AA Ignition Rear Window Hinge Set - Compatible with Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer 2002-2005 - Replaces 3L2Z-78420A69-AC, 3L2Z-78420A68-AC, 924-160 - Rear Glass Hinges
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I can't honestly say whether or not these hinges would work on a Ford Expedition. I installed them on my 2002 Ford Explorer Eddie Bauer, and they were a perfect fit.
Hello, I'm sorry to say that this will not fit in your vehicle. 1L2Z- is the part that will work with your vehicle. 98420A69-
Is the rear glass a custom fit? These hinges will perfectly fit an OEM rear glass when properly aligned in the opening.
Selected User Reviews For AA Ignition Rear Window Hinge Set - Compatible with Ford Explorer and Mercury Mountaineer 2002-2005 - Replaces 3L2Z-78420A69-AC, 3L2Z-78420A68-AC, 924-160 - Rear Glass Hinges
VEHICLE HAS BEEN SEVERELY DAMAGED. WARNING! This is an item that should not be purchased. There will be catastrophic failure as well as severe vehicle damage. I bought these for my son's car in order to save some money over dealer prices. Finger tightened, and then one turn of the ratchet completely stripped out the inside of the hinge. Just enough to get to the dealership and buy OEM parts, I tried tightening it again. If the hinge fails completely, it is a total failure. Fortunately, the hydraulic arms had already been attached, preventing the window from falling to the ground and shattering. It would have come off if we had been driving, potentially causing a serious road accident. BUYING THIS PRODUCT IS A MISTAKE! I'd return it, but we needed to eat the bolt and window nuts just to get to the dealer to replace them. It's extremely risky. It is impossible for me to overstate how important this is. Choose a different manufacturer or pay a little more at the dealer. I've never written a review like this before, but I'm hoping it will help you save your car, as well as possibly someone else's, on the road if your ready window breaks. WARNING: THIS PRODUCT IS DANGEROUS!.
The allen screw stud pulled out of the housing as I tightened the nut with a 1/4" drive ratchet and a 10 mm deep well socket. Corrosion signs were visible, and they were white. Spend more money and buy from a dealer, which isn't to say that they're any better. Although they fit, I would not recommend purchasing them. I'm sorry I didn't wait and made this purchase. I'll have to experiment with a different set of hinges now. What you pay for is exactly what you get.
Fast delivery, exactly what I needed. Just remember to remove lift supports when installing hinges because if you don't, the window will push down and the holes will not line up, and in the worst case, your window will fall off the vehicle and break. There are videos on the internet that will show you how to properly remove the old hinges and install the new hinges; just take your time and you'll be fine.
br>br>Pro: a fantastic product. br>br>Overall, a fantastic product. br>br>Overall, a fantastic product. br>br>Over br>Promptly arrived and was exactly as described.
Cons: br>Are primarily concerned with automobiles. I'll go over it in more detail later. br>br>I own a Mercury Mountaineer that was manufactured in 2004. AWD. br>I had one of the screws on my old hinge break, so I bought this product to replace it. br>It's a perfect match for my old ones. br>Make sure the left and right hinges are in the same place as the old ones. It also matches the year, make, and model of your vehicle. br>br>I recommended replacing them one at a time. br>It was simple for me to do. Basic problem-solving and mechanic abilities are among my strengths. Just keep an eye on the glass. With the added weight of the glass and hydraulics, it can be challenging. br>br>One of the drawbacks I encountered was making sure the glass latch was locked into place so that my vehicle didn't detect an open lifegate hatch. All I had to do was position the glass in such a way that it would close properly. The screws that hold the glass in place have some wiggle room.
to your right). The bolt is far too long to tighten, and it will not do so. It's also a very soft metal, so even squeezing the bolt with your wrist will shear it off. I needed to get out of a bind, so I drilled and re-drilled. To get it to work, I tapped the hole (the smashed-in soft metal of the bolt is impossible to extract). Use the letter O if you buy these. bolt on the window!.
The boss that goes into the hole in the glass had to be sanded down because it protruded beyond the thickness of the glass, preventing the screw from tightening. It took me a while to figure out that it wasn't the tapped hole being too shallow. NOT. They are, however, on at the moment and continue to function.
The bolt that passes through the window was too long on one side and bottomed out before being tightened (yes, the washer/shim was in place and correctly lined up in the hole in the glass), and the same bolt on the other side was made of such weak material that the head twisted off as I tried to tighten it. So, unless I can find a bolt extractor to pull out the stub and the old hinge's bold fits, the hinge on that side is now worthless. br>br>Do not make a purchase!.