🙋‍♂️ What Did You Do To Your Lightning Today?

[Lightning Rod]

I swapped my wheels over to some Lariat 20" OEMs that I picked up, but it was late so I didn't take any photos.

I spent most of the day replacing my load center to support a Tesla Wall Connector charger. My house was built in the 80s and had a very small load center, so I quickly ran out of circuits. I replaced it with a much larger and better built panel and added a Tesla Wall Connector in the process. I can now charge at 48 amps, where before the biggest circuit was 30amps(which meant 24amp charging rate).

My lightning also powered my house and tools for the day while we were working. I only used a few miles of range and it was way more convenient than getting my generator out.

Nice job!

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[laselvasurf]

Nice job!

Carbonized Grey Metallic?

Thanks! Yep, Carbonized Grey Metallic. I’ll hopefully be able to get some photos of it with the new wheels tomorrow if the weather clears up a little.

 

[seanocono]

Awesome work! It’s so great that your load center is in your garage. I had to run a line completely under the entire length of the house because ours is in the opposite corner of the house from the garage.

 

[Jersey Devil]

Today I added the tailgate Lettering and the accessory aluminum roll-up tonneau

Nice! Where did you get tailgate lettering?

 

[Simpso57]

Had some fun in the rain here in CA....

 

[MTBAZ]

Had some fun in the rain here in CA....

that looks a little north of 16" that is called out as a limit. Let us know if you have any issues.

 

[laselvasurf]

I was able to snap a few photos of the new wheels. I went with black lug nuts to tie things together with the tint and dark lettering I put on the truck. I know it just looks like a stock Lariat, but I love the look and hope the efficiency isn't effected too much.

 

[SkyeFox]

Installed a dash cam and set up the back seat for the baby and dogs.

 

[laselvasurf]

I had a few hours between rain storms here in northern CA so I made the most of it.

First up I removed the beeping thing for the frunk. This was pretty easy thanks to the videos posted here and on youtube.

Installed the FixcamX rear dash cam. I've looked at doing this twice before and wasn't happy with the cabling route and possible airbag interference I've seen in tutorials. This time I took a different approach and used a glow rod and ran the cable down the middle of the headliner. This keeps it WAY out of the way of airbags, which was critical for me.

Installed the BuiltRight rear set latch. I have these in my raptor and love the storage space they gain access to. It's a great spot to keep a charger, or a first aid kit.

Installed the OEM tailgate damper and removed the amazon one. I'm torn on this, the Amazon one was smoother at the bottom as the tailgate lands, but not as smooth at the top. I'll be keeping the amazon one and possibly switching back at some point.

Installed a screen protector that actually looks really good. It doesn't show fingerprints at all compared to the the OEM screen surface and will hopefully protect it from scratches.

Finally I gave it a good bath. Of course, it started raining right as I finished, but it was worth it to get all the mud that's accumulated on it from driving in the storms.

 

[LUXMAN]

I had a few hours between rain storms here in northern CA so I made the most of it.

First up I removed the beeping thing for the frunk. This was pretty easy thanks to the videos posted here and on youtube.

Installed the FixcamX rear dash cam. I've looked at doing this twice before and wasn't happy with the cabling route and possible airbag interference I've seen in tutorials. This time I took a different approach and used a glow rod and ran the cable down the middle of the headliner. This keeps it WAY out of the way of airbags, which was critical for me.

Installed the BuiltRight rear set latch. I have these in my raptor and love the storage space they gain access to. It's a great spot to keep a charger, or a first aid kit.

Installed the OEM tailgate damper and removed the amazon one. I'm torn on this, the Amazon one was smoother at the bottom as the tailgate lands, but not as smooth at the top. I'll be keeping the amazon one and possibly switching back at some point.

Installed a screen protector that actually looks really good. It doesn't show fingerprints at all compared to the the OEM screen surface and will hopefully protect it from scratches.

Finally I gave it a good bath. Of course, it started raining right as I finished, but it was worth it to get all the mud that's accumulated on it from driving in the storms.

Do you have a link for the tailgate damper and screen protector that you like? Thanks

 

[laselvasurf]

Do you have a link for the tailgate damper and screen protector that you like? Thanks

Here's the tailgate damper: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0134UWBPO?psc=1&ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details

Here's the screen protector:https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08VRLSYC3?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_product_details&th=1

The screen protector takes some patience to install right with no bubbles or dust. Make sure to clean everything really well and have the dust removal sticker close by when installing. It took me a couple tries, but I was able to get it installed with no bubbles or dust specs under it.

 

[KurtsRPMGarage]

Picked up my pro a few weeks ago and started installing the stock pile of parts I had accumulated.

I managed to fit the peragon tonneau cover from my old truck (17 Nissan Titan). Size was nearly identical. I built some custom brackets so I didn’t need to drill. Peragon sells a set for 70$ but I made them for under 20.

Before installing a new steering wheel I gave this Amazon cover a shot and it came out way better than I expected. It did take a few hours with a needle and thread though. Still have a few wrinkles to work out.

Did 35% ceramic tint on the front. Found a nice wireless charger on Etsy. Added bifocal mirrors, wheel locks and tailgate lock, Husky floor mats, annd bull rings. Also a carbon fiber 3d sticker for the tailgate. I’m looking for a matching set for the charge door but am coming up empty. Loving the truck so far.

 

[Lightning Rod]

Picked up my pro a few weeks ago and started installing the stock pile of parts I had accumulated.

I managed to fit the peragon tonneau cover from my old truck (17 Nissan Titan). Size was nearly identical. I built some custom brackets so I didn’t need to drill. Peragon sells a set for 70$ but I made them for under 20.

Before installing a new steering wheel I gave this Amazon cover a shot and it came out way better than I expected. It did take a few hours with a needle and thread though. Still have a few wrinkles to work out.

Did 35% ceramic tint on the front. Found a nice wireless charger on Etsy. Added bifocal mirrors, wheel locks and tailgate lock, Husky floor mats, annd bull rings. Also a carbon fiber 3d sticker for the tailgate. I’m looking for a matching set for the charge door but am coming up empty. Loving the truck so far.

Got a nice shine there!

Yes, I'm gonna need some good stick-on blind spot mirrors. Anyone have a good recommendation on these?

 

[KurtsRPMGarage]

Got a nice shine there!

Yes, I'm gonna need some good stick-on blind spot mirrors. Anyone have a good recommendation on these?

Thanks. It’s been raining for the last few weeks so that helps. Haha.

I normally just grab a circular mirror and throw it in the upper corner but I didn’t want to block the blind spot monitor light. So in the end I went with these long boys. Not my favorite but they work well enough.

 

[swngdncr]

Picked up my pro a few weeks ago and started installing the stock pile of parts I had accumulated.

I managed to fit the peragon tonneau cover from my old truck (17 Nissan Titan). Size was nearly identical. I built some custom brackets so I didn’t need to drill. Peragon sells a set for 70$ but I made them for under 20.

Before installing a new steering wheel I gave this Amazon cover a shot and it came out way better than I expected. It did take a few hours with a needle and thread though. Still have a few wrinkles to work out.

Did 35% ceramic tint on the front. Found a nice wireless charger on Etsy. Added bifocal mirrors, wheel locks and tailgate lock, Husky floor mats, annd bull rings. Also a carbon fiber 3d sticker for the tailgate. I’m looking for a matching set for the charge door but am coming up empty. Loving the truck so far.

I couldn’t find the 3d carbon fiber for the charge door either. I ended up cutting some flat carbon fiber stickers on my laser….

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