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Fordlover
Aug 01, 2017Explorer
Lessmore wrote:K Charles wrote:
It may be only serious if the police modified your explorer.
I was trying to figure that one out too. Police modifications...like drilling holes to accommodate different police items usually happens on the roof or body panels, not underneath the car so much.
Modern police package cars also generally come from the factory with much of the equipment already installed at the factory.
It does make me wonder. Think more info than provided by the article is needed.
You are kidding right?
The police explorers in our city look like they are decorated for Christmas time when they pull someone over. They have holes drilled in the tail lights, rear lift gate both above the rear window and around the license plate. The bodies end up like swiss cheese.
Just an example:


Honestly it could be a design defect, but one wonders why it seems to affect the police units disproportionately. There are far more civilian explorers than police units on the road. Whatever the cause I hope they figure it out soon.
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