Things I miss on my XLT

[JRT]

Day 4 of Lightning ownership, and really enjoy it. I moved from a 2021 Mach-e and traded in my trusty 2014 Ram 1500 on my very sharp XLT Antimatter Blue Truck. A few things that seem odd to be missing to me, that were on both the MME and my Ram.

1) Power folding mirrors. Really at this price it should be standard, 9 year old Ram had it.

2) No built in garage door opener, this really shocked me, I guess I should have paid better attention.

3) No opening rear glass, probably not a huge deal, but sure helps when driving with windows down in my old Ram.

4) No case for Lightning manual, ya I know, all online so I'm use to the small quick start a d basic guide, but no actual Ford branded pouch to keep it organized seems ridiculously cheap out.

Anything anyone was surprised that was not standard?

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[Maquis]

Walk-away locking.

 

[Pioneer74]

Ram includes a lot more stuff on their lower trim trucks that Ford restricts to upper trims. The folding mirrors and Homelink aren't included on any trim lower than Lariat on ICE trucks, so they just continued with the Lightning.

I also wanted a manual case. I think they stopped including them on the 2022 ICE models, because I remember my 2021 ICE truck having them. I found some good used ones on Ebay for some late model Fusions. I just recycled the manuals and kept the case.

 

[RickLightning]

Day 4 of Lightning ownership, and really enjoy it. I moved from a 2021 Mach-e and traded in my trusty 2014 Ram 1500 on my very sharp XLT Antimatter Blue Truck. A few things that seem odd to be missing to me, that were on both the MME and my Ram.

1) Power folding mirrors. Really at this price it should be standard, 9 year old Ram had it.

2) No built in garage door opener, this really shocked me, I guess I should have paid better attention.

3) No opening rear glass, probably not a huge deal, but sure helps when driving with windows down in my old Ram.

4) No case for Lightning manual, ya I know, all online so I'm use to the small quick start a d basic guide, but no actual Ford branded pouch to keep it organized seems ridiculously cheap out.

Anything anyone was surprised that was not standard?

Reviewing the Order Guide prior to purchase helps me decide which trim I wanted, which is why when I saw the deletes on the 23's, and what the 22 XLT vs. Lariat had, I chose the Lariat. Here's some solutions for you:

2) Feel the visor where the opener would go. You should feel the outline of an area, the size of the opener, as an area in the plastic IF you have lighted mirrors on the other side of the visor. If so, then you are set to put in your own opener for under $30. In short, you buy a module on Ebay in the color of your visor. Open visor cloth, remove plastic area (cuts right out), install module wired to mirror power, put cloth back. I have done this on three Ford vehicles over the years, and when you're done it looks factory. No, I am not a "modder", I have no particular special skills. If you find the area then reply back and I will link to some relevant directions. I attached two sets of instructions, and picture from my 2013 F-150). A big note - make sure when you do this you a) have clean hands and b) get some extra hands if you need them.

4) Hasn't been there in years, and wasn't on your Mach-E. Manual is in FordPass, and downloadable in PDF form from owner.ford.com to all your devices. And, a third party will charge you a ridiculous price to send one they printed.

 

[VictorM]

I traded a ‘14 Ram 1500 Sport for my XLT ER (312A) and also miss the folding mirrors. Im okay with the lack of a sliding back window. Had a rock crack the back window on the Ram and the replacement was $1500.

 

[Ventorum94]

Day 4 of Lightning ownership, and really enjoy it. I moved from a 2021 Mach-e and traded in my trusty 2014 Ram 1500 on my very sharp XLT Antimatter Blue Truck. A few things that seem odd to be missing to me, that were on both the MME and my Ram.

1) Power folding mirrors. Really at this price it should be standard, 9 year old Ram had it.

2) No built in garage door opener, this really shocked me, I guess I should have paid better attention.

3) No opening rear glass, probably not a huge deal, but sure helps when driving with windows down in my old Ram.

4) No case for Lightning manual, ya I know, all online so I'm use to the small quick start a d basic guide, but no actual Ford branded pouch to keep it organized seems ridiculously cheap out.

Anything anyone was surprised that was not standard?

Regarding (2), I found a nice solution: (if you don’t mind sacrificing your superfluous coinholder for a Homelink switch!) go to Amazon and search Gentex GENHLBP1 (a two-channel Homelink module, lithium battery powered w/yrs of battery life) then on to Etsy to weber3Dprints to order a 3D-printed blank to replace the coin holder. The coinholder just pulls out (can use a plastic trim tool to pry if you prefer) and the Homelink module comes with a template for making the hole in the 3D-printed blank (drill and Dremel were only tools required). No wiring required!! Works great (excellent range), and looks OEM. Now, what to do with all my quarters?…
Regarding (1), have you seen what folding the mirrors does to the 360 camera view? (still works, but the image is unfavorably altered) IMHO, the 360 camera is a gamechanger, for parking and garaging my Lightning (a 2” clearance situation). I suppose I might fold the mirrors after I parked, but never while parking! No regrets about not having power fold, can always fold manually if leaving the truck in a tight spot.

 

[Ventorum94]

Reviewing the Order Guide prior to purchase helps me decide which trim I wanted, which is why when I saw the deletes on the 23's, and what the 22 XLT vs. Lariat had, I chose the Lariat. Here's some solutions for you:

2) Feel the visor where the opener would go. You should feel the outline of an area, the size of the opener, as an area in the plastic IF you have lighted mirrors on the other side of the visor. If so, then you are set to put in your own opener for under $30. In short, you buy a module on Ebay in the color of your visor. Open visor cloth, remove plastic area (cuts right out), install module wired to mirror power, put cloth back. I have done this on three Ford vehicles over the years, and when you're done it looks factory. No, I am not a "modder", I have no particular special skills. If you find the area then reply back and I will link to some relevant directions. I attached two sets of instructions, and picture from my 2013 F-150). A big note - make sure when you do this you a) have clean hands and b) get some extra hands if you need them.

4) Hasn't been there in years, and wasn't on your Mach-E. Manual is in FordPass, and downloadable in PDF form from owner.ford.com to all your devices. And, a third party will charge you a ridiculous price to send one they printed.

In Lightning, if you don’t have Homelink, you also don’t have lighted mirrors. No ready power source for a mirror Homelink add. (and if I understand correctly, 2024 Lariats do not have Homelink either- only Platinum. Sad mistake.)

 

[JRT]

Cool all, my 2021 MME did come with a Ford case for the manuals actually. The MME also has folding mirrors and yes I know the 360 gets messed up. I usually use it at car washes and driving past edge of garage door just to make sure I don't hit it. On the Ram I always hit the closed mirrors in parking lots to give more space for people to their cars and avoid people hitting them.

 

[RickLightning]

Case yes, but no owner's manual.

 

[RickLightning]

In Lightning, if you don’t have Homelink, you also don’t have lighted mirrors. No ready power source for a mirror Homelink add. (and if I understand correctly, 2024 Lariats do not have Homelink either- only Platinum. Sad mistake.)

I believe people without power in the visor mirrors went and stole it from the center console area. Also, some people simply installed Homelink IN the center console.

Our 2018 Fusion, despite being a top end trim, hand no Homelink due to some type of unresolved conflicts with either the transmission of the signal or something.

 

[cal]

My 22 Lariat has homelink

 

[Pioneer74]

Cool all, my 2021 MME did come with a Ford case for the manuals actually. The MME also has folding mirrors and yes I know the 360 gets messed up. I usually use it at car washes and driving past edge of garage door just to make sure I don't hit it. On the Ram I always hit the closed mirrors in parking lots to give more space for people to their cars and avoid people hitting them.

They deleted the case for the 2022 Mach-E. Mine didn't have one, until I bought one for it.

 

[JRT]

If I'd known that I'd have kept mine from my 2021 lol. The XLT was the trim I wanted for sure. The price was already way more then any vehicle purchase ever, I wanted real HVAC, audio and comfort physical buttons.

 

[JRT]

Almost a year later and 15k miles. Mostly just local and easy trips out and back to charge at home or stays at my Mom's house in TN. The folding mirrors are now really the only big deal I wish the XLT had.

After this year which has included 1 FL trip, 4 trips to MS, trips to central Alabama, numerous trips to TN I'm overall still happy. The acces to Tesla SC with the A2Z adaptor has been a game changer and hopefully will continue to grow. If I can avoid EA I will always pay the premium of Tesla access and the drama free experience.

It is funny, but in 1 year, I see more Cybertrucks then Lightning around, which is too bad as this truck really will work for a lot of people that in the south probably have too much political baggage.

 

[21st Century Truck]

Almost a year later and 15k miles. Mostly just local and easy trips out and back to charge at home or stays at my Mom's house in TN. The folding mirrors are now really the only big deal I wish the XLT had.

After this year which has included 1 FL trip, 4 trips to MS, trips to central Alabama, numerous trips to TN I'm overall still happy. The acces to Tesla SC with the A2Z adaptor has been a game changer and hopefully will continue to grow. If I can avoid EA I will always pay the premium of Tesla access and the drama free experience.

It us funny, but in 1 year, I see more Cybertrucks then Lightning around, which is too bad as this truck really will work for a lot of people that in the south probably have too much political baggage.

Yeah I really like the XLT (with tech package) trim except for the folding mirrors. I'll add them at some point with a motorized set from EBay when I put away enough pennies.

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