Consolidated War Wagon build thread.

[Meatloafmountain]

Just recently got the WeatherTech mats for my front seats as well... They fit great but have you found water will leak through via the post mounts?
I had a lot of snow melt off my boots and when I pulled the mat out to dump all the water, I noticed the carpet underneath was soaked.
Ever since I've made sure to get rid of excess water quickly and it seems to be OK. The only place I can see water leaking is through the mount for the mat posts.

Once I have arrived back in Anchorage, I'll check my mats. I'd be extremely disappointed if the floor underneath was soaked after the money I spent.

[dunneldeen]

Just recently got the WeatherTech mats for my front seats as well... They fit great but have you found water will leak through via the post mounts?
I had a lot of snow melt off my boots and when I pulled the mat out to dump all the water, I noticed the carpet underneath was soaked.
Ever since I've made sure to get rid of excess water quickly and it seems to be OK. The only place I can see water leaking is through the mount for the mat posts.

Do your mats have the post mount covers? I got my mats today and it looks pretty well sealed. My new mats have the post mounts enclosed and appear water tight, see below.

[DanTheMan16]

Those mats look awesome. I bought the Husky mats but yours look like they fit a lot better.

[dunneldeen]

The post mounts seem like more of a formality, really. The Weathertech mats fit so snug that there is nowhere to slide. I've got them in front, back and cargo area, and and I love them. Definitely not a small purchase though.

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[Meatloafmountain]

First, let's take a trip down memory lane and remember what my E looked like when I bought her in Little Rock:



and now:



Plasti-dipped wheels. This was one of the easiest mods to do, and almost had the most dramatic effect besides the grille guard. I watched a couple of Youtube videos, but I found the light, "machine gun" effect the guy was doing with the spray pattern really wasn't my style.



At first, I was going to remove the front wheels but spray the back wheels while they were on the E, but then I realized I would have mismatched lugs.







Not only did it not cover really well per layer, but often times I actually didn't know where the spray was going. I settled on slightly longer, more consistent sprays.

The Spyders were a bit out of my skill level. I've made an effort to do as many mods as I can myself, but I didn't have the expertise, tools or time to weld on the rear bumper guard and I most certainly didn't have the expertise or time to solder/splice headlights. I'm fairly happy that besides those two, the mods have been mounted/done myself.



So, here's the end result. Minus plasti-dipping the front grille, which I didn't do while I did the wheels because I was only comfortable with the whole process after the 3rd coat on the wheels AND the grill looks like it has a ton of plastic clips to get through as well as two very awkwardly positioned screws, her exterior mods are fairly complete.









#2012 Ford Escape stock
#Blackhorse Grille Guard
#Blackhorse Taillight Guards
#Blackhorse Rear Bumper Guard
#Spyder Headlights
#Plasti-Dip Wheels

[Touringmike]

Looking good.

[ExplorerTom]

First set of plasti-dipped wheels I like.

[sevegas]

Looks good!

[FRENCHY]

This E looks pretty good well done

Sounds like you dip your garage wall too

[escape05xls]

Looks really good! The guards bring me back to the Explorers in JP My first time seeing them....and falling in love with the look.