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PIUs don't have luggage racks (which would make a great place to mount police lights without the pai...

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This '15 Ltd. was T-boned in the RHR door, so its roof rack was OK.

So were its front heated/cool...

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Because the factory drain holes are blocked by factory foam seals, several of the bolts were submerg...

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First thing was a thorough cleaning & inspection.

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The PIU has a short plastic filler bolted at the front, and then flexible rubber fillers held in by ...

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It was very quick & easy to install.

Now, for those antenna holes...

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This cheap duct tape has been on here long enough for the backing to separate from the adhesive & fi...

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The tape was applied over the remains of a self-adhesive foam gasket.

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Some 3M Adhesive Remover and a sharpened SpitzNagel (pointy fingernail) plastic scraping tool eventu...

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Some 3M Adhesive Remover and a sharpened SpitzNagel (pointy fingernail) plastic scraping tool eventu...

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All the residue came up with paper towels, soap & water, and a little brake cleaner. But the paint/c...

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These caps are sold for Ford Transit Connect van roofs, so I thought they'd be good here. Unfortunat...

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After the sealant cured, the excess comes off fairly easily with the same SpitzNagel.

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This rubber plug barely fit into the 1 larger hole, but it still got sealed down.

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After all the sealant was cured, each hole was tested for several minutes.

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None of them leaked, so after some wiring mods, the headliner can go back in.

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There were a couple more holes than needed, so they were filled with some extra butyl sealant.

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This cheap copy set of crossbars is for '11-15 Explorer roof racks. The poor instructions show the s...