I got 2 years out of the dip on my mine. I did the wheels, bumper, grill, lower cladding all with a rattle can. Paid my nephew to remove amd reapply though.

 

Who makes that bumper on your friend's rig?

 

Thanks Twitch. I think I am going to try the grill on my square wheel well truck.

 

The Ex has needed brakes for a while now as a rear rotor was shaking the truck to death whenever you used the brakes. Finally had a little money to order the parts this week and the rear rotors/pads and front pads showed up yesterday. Ok, well the rears are the issue so I'll knock those out today and do the fronts once those rotors arrive.



Drivers side goes fine. Slide over the passenger size, pull the rotor, and find this



Well that is probably why my parking brake didn't work as well as it used too. Ugh, ordered all the parts to fix that and just gutted the parking brake on that side for now.


So I button it all up and head up the road about 20 miles to go talk to Comcast and when I get to the next town I can smell brake pad burning. After a few moments sitting at a light I can see smoke off the drivers side rear. Ugh, FML. Pull up AA's website since they have a 20% online deal right now, ordered the caliper, backed in to a spot, picked up caliper, installed it in the parking lot, returned core, and went on my way an hour later. I half *** bled the caliper so the pedal is spongy, but at least I'm not cooking my new brake pads now. And the death shake IS gone.



OH and Comcast's system was down so I couldn't do what I went there for

 

Took a couple hrs but got it all off there! I have no clue why Ford offered this crap because it's a different color than the cherry on the doors and console. Either way I hated it. Goodbye.

 

Before & After (think I can tell the wife I just buffed it out)

 

You laugh but my boss traded his truck in a few years ago and his wife never noticed... they weren't even the same color! (Navy blue to black)

 

Installed this new harness last week. Very straight forward and made a noticeable difference in how my Ex started... I guess the existing battery terminal was corroded almost to the point of snapping off. Actually, when it was removed, the positive terminal did snap off completely with minimal force.

I was going to compile a How-To, but honestly, it was so straight forward that it seemed like a waste. Should be noted that you need a trim puller for the radiator shroud, a 8mm, 10mm, and a 15mm deep socket to complete the install. Have to take care when routing the lines to the starter and part of that bundle has extra protection where it rests against one of the coolant lines. All in all, about a two hour job to remove the old one and install the new one.

 

I moved mine in the yard, one of the hottest days so far this summer.

 

Drove her to Maine and back without a single hiccup along the way! I love my X!

 

Never to late for gauges.

 

Make sure to install the 12v regulators. Not sure what brand those are but my glow junk started freaking out. They couldnt self regulate after a while.

And you are correct, never too late. Any post install pics?

 

Did you go to Acadia ? Wish I knew you were passing through the area.... would'a tried to meet up for lunch or something. How did you like that area ?

 

Were the needles on the GlowShift gauges jumping/bouncing around on you?

 

Thx, I didn't consider that. They're AutoMeter.