Question for the Ford body/parts guys

Hi all,
The shop I work part time in (media stripping) has several self-serve
cabinets, pretty big ones too. Some guy came into the shop a couple
years ago with a Ford Expedition hood - it's aluminum. He plastic
stripped about 1/5 of it, got a call on his cell phone and left, leaving
the hood in the cabinet. He hadn't yet paid for using the cabinet, so we
held it since then waiting for the guy to either finish the job and pay,
or at least come and pay for the partial cabinet use and take the hood.
Never happened. We also never got a name or number, since he'd just
started the work and we usually get names & numbers AFTER the work is
done and we're writing up the ticket. Never saw the guy after that day
either. Two years of secure dry indoor storage alone is obviously worth
far more than this hood will ever be, let alone the time in the cabinet.

Here's my question:
What years does a hood of that era interchange with? From what I can
tell by looking, all the Expeditions use the same hood, but I'm not a
body man and by no means an expert. This was 2 years ago so the hood
can't be from an Expedition newer than that. It's an original stock part
too, with the Ford logo on the underside. I'd like to put this up on
ebay or something to recover some of the money we have into it (time in
the cabinet & storage/handling), but all I know is that he said it was
from an Expedition and it's aluminum (which it is).

Any help you can offer is appreciated.

Cheers,
- Jeff G
j4at4null4dot4net (no fours)

"Keep YerSpam" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
> The shop I work part time in (media stripping) has several self-serve
> cabinets, pretty big ones too. Some guy came into the shop a couple years
> ago with a Ford Expedition hood - it's aluminum. He plastic stripped about
> 1/5 of it, got a call on his cell phone and left, leaving the hood in the
> cabinet. He hadn't yet paid for using the cabinet, so we held it since
> then waiting for the guy to either finish the job and pay, or at least
> come and pay for the partial cabinet use and take the hood. Never
> happened. We also never got a name or number, since he'd just started the
> work and we usually get names & numbers AFTER the work is done and we're
> writing up the ticket. Never saw the guy after that day either. Two years
> of secure dry indoor storage alone is obviously worth far more than this
> hood will ever be, let alone the time in the cabinet.
>
> Here's my question:
> What years does a hood of that era interchange with? From what I can tell
> by looking, all the Expeditions use the same hood, but I'm not a body man
> and by no means an expert. This was 2 years ago so the hood can't be from
> an Expedition newer than that. It's an original stock part too, with the
> Ford logo on the underside. I'd like to put this up on ebay or something
> to recover some of the money we have into it (time in the cabinet &
> storage/handling), but all I know is that he said it was from an
> Expedition and it's aluminum (which it is).
>
> Any help you can offer is appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> - Jeff G
> j4at4null4dot4net (no fours)

Why don't you call the Ford parts department of a local dealership and ask
them? I know the GM guys were able to tell me what parts cross-referenced..
Heck, you could look on ebay and see what people have it as advertised.
Usually it's something like:

2002-2004 Ford Expedition Hood. (only for example)

-Bruce

97-02 Hoods are the same.
03-06 Hoods are the same.

Ed
"Keep YerSpam" > wrote in message
...
> Hi all,
> The shop I work part time in (media stripping) has several self-serve
> cabinets, pretty big ones too. Some guy came into the shop a couple years
> ago with a Ford Expedition hood - it's aluminum. He plastic stripped about
> 1/5 of it, got a call on his cell phone and left, leaving the hood in the
> cabinet. He hadn't yet paid for using the cabinet, so we held it since
> then waiting for the guy to either finish the job and pay, or at least
> come and pay for the partial cabinet use and take the hood. Never
> happened. We also never got a name or number, since he'd just started the
> work and we usually get names & numbers AFTER the work is done and we're
> writing up the ticket. Never saw the guy after that day either. Two years
> of secure dry indoor storage alone is obviously worth far more than this
> hood will ever be, let alone the time in the cabinet.
>
> Here's my question:
> What years does a hood of that era interchange with? From what I can tell
> by looking, all the Expeditions use the same hood, but I'm not a body man
> and by no means an expert. This was 2 years ago so the hood can't be from
> an Expedition newer than that. It's an original stock part too, with the
> Ford logo on the underside. I'd like to put this up on ebay or something
> to recover some of the money we have into it (time in the cabinet &
> storage/handling), but all I know is that he said it was from an
> Expedition and it's aluminum (which it is).
>
> Any help you can offer is appreciated.
>
> Cheers,
> - Jeff G
> j4at4null4dot4net (no fours)

Thanks Ed.

Cheers,
- JJ


C. E. White wrote:
> 97-02 Hoods are the same.
> 03-06 Hoods are the same.
>
> Ed
> "Keep YerSpam" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>Hi all,
>> The shop I work part time in (media stripping) has several self-serve
>>cabinets, pretty big ones too. Some guy came into the shop a couple years
>>ago with a Ford Expedition hood - it's aluminum. He plastic stripped about
>>1/5 of it, got a call on his cell phone and left, leaving the hood in the
>>cabinet. He hadn't yet paid for using the cabinet, so we held it since
>>then waiting for the guy to either finish the job and pay, or at least
>>come and pay for the partial cabinet use and take the hood. Never
>>happened. We also never got a name or number, since he'd just started the
>>work and we usually get names & numbers AFTER the work is done and we're
>>writing up the ticket. Never saw the guy after that day either. Two years
>>of secure dry indoor storage alone is obviously worth far more than this
>>hood will ever be, let alone the time in the cabinet.
>>
>> Here's my question:
>>What years does a hood of that era interchange with? From what I can tell
>>by looking, all the Expeditions use the same hood, but I'm not a body man
>>and by no means an expert. This was 2 years ago so the hood can't be from
>>an Expedition newer than that. It's an original stock part too, with the
>>Ford logo on the underside. I'd like to put this up on ebay or something
>>to recover some of the money we have into it (time in the cabinet &
>>storage/handling), but all I know is that he said it was from an
>>Expedition and it's aluminum (which it is).
>>
>>Any help you can offer is appreciated.
>>
>>Cheers,
>> - Jeff G
>> j4at4null4dot4net (no fours)
>
>
>