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Old Jan 30, 2017 | 05:46 PM
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What's Your Favorite Mod?

What mod on your van has been your favorite, or provided the most usefulness-price ratio?

I'll go first - Double Din head unit with Bluetooth, GPS and backup camera. My wife wouldn't drive the thing without the backup camera and phone GPS is worthless when cell signal is gone.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2017 | 07:31 PM
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Oh........I thought you were asking about Moderator's here.......I was going to say Tom, when he stops in........
 
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Old Jan 30, 2017 | 09:29 PM
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so far, my headlights

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...l#post16908637
 
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Old Jan 30, 2017 | 09:48 PM
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Trading in my 15' F250 4x4 for a 16' F350 4x4 Dually.
Retract the trading. I kept the 250 as a daily driver.
 
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Old Jan 30, 2017 | 11:14 PM
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I have a 2013 E150 "Executive Limo" conversion--extended body, raised roof, 11 leather seats! Previous owner had already replaced radio with bluetooth/gps/lotsofotherstuff unit and added a rear view camera. Unfortunately, they butchered the wiring in doing so. Therefore, my favorite mod has been rewiring someone else's mess!
Actually, my favorite mod to almost any vehicle, so far, has been the addition of led running board lights to the E150. I wired them to the dome light so they come on and fade off with the interior lights. Makes getting in a lot easier at night. I'm going to shoot for adding puddle lights next!
 
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Old Jan 31, 2017 | 05:59 AM
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I mounted my GPS on the visor. Functional and yet easy to hide from easy-thieves when it is parked.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2017 | 09:23 AM
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My favorites were the easiest and cheapest:

  • Interior LED lighting (easy and cheap)
  • Added factory running boards (easy, not cheap)
  • 12v outlets at each seating row: (cheap, not easy...but not that hard either )


I'll second the upgraded bluetooth head unit... a very nice upgrade.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2017 | 09:30 AM
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Trucklite LED headlamps. Night and day difference compared to stock.

Im looking for ideas for LED courtesy lamps in the step-foot wells during ingress and egress. anyone have any ideas?
 
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Old Jan 31, 2017 | 02:14 PM
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Insulating the whole cargo van with 19mm Armaflex, the TruckLite LED headlights and the back up camera come to mind.
 
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Old Jan 31, 2017 | 03:21 PM
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Originally Posted by djbonsu
Im looking for ideas for LED courtesy lamps in the step-foot wells during ingress and egress. anyone have any ideas?
https://www.amazon.com/Marine-Courte...dp/B01MQ5IYQQ/
 
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Old Jan 31, 2017 | 05:09 PM
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Removing the CAT and Upgrading the rear suspension ( Timbrens) and the BB shim on the FPR...
 
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Old Feb 2, 2017 | 04:01 PM
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Nice! Thanks! Have you used these by chance?
 
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Old Feb 2, 2017 | 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by djbonsu
Nice! Thanks! Have you used these by chance?
Not yet... I was looking at them for my boat, but haven't done anything with them yet. Your post was a timely coincidence.
 
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Old Feb 3, 2017 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Teutonics
Not yet... I was looking at them for my boat, but haven't done anything with them yet. Your post was a timely coincidence.

Gotcha! Thanks again
 
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Old Feb 5, 2017 | 07:37 PM
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Superchip Microtuner, the power increase, and reprogrammed shifts for the transmission, it tows like a big truck, often times it didn't require disengaging overdrive as it wasn't lugged on hills, had trouble holding it back.
 
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