Body Style
Thread Starter
|
More Turbo
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 513
Likes: 0
From: WA
Body Style
Good day all. I traded in my F-250 PSD for a nice 2004 F-150 FX4 last week. Nice to buy gas instead of deisel right now! I have kind of a silly question. I got the standard cab (with 2 small back doors) and what I think is called a stepside or flareside. The bed is 6 1/2' long and about 52" wide and a little deeper than my F-250 was. The question is what is this body style called. I have heard name of a meriad of different body styles for these new trucks. Just wondered what the "official" name of the body style of mine is for when I order things on the internet or through a catalog.
Thanks, Glenn
Thanks, Glenn
Elder User
Joined: Jan 2004
Posts: 752
Likes: 0
From: Marple Township, PA
That distinctive style bed is a Flareside...a fine choice! (See my sig!)
(Chebby refers to it as a Stepside)
The other bed is the Styleside (aka Fleetside). Your cab is the Reg Cab (RC), other cab configs are SuperCab (Scab) and SuperCrew (Screw, w/ 5.5' bed and 4 full doors).
Congrats on a fine purchase. Good luck, and get your gallery loaded w/ pics!
(Chebby refers to it as a Stepside)
The other bed is the Styleside (aka Fleetside). Your cab is the Reg Cab (RC), other cab configs are SuperCab (Scab) and SuperCrew (Screw, w/ 5.5' bed and 4 full doors).
Congrats on a fine purchase. Good luck, and get your gallery loaded w/ pics!
Thread Starter
|
More Turbo
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 513
Likes: 0
From: WA
Thanks Don, really like the truck so far (have put a whole 200 miles on it!) It is nice to be able to hear my cell phone when someone calls now. I liked the rumble of the diesel for a while, but the quiet is nice. Really like the audiophile stereo also. That is a heck of a sound system.
Postmaster
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 2,511
Likes: 0
From: Marion, VA
I've had my F150 standard cab since October and I've really enjoyed it. The really handy accessory I added is the cargo organizer that fits behind the seat. It keeps the groceries, luggage and other items you carry behind the seat in place. I did not use the installation kit provided because it entailed drilling large holes and cutting holes in the carpet. I simply got 4 large self tapping screws and put it in. That way, if I decide to remove it later, it will not show.
Posting Guru
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 1,393
Likes: 2
Oh, and it's often called 'the new body, or new body style" in most catalogs.
That just refers to the 2004-2005 New Body Style F-150's as differed from the Heritage, 2004 F-150 that shares it's lineage with the 1997-2003.
Silly to mention it, but on another forum, folks have beefed about getting Heritage parts, also correctly listed as 2004 F-150 parts.
Best of luck with your new truck
Chris
That just refers to the 2004-2005 New Body Style F-150's as differed from the Heritage, 2004 F-150 that shares it's lineage with the 1997-2003.
Silly to mention it, but on another forum, folks have beefed about getting Heritage parts, also correctly listed as 2004 F-150 parts.
Best of luck with your new truck
Chris
Trending Topics
Freshman User
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
Yes. The '04 and '05 models have deeper beds. I have a supercrew. I also have a question. You said that there were little doors in the back of your truck. Do they open backwards and have seats? If so it would be a supercab. The name is flareside. It's to bad you can't get a 6.5' bed with a supercrew.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
Top 10 Fords at 2026 Carlisle Ford Nationals
Joe Kucinski
3 Best / 3 Worst Parts of Modern Ford Ownership
Brett Foote
10 Amazing Upgrades That Solve Common Ford Truck Owner Headaches
Pouria Savadkouei
Every 2026 Ford Engine Explained
Brett Foote
10 Ugly Ford Trucks That We Still Kinda Love
Joe Kucinski
10 Things Every Truck Owner NEEDS (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
Rezvani's Latest Post-Apocalyptic Monster Is a Ford F-150 Raptor Underneath
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Most Expensive Ford Trucks Ever Sold on Bring a Trailer
Joe Kucinski
2027 Ford Super Duty Buyer's Guide (Every Model, Engine, & Package)
Brett Foote
Thread Starter
|
More Turbo
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 513
Likes: 0
From: WA
Well, the back doors do open backwards...no seats though. I found I never used the back seats in my F-250 so, when I saw this one and it still had some room back there for storage I decided I did not need back seats. Really like the truck though. The only thing behind the seats is the (I guess) subwoofer/amplifier box for the audiophile system.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
snyiper
1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
6
Feb 24, 2010 02:38 PM
glenn 79
1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
4
Sep 10, 2005 11:07 PM
glenn Allen
1973 - 1979 F-100 & Larger F-Series Trucks
8
Jul 3, 2004 09:01 PM
reroy
1980 - 1986 Bullnose F100, F150 & Larger F-Series Trucks
9
Jan 3, 2001 02:28 AM