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I suspect the hard folding bed cover I added is holding me up now.
Ya, I think I am same (spray in too, but others have that and are wrapping up)...HAD I KNOWN :-/
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Good tip! Do you have a link to that promo?
 

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I noticed ford was charging $500 to add the mobile charger to the build so I bought it from the ford accessories website instead for like $330
This is a decent deal on a crappy charger. IMO the best deal is to buy the Tesla mobile connector, whichever plug ends you want, and an 80amp tesla tap. The teslatap will open up Tesla destination chargers to you, the Tesla Mobile Connector has more plug end choices, and still comes with the same ends the Ford charger does, and the overall cost is equivalent to the normal price of the Ford charger.
 

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I chose to use my Tesla mobile connector and save $500 from buying Ford's. Better yet, Amazon has the Tesla to J1772 Adapter on sale right now for $69.99 then add a $20 coupon to bring it down to $49.99! Good time to buy!
 

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This is a decent deal on a crappy charger. IMO the best deal is to buy the Tesla mobile connector, whichever plug ends you want, and an 80amp tesla tap. The teslatap will open up Tesla destination chargers to you, the Tesla Mobile Connector has more plug end choices, and still comes with the same ends the Ford charger does, and the overall cost is equivalent to the normal price of the Ford charger.
What’s so crappy about the Ford plug? I’ll do most of my charging at home and use the truck for my local business. Is there a better way for me to go?
 

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I’m still waiting as well with a 9/12 blend date and 9/15 in production date.

I noticed ford was charging $500 to add the mobile charger to the build so I bought it from the ford accessories website instead for like $330, it was around $450 and then they had 20% off promo and used the ford credit card for 6 months 0% APR…. I also got the windshield sunshade (I’m in TX) and the rubber bed mat as well.

Lariat ER (sunrun is installing the charger Friday)
- Power running boards
- Max trailer tow package
- Partitioned lockable storage
How much did they quote you to install?
 

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What’s so crappy about the Ford plug? I’ll do most of my charging at home and use the truck for my local business. Is there a better way for me to go?
It’s not very heat tolerant and while the failure rate may not be all that high, it’s dependent on Ford to determine if it fails or not for a warranty replacement. When I took the one in that came with my MachE they said they couldn’t even test it because they didn’t even recognize the plug end (NEMA 14-50) so there wasn’t anything they could do. The service departments aren’t trained for this yet.
 

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I somehow reverted back to a status of Order Confirmed, but my Built date is still there
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Same happened to me just today (sorry about the cross post to another build week, but relevance is applicable):
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How much did they quote you to install?
All in was $1,250…. No changes needed to my main panel and charger installed on same wall about 5’ away.

I got two or three other quotes and they were about the same price or higher. They all didn’t include city permit which they said wasn’t required but I knew for a fact it was so that kind of turned me off from them.

I figured I’d go with the experts on this which had no issue with the permit process in my city. I also believe we can take 30% tax credit on the charger install so that is a bonus!
 

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Not sure if source is reliable, but this popped up in my news feed this AM. Lightning Dealer Orders on hold while our trucks get extra QC attention?

https://www.freep.com/story/money/c...ightning-orders-canceled-quality/71032938007/
It is reliable, we've been writing [speculating] about this for several weeks having observed the production data since build week 7/31, a lot of hold ups and only recently the flood gate has opened to update to BUILT & SHIPPED. It is going to take time to get 19,921 trucks into buyers hands {build week 7/31 to 10/2}
 
 





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