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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:28 PM
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Dumb question #1 - Hook thing on dash

I know, there's usually no dumb questions but this may be an exception. Actually, I have a few more like the following so I thought it would be a good idea to number them.

What is the purpose of the plastic hook on the dash just below the cup holder pull-out? It has a couple of indentations on either side below that seems to go along with it. My wife hung a garbage bag on it for the time being but I told her it had to be for a more sophisticated accessory than a plastic bag.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:31 PM
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ha i asked the same thing when i picked up my 04 f-350 the day i picked it up, sorry to bust your bubble but the servce tech said its just for hanging a little trash bag on it. bummer huh?
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:33 PM
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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yup its a plastic bag since people in work trucks all day tend to create more trash than the little ashtray/trashbin can hold. Unfortunately its nothing exciting.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:37 PM
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ha i asked the same thing when i picked up my 04 f-350 the day i picked it up, sorry to bust your bubble but the servce tech said its just for hanging a little trash bag on it. bummer huh?
Nah, just proved to me what I already knew. My wife is smarter than me. Dang ... so that's it.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:40 PM
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Actually, I was thinkin' in the direction of a $200 accessory that clips on it that you could only buy from a Ford dealer's parts department. Looks like I'm ahead on this one.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:51 PM
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I use it to hang my hand held spot lite on
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 04:53 PM
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I use it to drape hard-wired wires over when the appliance is not present.
I guess you could jam a notepad in there.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:15 PM
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Funny how this comes up every so often....
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:42 PM
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Funny how this comes up every so often....
Yah, I guess the search feature is kind'a glitsy.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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I still think "pantie hook" is the best use.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 08:54 PM
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Yah, I guess the search feature is kind'a glitsy.
I plead guilty but in my defense it's not in the Owner's Manual, which I read. Do you search here for "hook thingy"?
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 09:10 PM
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LOL!!!!
Totally understand, just messin' with how often the oddball things about these trucks come up.

You mean this search for hook?
It has befuddled many of us!!
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...ose-to-be.html
 
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Dash hook is the proper term I think.

They also n eed to put in the manual all the uses for the pockets on the underside of the center seat armrest thing.

The last thread I remember with the moose and panties was hilarious though.
 
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Old Dec 27, 2008 | 09:14 PM
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It's to hang your wife's thongs on to dry out on those long trips.
 
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