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CONGRATULATIONS!!! Very happy for you - if you look earlier in your thread you can look at the hitch receiver for both weight rating and the way the safety chain mounts are set different on a Max Tow. Do let us know what you find... Nice truck!
Had the weekend to clean up and get familiar with the platinum.
The good: Runs and drives excellent, engine is perfect and transmission shifts like it should. Body is very straight, no dents and only one scratch on the front bumper (shows up in picture) and only a few chips on the front. Interior cleaned up better than I thought it would and everything inside seems to work like it should. Massaging seats are amazing. Has a Backflip cover installed, but that may or may not be a bonus. It it pretty worn out and extremely heavy. I'll use it for now but eventually it'll get replaced by a soft cover. Full set of WeatherTech mats were already installed, including bed/tailgate mat. Freshly powdercoated Platinum-specific wheels were included from the dealer, they are done in "chrome" powdercoat, which looks just like polished aluminum. You'll see those next week.
The bad: Running boards are stuck. Fortunately they have been turned off and it sounds like the motors still work when they are turned on, so they may be savable if I can free up the hinges. Unfortunately I will definitely have to replace the driver's side front hinge, it is broke. Moonroof track on passenger side is broke, that will need replaced. Driver's seat foam on the edge is sacked out, does anyone know of a source to buy new foam? Undercarraige has surface rust all over. No scale, but definitely no paint left. It literally took me 2 hours of pressure washing with the truck up on ramps in the driveway to clean all of the caked on mud off of it. I have a good source for undercoating, so that will get done this summer after a few more wash cycles to clean the rest of the mud off. There is also a driveline vibration at 70mph, feels like the driveshaft. I have to investigate further. Don't know if it still has mud clinging to one side after my pressure washing, or if a u-joint or carrier bearing is going out. Wheel are pretty corroded, but I have a fix for that mentioned above.
Overall I'm thrilled. It is the nicest truck I've ever owned besides the 05 F150 that I bought new. 2.5/1.5 Motofab lift, 35x12.50 Hankook AT2s, and window tint are all ordered and will be here this week. Hopefully getting lift/tires installed by next weekend so I'll post some after pictures when it's done. Here are a couple after a wash/debadge.
And you haven't answered the Thread title question... Next set of pictures give us some shots of the hitch's safety chain mounts - inquiring minds want to know
Oh yeah, I almost forgot about that. I took this pic as soon as I got it home before cleanup began, so excuse the mud. Just a standard hitch it looks like, so no class IV, hence no max tow. That's OK, I still got 3.55 gears, which I believe is the lowest possible for this setup anyway (Crew Platinum 3.5 Ecoboost).
Had the weekend to clean up and get familiar with the platinum.
The good: Runs and drives excellent, engine is perfect and transmission shifts like it should. Body is very straight, no dents and only one scratch on the front bumper (shows up in picture) and only a few chips on the front. Interior cleaned up better than I thought it would and everything inside seems to work like it should. Massaging seats are amazing. Has a Backflip cover installed, but that may or may not be a bonus. It it pretty worn out and extremely heavy. I'll use it for now but eventually it'll get replaced by a soft cover. Full set of WeatherTech mats were already installed, including bed/tailgate mat. Freshly powdercoated Platinum-specific wheels were included from the dealer, they are done in "chrome" powdercoat, which looks just like polished aluminum. You'll see those next week.
The bad: Running boards are stuck. Fortunately they have been turned off and it sounds like the motors still work when they are turned on, so they may be savable if I can free up the hinges. Unfortunately I will definitely have to replace the driver's side front hinge, it is broke. Moonroof track on passenger side is broke, that will need replaced. Driver's seat foam on the edge is sacked out, does anyone know of a source to buy new foam? Undercarraige has surface rust all over. No scale, but definitely no paint left. It literally took me 2 hours of pressure washing with the truck up on ramps in the driveway to clean all of the caked on mud off of it. I have a good source for undercoating, so that will get done this summer after a few more wash cycles to clean the rest of the mud off. There is also a driveline vibration at 70mph, feels like the driveshaft. I have to investigate further. Don't know if it still has mud clinging to one side after my pressure washing, or if a u-joint or carrier bearing is going out. Wheel are pretty corroded, but I have a fix for that mentioned above.
Overall I'm thrilled. It is the nicest truck I've ever owned besides the 05 F150 that I bought new. 2.5/1.5 Motofab lift, 35x12.50 Hankook AT2s, and window tint are all ordered and will be here this week. Hopefully getting lift/tires installed by next weekend so I'll post some after pictures when it's done. Here are a couple after a wash/debadge.
What style of rims are on your truck currently? I have a set of 18" "Chrome like PVD" that I want to get rid of ( not asking you to buy them ) and I'm looking at the style of rim that's on your truck currently, they're non-chrome and 18" ? If so, I'm interested in buying them off you. I live a half- hour from Hamburg/ interstate 78, if they're the rims I'm looking for and they're not in horrendous shape, I'd be willing to drive to meet you.
Last edited by DaltJo2000; Apr 21, 2021 at 08:56 AM.
What style of rims are on your truck currently? I have a set of 18" "Chrome like PVD" that I want to get rid of ( not asking you to buy them ) and I'm looking at the style of rim that's on your truck currently, they're non-chrome and 18" ? If so, I'm interested in buying them off you. I live a half- hour from Hamburg/ interstate 78, if they're the rims I'm looking for and they're not in horrendous shape, I'd be willing to drive to meet you.
The wheels are 20" Platinum-specific Polished aluminum (with a factory clear coat). The wheels are corroded in several places where the clear coat chips or peals, then the corrosion creeps under the clear. Unfortunately they are not for sale. I made a deal with the dealership that they would give me the freshly powdercoated set, and once I get them mounted on the truck I'll give them my corroded set back so they can send them out to get powdercoated. That way they always have a spare powdercoated set on the shelf when they get a truck in with corroded wheels. They run a lot of volume through the dealership, so they will use them eventually.
I've got the truck I believe your looking for except it has the 3.55 gear.
2015 Lariat Crew Cab 502A package Max. Tow 3.5 Turbo Ruby Red owned 4 years 54k miles never towed. Great for 5th Wheel Camper
Located in R.I.
- if you look earlier in your thread you can look at the hitch receiver for both weight rating and the way the safety chain mounts are set different on a Max Tow. Do let us know what you find... Nice truck!
