Congrats on the new to you EX, and welcome to FTE!!

 

I think a few of us have that problem lol

 

I'm guilty.

 

Im sure of that.. You have some amazing looking trucks also @Sunline. If I had those three truck I would have a hard time picking witch one to drive in the morning. I would have three times the emotional attachment I have now. I saw some tinted amber roof lights on ebay that Im thinking of getting. But Im a little concerned about installation. I noticed you have them in and im wandering how hard is the installation... Also did you have to remove the complete inside liner to run your wires? They look great.

 

Thanks! It is kinda a hard decision. The F-450 is my dad's, I just do all the maintenance, washing, and help him with the few mods he's done to it. I'm thinking of trying to convince him we need to try to get an Expedition EL Limited steering wheel on it (same as there but with wood like the Navigator wheel)...

The F-450 and '05 can't be stored at home inside, so they're at my grandparents place and that makes the decision a little easier. I've been known to go out and just go stare and feel that Blackwood steering wheel on the '05 though when I go there. I seem to have a thing for wood steering wheels . Having had the '05 since new, I do have a very strong emotional attachment to it. Soon I'll have to make a decision which one to keep and which to sell, which I have already made. Even though it will be really hard on me, the '02 will be sold at some point in the next year. I really really want a PSD, but a huge part of me couldn't let the '05 go just to get the PSD. I don't drive the '05 much because I want to keep the miles down, so I treat every time I'm driving it like a play/cruise type thing. It was the primary family vehicle from 9/2/05 to about mid 2008, at which time I convinced my mom to drive our little Jeep Wrangler all the time instead. She did for about a year before developing a strong love/hate relationship for the no trunk and manual trans thing and got her MKX. It racked up about 45k in about three years and now it's taken another three to only add another 13k.

Regarding the clearance lights: It wasn't that hard to do. The hardest was convincing myself to drill all the holes in the roof. The first is the worst though. But I'll be doing it again some day on the '05. It's technically still my mom's, and she hasn't wanted them. I didn't drop the entire headliner, I just dropped the upper console, visors, and trim in order to pull the headliner down a little. It made it more difficult to do the job, but I think it was easier than trying to drop the whole headliner. I did the following:

- Mark off the holes to be drilled with masking tape on the outside (If you need dimensions, let me know).
- Remove all upper interior trim as well as A & B pillar trim (B to make it easier for you)
- Drop the headliner a couple inches in the front, and space it down with something (So you don't drill through it).
- Run the harness up the left A pillar from around the headlight switch and across. Wire the harness up to the parking light switch wires (there's no plug in on Excursions like the Super Duties have, so chop it off). Plug all the lights in to make sure everything works properly.
- Go drill the holes
- Install the lights. I put a ring of black silicone around the plug area under the light to seal it.
- Attach the harness to the A Pillar and roof (the holes for the little plastic Christmas tree things should be there all the way across).
- Plug the harness into each light.
- Check everything to make sure it all works again.
- Re-install the headliner and trim work.

Note: The lights themselves do not have any type of pigtail on them. So you're basically forced to get the harness from Ford to get the plugs. From what I can remember, the plug molded on the base of the light looks size wise about the same size as your coil pack plugs.

 

Awsome info. Will keep it in mind. I too have a thing for wooden steering wheels. I currently have a imitation wood wheel cover althou I have no wood inside. I havent yet decided what to do with my interior but i been thinking of going with the black look. Everything that's dark gray now in black.. including the dash..and carpet..

 

I'd leave it how it is but thats me.

Congrats on the X! And also welcome to the "we'll spend your money" club! lol


You know how hard it is to be away from the X, try storing it away for 4-5 months out of the year.

 

Welcome and congrats.

That's a mighty fine lookin' X you got there.

I'm sure you're standing tall and proud right about now, heck I would be too!

 

Very nice. You will be happy !!

 

Thanks guys!!! I had a blast in it this weekend and was proud to carry my parents in it to go cut down my grandparents Christmas tree with the rest of my huge extended family. I've already been nominated as the vehicle to take to TN to my Uncle's cabin next year haha. Had some fun with my Uncle's Suburban when I pulled up behind him and told him he had a "cute lil truck." Hehehe, I'm getting so cocky with this thing.

 

Your gonna have many more cool moments like that. It's a always good to freeze those moments with a few snap shots. Glad your enjoying your new truck..