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No heated seats until 2019 I believe. But there's bunches of aftermarket kits you could install in whatever you wanted.
The first gen Explorer grills fit with no modifications if you just want a different look. 83-88 grills are an entire front piece, total different design, to change to that you would have to change everything. Hood, fenders, bumper, grill, stone guard under the grill, headlights, marker lights, turn signals, core/radiator support…
So I’ve heard some say it’s pretty much bolt on and some say
I've heard some say it's only on and some say it's all completely different.
See my post. You need the entire front clip. Core support (welded in) needs replaced. They are similar, but if I remember right, there is a height difference for hood clearance and the 89-92 core support doesn’t have the right mounting points for everything. I looked into this years ago wanting to change my choptop to the older style and even collected most of the parts, but I ended up putting an Explorer grille in and calling it good. The wheel openings are different in the fenders and I’d either have to lift the truck more, cut the fenders, or run smaller tires.
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