🙋‍♂️ What Did You Do To Your Lightning Today?

[CypherBlue]

Okay, so I did a lot of small things

Added the hood deflector:

Then I added the tailgate lettering inserts:

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Then I got the inserts for the charging door/fake door on the right:

Then, I got the Ford Mudflaps and painted them with the oil pen @BennyTheBeaver recommended here / on Reddit. I did three coats; they came out awesome!

Finally, I got this chrome trim that @MAG had posted about from Global Auto Shop. It was perfect for what I was looking for, just to make the grill more distinct and pop out more.

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[awilli1010]

Hauled concrete stairs to the land fill!

 

[DesertEV]

Added leather like seat covers to cover the XLT cloth seats….they fit well and the heat comes through.

Cool. Where did you pick them up at? Any pictures?

 

[Tedmister2]

Cool. Where did you pick them up at? Any pictures?

Not the best photos. Winterhawks should make it to the Memorial Cup so had to rep them when I can.

 

[Tedmister2]

Not the best photos. Winterhawks should make it to the Memorial Cup so had to rep them when I can.

I bought them slightly used so let me find out from the person I’ve purchased them from off Facebook marketplace.

 

[groundzero2121]

Tint to match the rear. Added decals at charge port. Fresh wash/wax

 

[SpacemanSpiff]

Okay, so I did a lot of small things

Added the hood deflector:

Then I added the tailgate lettering inserts:

r

Then I got the inserts for the charging door/fake door on the right:

Then, I got the Ford Mudflaps and painted them with the oil pen @BennyTheBeaver recommended here / on Reddit. I did three coats; they came out awesome!

Finally, I got this chrome trim that @MAG had posted about from Global Auto Shop. It was perfect for what I was looking for, just to make the grill more distinct and pop out more.

I like all of these mods, but that grill treatment is especially slick.

 

[No Oil HaHa]

Added a “My job depends on Ag” sticker to the back window.

 

[cal]

Wife decided we needed new carpets. This is the trip to the dump. 980 lbs payload. Trailer weighs 2920. Total trailer weight was 3900 lbs.

A question for the experienced tow crowd. I pulled the built in debris tarp cover to keep things from flying out of the trailer. There are couple of hooks on the rear corners of the trailer to attach a bar on the tarp. You then use a ratching crank to put tension on the tarp. I used two ratcheting straps crisscrossed over the tarp. By the time I got to the dump the load had shifted enough to loosen the tension I had originally applied and the bar was sitting on the top of the load. Scared the hell out of me as I thought of what if it had slipped out of the end to the tarp and caused and accident. The bar on the tarp does have circular flanges on each end but I don’t know if it could have slipped out. Do most experienced folks use a strap across the back just in case?

Also the brake controller seemed to have forgotten the gain setting I set last year. It was zero! I wish our display would show the gain when you brake. I just happened to check it manually on the way home. Did not notice any loss of breaking power on the way. Truck stopped me and almost 4k pretty easily. Speeds were not slow but fortunately I normally leave pretty good distance between cars while driving. Guess I should always check the brake controller gain before each tow. Good to know.

 

[invertedspear]

A question for the experienced tow crowd. I pulled the built in debris tarp cover to keep things from flying out of the trailer. There are couple of hooks on the rear corners of the trailer to attach a bar on the tarp. You then use a ratching crank to put tension on the tarp. I used two ratcheting straps crisscrossed over the tarp. By the time I got to the dump the load had shifted enough to loosen the tension I had originally applied and the bar was sitting on the top of the load. Scared the hell out of me as I thought of what if it had slipped out of the end to the tarp and caused and accident. The bar on the tarp does have circular flanges on each end but I don’t know if it could have slipped out. Do most experienced folks use a strap across the back just in case?

Towing or hauling in the bed, you tarp and strap the load as you did, drive a few miles, pull over, tighten everything down again. Drive a few more miles and do another tightening check. Usually then you're good. Maybe if you hit a bunch of small bumps or one big bump you do another check, but I rarely find anything shifts after the second check.

 

[cal]

Thanks do you check your brake gain every tow trip?

 

[invertedspear]

Thanks do you check your brake gain every tow trip?

I don't have trailer brakes, never have had anything except surge brakes built in to a couple trailers I've hauled, so I have no opinion or experience to lend you on that one.

 

[SteuLight]

I put four nickels in my console.

 

[Ford Motor Company]

Tint to match the rear. Added decals at charge port. Fresh wash/wax

Looks stunning! We'd love to hear more about your experience with the F-150 Lightning thus far!

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