ExpanderView port to Windows Store Universal App - winrt-xaml

As the title indicate, i'm trying to port ExpanderView from windows phone toolkit and use it with windows store universal app ie. WinRT. After re-writing all the necessary classes from Phone:Toolkit into my app, I just founded that the Header of the ExapnderView is neither showing in design mode or in debug mode.
Can't find out what is the problem with this. Is there anyone who tried the same thing and have a solution? I attached the the classes so you can take a look on it, if you can.
Expander RT codeplex

Just found out what the problem was. I missed the style xaml that targets the ExpanderView. If anyone is intresseted in this control for WinRT, both windows 8.1 or windows phone 8.1, please pm me and I will send you the files.
EDIT***
You can find the full Project in codeplex using this link ExpanderRT

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