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My New Workhorse, 1996 F150 XL w/ 80,000 miles

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Old 01-12-2012, 06:08 PM
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Just curious.. was this a private sale or dealer?

I am looking for exact same truck but no luck and craigslist dont have squat
 
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If you want the XLT style mirrors, check www.Partsgeek.com....

I just recieved my new mirrors from them and installed them today...$46 for both SHIPPED...Fit PERFECTLY....Keystone product actually...

And btw....That truck is SWEET!!!!!!!......
 
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Fleet vehicle for what, Victoria's Secret? Man that ride is nice. Yeah, the chrome fronts do have an impact. As do the tinted windows.
 
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do you guys know how much you would make if you took these finds and sold them by me? thats a $5-6k truck here...
 
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Old 01-12-2012, 09:23 PM
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Paid 3.5k for Raven. With ladder rack (new) which I took off, and a new tonneu(sp) cover which I put on for the feel-good days. Craigslist. Couldn't pass it up...
Did put new wheels on though...and painted the caps...
 
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I've had the reproduction mirrors. They are not made nearly as well as OEM Ford mirrors. Some whistle at highway speeds, and others vibrate so its hard to see out of them while driving. They are better than beat up or broken ones, but I'd rather have some from a salvage yard.

I highly endorse keeping the nice original mirrors.
 
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Originally Posted by TexasGuy001

I highly endorse keeping the nice original mirrors.
Yup, everything else is staying. Maybe... and I mean maybe chrome bumpers. But I think it looks great as is. I may have the paint repainted, same color with a gloss coat on it. Maybe a little engine dress up, as in painting the intake and valve cover Ford Blue.

Next thing will be a deep clean of the interior, as in pulling the dash apart and getting all dust out of it. I may also change the green gauge lights to white led.

We'll see. I keep drooling through the LMC truck catalog...
 
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Old 01-13-2012, 02:10 AM
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I wouldn't touch the engine bay. That looks too cool like that.

Its got to have chrome bumpers now.

The instrument cluster illumination idea could look cool, you'd have to do the AC controls too. I'd leave it all green though.

You should get an NPD catalog too.
 
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If I do the instrument cluster, I'll do the AC controls too. The green is just too blah... Especially when everything else is blue! lol
 
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Also of thinking of doing this head liner with the speakers:

LMC Truck Parts - Page 104
 
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I used to drool over the LMC catalogue too.....And then figured out they're overpriced...

If it were me, I'd swap to the chrome bumpers, mirrors...And leave the body alone then....


As for the engine bay...It's mint as is...Can't perfect something thats perfect...

 
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I can see that with the gauges. I think it will look nice all white.

Sorry, but I have to say hell no on that goofy headliner though. It looks like it belongs in something from Pimp My Ride only a couple decades older like from the 70s.

Exactly, Sidewinder!
 
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Originally Posted by TexasGuy001

Sorry, but I have to say hell no on that goofy headliner though.
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