Dear Ford Eplorer Design Crew,

"Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire" (arch-duke-maxyenko) 05/13/2014 at 22:35 • Filed to: rant

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I have a bone to pick with the taillights of the Explorers. Those three LEDs at the top, specifically. Why? Seriously, why? They go with nothing, just floating up there. Did you just have some extra bulbs lying around and think, "man what are we going to do with these? Just stick them somewhere in the taillights? OK."

Mathias Rios > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 22:37

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Isn't that some US DOT side marker regulation thing?

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > Mathias Rios 05/13/2014 at 22:38

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No, the D of lights wrap around the edges enough for that

Mathias Rios > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 22:42

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Oh and there is a side reflector on there already in the tail light... hmmm.

JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 22:52

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You know I never noticed this before but now I will only look for it. Damn you!

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire > JQJ213- Now With An Extra Cylinder! 05/13/2014 at 22:54

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IT CAN'T BE UNSEEN!

Manuél Ferrari > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 23:02

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LED bulbs are the new (lazy) way for car designers to get creative.

It's way easier and cheaper to fuck with your LED patterns than it is to come up with interesting sheet metal.

Thanks Audi for starting this shit!

Bengal55 > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/13/2014 at 23:15

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The D's don't wrap enough, note the placement of them 3 little ones:

The Compromiser > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 05/14/2014 at 08:10

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I think Mathaias is right. The "D" (yes I'm giggling right now) must nor go around far enough to meet some Criteria. My Old Protege had to have side markers in the Front Bumper because of that kind of BS. Then they started putting turn signal marker lights in the fenders so you didn't need the ones in the bumper.