parts & accessories for these years to fit my '05, or do I need to be a bit more careful and selective?



Thanks!

 

[Todd Z]

WELCOME and GOOD luck with it...

Most 04 will fit 05,,, Most 01-04 also... Only some upgrades where made in parts, slight physical changes where made to a slight number of parts.....

Todd Z

 

[Hal S]

Most everything with the exception of interior pieces are interchangeable. There were some early 2001's that would have some "issues".



Welcome aboard.

 

[Ed Scully]

Welcome the the site

 

[Ben Poche]

Welcome the the site get your wallet ready to go mod crazy

 

[Josh Langel]

WELCOME ABOARD!



You'll love the ST... I'm on my second



20,700 miles now and I've had zero problems, well... I had bad gas once, but thats because of the station I went to.



I use mine to pull my boat and I work with it on the weekends at my dad's place... it gets dirty and it works hard...



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[shawn stonbraker 2]

Welcome and happy driving. Hope you love it as much as I do my '03. From what I've seen looking at my '03 and an '05 there isn't much difference. Have fun with the site. It's a great bunch of owners on this site. Very helpful and informative.

 

[Robert Stanton]

Thanks for the welcome, all.

 

[Taco Jackson]

Hey! I have that cooler in the picture under your truck! I like it!

 

[Ben Poche]

OH we are showing pics now

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[FlipTrac_511]

Welcome aboard. FYI, I ordered a Trenz billet grill that was made for the Sport Trac but did not fit my 04 correctly. It prevented a flush reinstallation of the front fascia. Ordered the correct one and it fits and looks great. I've ordered many other add-ons and upgrades for my ST but the grill was the only one I had (year specific) compatibility issues with.

 

[Nelson Atwell]

Welcome to the Black Trac Pack!



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Mars Rover -- 04 XLT Premium 4X4

 

[EddieS'04]

Welcome to the site, Robert.......enjoy....

 

[Bart Adkins]

Welcome to the site. There are a great bunch of folks here...which is to be expected judjing by our obvious superior taste in vehicles!...always nice to see another Black Trac too.

 

[Mike Overstreet]

I have only been a ST owner since April of this year, and i also bought a 05 Black ST XLT, and i love it! I never have had this much fun with a vehicle, and im sure you will enjoy your ST as much as i do mine! Congratulations, and welcome!

 

[Robert Stanton]

Thanks again, all.



Now that I'm facing car payments, I'm not sure how much I'll be adding on to it just yet... but let me ask you this: If you had just one modification to make, with a limited budget (let's say under $200), what might you do?

 

[Ben Poche]

save an extra $160,$360 total and get a tuner from WFow i sight sponsor better fuel mileage and more power. under $50 a k&n air filter under $200 a EE sway bar next on my list.under $200 new shocks i know it is an 05 but the shocks suck rancho RSX shocks rock.

 

[FlipTrac_511]

If you had just one modification to make, with a limited budget (let's say under $200), what might you do?

Shocks. Do a 'search' and you'll find plenty of discussion on it. An Explorer Express swaybar would also be a strong recomendation.

 

[Larry Phillips]

New shocks, or an EE swaybar.

 

[M B]

OH we are showing pics now -bpoche

Oh, it's on now! Welcome to the site!



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