🙋‍♂️ What Did You Do To Your Lightning Today?

[It's Just Me]

I got the front windows tinted today. Makes my eyes happy as they're light sensitive.

On previous days, I put on reflective US Flag "F - 150" on the tailgate (my first addition to the truck). Saturday I wired in the Ford LED oval to the grille (that was fun....NOT!), and a week and a half or so ago I put on some LED Reverse Lights that work quite well.

Waiting on getting the tonneau cover - pretty sure I picked it out, but there are a lot of options.

In November it'll be studded snow tire time.

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[AT193]

I got the front windows tinted today. Makes my eyes happy as they're light sensitive.

On previous days, I put on reflective US Flag "F - 150" on the tailgate (my first addition to the truck). Saturday I wired in the Ford LED oval to the grille (that was fun....NOT!), and a week and a half or so ago I put on some LED Reverse Lights that work quite well.

Waiting on getting the tonneau cover - pretty sure I picked it out, but there are a lot of options.

In November it'll be studded snow tire time.

Was thinking about doing the light up emblem as well, do you have a link to the one you used? What made the swap out so bad? Getting power to it?

 

[smax64]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/124936...ing+f150&ref=sr_gallery-1-4&frs=1&col=1&sts=1

 

[SmokingtheMeats]

I got the front windows tinted today. Makes my eyes happy as they're light sensitive.

On previous days, I put on reflective US Flag "F - 150" on the tailgate (my first addition to the truck). Saturday I wired in the Ford LED oval to the grille (that was fun....NOT!), and a week and a half or so ago I put on some LED Reverse Lights that work quite well.

Waiting on getting the tonneau cover - pretty sure I picked it out, but there are a lot of options.

In November it'll be studded snow tire time.

Do you have links for the flag lettering or pics?

 

[It's Just Me]

Do you have links for the flag lettering or pics?

Flag F - 150

 

[F150ROD]

https://www.etsy.com/listing/124936...ing+f150&ref=sr_gallery-1-4&frs=1&col=1&sts=1

Awesome!

 

[SmokingtheMeats]

Flag F - 150

Love it!!

 

[It's Just Me]

Oh yes. After a chipmunk got locked in my garage last week and chewed through the Ford charging cable I had to purchase a new charger so I installed the GRIZZL-E and my precious baby is charging up nicely as I type this.

Been a busy day.

 

[jredondox]

Added the Frunk Mat and net

Where did you get that carpet?

 

[F150ROD]

Where did you get that carpet?

https://accessories.ford.com/products/interior-frunk-cargo-area-protector-for-f-150-lightning-only

 

[FlasherZ]

Oh yes. After a chipmunk got locked in my garage last week and chewed through the Ford charging cable I had to purchase a new charger so I installed the GRIZZL-E and my precious baby is charging up nicely as I type this.

Been a busy day.

Ugh. I had squirrel problems with hydraulics on my bucket truck... little SOB's.

 

[jredondox]

https://accessories.ford.com/products/interior-frunk-cargo-area-protector-for-f-150-lightning-only

Thank you!
Did you get your wheels yet? I might go a different route and I will give you a good deal

 

[It's Just Me]

Was thinking about doing the light up emblem as well, do you have a link to the one you used? What made the swap out so bad? Getting power to it?

This is the emblem I purchased. Ford part. I'll try to get pictures for it when I can. Get one in the daytime, and maybe tonight after it's dark if I remember. My gut says that no matter where one buys the emblem, they'll have to do the same thing to get it to work if they don't have the 10-pin "T" connector to just plug and play.

Much of it was figuring out where things were. What needed to be taken off. There is just so little information out there on the Lightning. So I used a Putco video on YouTube to figure out how to guide it a bit. I honestly removed a few things that weren't needed just figuring stuff out. But everything came off easily with an 8mm, 10mm, and 13mm socket wrench. Also need a set of plastic trim tools you can get on Amazon or other places

Had to unscrew a bunch nuts, pop all those little plastic part holder tabs off, unscrew the LED light bar in front, then fish the wire up behind it, and run it along the washer fluid hose (who knew the Ford emblem had its own washer fluid nozzle? Aren't we just getting fancy?) then figure out which fuse to piggy back into. I am done splicing into wires, such a pain in the arse.

The part is made for 2015+ but the "T" wire adapter that comes with it is a 12-pin connector, whereas the Lightning's LED bar has a 10-pin connector. That's why I had to finish it the way I did. Looks nice, but the only fuse I could find makes the emblem stay lit for about 12 minutes (yes I timed it.....I need to get a life) after the truck is shut off. It's a bit weird to see it on, but not bad. The part also comes with a wiring option to fuse buddy the light and that is what I did. I grounded the wire to a big 13mm bolt on a metal stud on the steel hood lift support - it was the easiest thing I could find that wasn't aluminum and would ground better. I'm an intermediate DIY guy. Took a me a few hours of diddling around to figure things out, but if it's something you want to do it's not that hard. I whacked my head on the hood a few times and said some bad words because I'm 5'6" and needed to pull the hood down to reach things.

My apologies for the long-windedness but I figure I'd let you know the scoop. If you can find a 10-pin relay like the one that comes in the kit (but is a 12-pin) it would go in like butter.

 

[Intellibeam]

This is the emblem I purchased. Ford part. I'll try to get pictures for it when I can. Get one in the daytime, and maybe tonight after it's dark if I remember. My gut says that no matter where one buys the emblem, they'll have to do the same thing to get it to work if they don't have the 10-pin "T" connector to just plug and play.

Much of it was figuring out where things were. What needed to be taken off. There is just so little information out there on the Lightning. So I used a Putco video on YouTube to figure out how to guide it a bit. I honestly removed a few things that weren't needed just figuring stuff out. But everything came off easily with an 8mm, 10mm, and 13mm socket wrench. Also need a set of plastic trim tools you can get on Amazon or other places

Had to unscrew a bunch nuts, pop all those little plastic part holder tabs off, unscrew the LED light bar in front, then fish the wire up behind it, and run it along the washer fluid hose (who knew the Ford emblem had its own washer fluid nozzle? Aren't we just getting fancy?) then figure out which fuse to piggy back into. I am done splicing into wires, such a pain in the arse.

The part is made for 2015+ but the "T" wire adapter that comes with it is a 12-pin connector, whereas the Lightning's LED bar has a 10-pin connector. That's why I had to finish it the way I did. Looks nice, but the only fuse I could find makes the emblem stay lit for about 12 minutes (yes I timed it.....I need to get a life) after the truck is shut off. It's a bit weird to see it on, but not bad. The part also comes with a wiring option to fuse buddy the light and that is what I did. I grounded the wire to a big 13mm bolt on a metal stud on the steel hood lift support - it was the easiest thing I could find that wasn't aluminum and would ground better. I'm an intermediate DIY guy. Took a me a few hours of diddling around to figure things out, but if it's something you want to do it's not that hard. I whacked my head on the hood a few times and said some bad words because I'm 5'6" and needed to pull the hood down to reach things.

My apologies for the long-windedness but I figure I'd let you know the scoop. If you can find a 10-pin relay like the one that comes in the kit (but is a 12-pin) it would go in like butter.

Seems like this would be a sweet mod and hopefully someone comes out with an aftermarket adapter to prevent all that extra work.

 

[FlasherZ]

Had to unscrew a bunch nuts, pop all those little plastic part holder tabs off, unscrew the LED light bar in front, then fish the wire up behind it, and run it along the washer fluid hose (who knew the Ford emblem had its own washer fluid nozzle? Aren't we just getting fancy?) then figure out which fuse to piggy back into. I am done splicing into wires, such a pain in the arse.

I think that's to clean the camera that's up front, no?

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