🛠️ What have you done to your F150 Tremor this week?

[Lrjet55]

Added a crossbin under my diamond back cover to hold a couple Milwaukee PackOut bins. One has a full first aid kit and the other has roadside emergency equipment. Tire inflator, tire patch kit, tow straps, bungee cords etc are in the bigger case. Also mounted a fire extinguisher in the drivers side compartment. Put 2 mounting plates on the floor of the bin for the boxes to clip into, plus put 2 towards the tailgate to clip in additional PackOut boxes when I need them.

I also added a Ready Lift leveling kit last week, really improves the look of the truck.

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What’s the bar on the back of the diamond back?

 

[Crafty68]

Cubby hole cover.

 

[BlackonBlack]

My goal for this weekend was to get rid of the orange stripe on the grille. I know there’s probably a lot of people who like the orange accents on the exterior, but personally I am not a fan and this is my first step towards an orange-free exterior.
This took way longer than I was expecting but overall I’m pretty pleased with the results. View attachment 23506View attachment 23507View attachment 23508View attachment 23509View attachment 23510View attachment 23511

This is exactly what I’ve been looking for? I’m gonna do my orange accents as well as the skid plate and fender badges!!!

 

[BlackonBlack]

My goal for this weekend was to get rid of the orange stripe on the grille. I know there’s probably a lot of people who like the orange accents on the exterior, but personally I am not a fan and this is my first step towards an orange-free exterior.
This took way longer than I was expecting but overall I’m pretty pleased with the results. View attachment 23506View attachment 23507View attachment 23508View attachment 23509View attachment 23510View attachment 23511

Do you think it needs a clear coat?

 

[Cranbery]

Do you think it needs a clear coat?

It most definitely needs a a few layers of clearcoat. Almost anything you paint on the truck interior or exterior should get clear coat.

 

[Scooter]

Installed Raptor lights from F150LEDs today. F150LEDs Raptor Lights
Connected them to Aux Switch 6. Very happy with the outcome.

 

[TR3MMR]

New to this forum, this is what I’ve done in the last 3 weeks I’ve had my 23’ Tremor (Second one after the first one being totaled on 9/21/23)
Paint matched the front end, side vents, hood vents, cab spoiler color matched and installed , tinted fog lights, 3rd brake light, tail lights, ford emblems, cold air intake, VTA (blow off), resonator and muffler delete/ straight piped and carbon/ Ti tips welded on, new rims, wrapped interior panels, 2.5” adustable front struts, replaced tremor bed decal with a custom vinyl

 

[CrankCase]

What’s the bar on the back of the diamond back?

It’s a combination warning light, dust/chase light, scene light, and traffic advisor. Don’t have it wires up to a controller yet, the cover came off my 2018 and I had a ton of emergency lighting on that truck. Just need a free few days to put all of it on this truck.

 

[Lobo-Tremor]

I installed the Rigid cube lights on the front bumper. I had previously installed the Dyode Dynamics bumper brackets.
Gonna wire them up upfitter #1 sometime this week.
Also, installed the Ford side door moldings. Gives the truck a whole different look.

 

[beo_tom]

Moved my CAI from injen to the tremor from my 18 lariat. Love when things just fit! No CEL and loud turbo noise.

 

[Cranbery]

Update to the saga: finally found a dealer that would honor the warranty, and once they did I financially incentivized the tranny tech to assist the process, shouldn't have to but that's life, and I'm in SFL where that's a lifestyle. They went straight to the fix at the end of the TSB. Tranny tech said it was typical of that time transmission and he knew exactly what the issue was. He knew it had a tune too, asked me about it, no worries - one had nothing to do with the other. Even tipped the guy more, they got it done in a week. Basically rebuilt the transmission including the leaking clutch packs in the drums, different metals (aluminum against cast iron) rubbing, the seals and bushings leak - that's how he explained it. Newer trannies they changed the seals. I don't know if it was the incentive, but it was a great service tech and I'd have just gone this route from the beginning had I known. Couldn't be happier with the dealer/job, won't mention them for obvious reasons.

So far so good, drives like when it was new with the transmission still adapting again. Cost me a couple grand in rental cars and Ubers, the incentive/tip to the tranny tech for doing it quickly, and I ended up buying a second car thinking it would take longer or more be ready, and I have a trip coming up I need a car for (didn't want to keep spending money on rentals).

All in all, YMMV, and Ford could care less about your warranty process and what you're entitled to. Go the correct avenue, get shafted. Grease the right dealer, get it done in a week. Even if the first dealer had honored the warranty, they'd still have made me jump through 5 steps before they replaced the drum, that's how the TSB is written. Ford is basically waiting your warranty out to not replace parts they knowingly put in hundreds of thousands of transmissions over a year and a half. Insert "every manufacturer is the same", and that very may well be true, but let me tell you, it sucks when it happens to you!

 

[luke_a]

Do you think it needs a clear coat?

I did not spray any clear. I wasn't going for a glossy look and I wanted it to match the rest of the grille which doesn't have any gloss to it. But I don't really think it's necessary in general, but I'm no expert.

 

[FaKtor34]

I did not spray any clear. I wasn't going for a glossy look and I wanted it to match the rest of the grille which doesn't have any gloss to it. But I don't really think it's necessary in general, but I'm no expert.

If you don't want the gloss do a satin clear coat, it will just provide more chip protection and fade prevention.

 

[Cblaxx19]

My goal for this weekend was to get rid of the orange stripe on the grille. I know there’s probably a lot of people who like the orange accents on the exterior, but personally I am not a fan and this is my first step towards an orange-free exterior.
This took way longer than I was expecting but overall I’m pretty pleased with the results. View attachment 23506View attachment 23507View attachment 23508View attachment 23509View attachment 23510View attachment 23511

Not that this helps you at all at this point, but those orange trim pieces just pop out of the grille. Very easy once the grille is removed like you had it. Could have saved you all the masking and really gotten all around the edges.

 

[luke_a]

If you don't want the gloss do a satin clear coat, it will just provide more chip protection and fade prevention.

Now that I'm reading my last reply again I sound stupid. If it was a larger surface area being painted or wasn't a trim piece then yes, of course I would clear it. I just didn't see the need to use any for something so small, but I may regret that decision in the future. Hopefully it won't fade on me considering the truck isn't usually hit directly by the sun when parked but only time will tell.

 

[luke_a]

Not that this helps you at all at this point, but those orange trim pieces just pop out of the grille. Very easy once the grille is removed like you had it. Could have saved you all the masking and really gotten all around the edges.

Yeah, that was the plan at first, but I was having trouble getting it out and I was scared to break a clip or part of the grille so I just decided to mask it instead. Surprisingly didn't take too long but I appreciate the advice.

 

[Lobo-Tremor]

Update to the saga: finally found a dealer that would honor the warranty, and once they did I financially incentivized the tranny tech to assist the process, shouldn't have to but that's life, and I'm in SFL where that's a lifestyle. They went straight to the fix at the end of the TSB. Tranny tech said it was typical of that time transmission and he knew exactly what the issue was. He knew it had a tune too, asked me about it, no worries - one had nothing to do with the other. Even tipped the guy more, they got it done in a week. Basically rebuilt the transmission including the leaking clutch packs in the drums, different metals (aluminum against cast iron) rubbing, the seals and bushings leak - that's how he explained it. Newer trannies they changed the seals. I don't know if it was the incentive, but it was a great service tech and I'd have just gone this route from the beginning had I known. Couldn't be happier with the dealer/job, won't mention them for obvious reasons.

So far so good, drives like when it was new with the transmission still adapting again. Cost me a couple grand in rental cars and Ubers, the incentive/tip to the tranny tech for doing it quickly, and I ended up buying a second car thinking it would take longer or more be ready, and I have a trip coming up I need a car for (didn't want to keep spending money on rentals).

All in all, YMMV, and Ford could care less about your warranty process and what you're entitled to. Go the correct avenue, get shafted. Grease the right dealer, get it done in a week. Even if the first dealer had honored the warranty, they'd still have made me jump through 5 steps before they replaced the drum, that's how the TSB is written. Ford is basically waiting your warranty out to not replace parts they knowingly put in hundreds of thousands of transmissions over a year and a half. Insert "every manufacturer is the same", and that very may well be true, but let me tell you, it sucks when it happens to you!

Awesome!
Glad to hear it finally worked out for you!

 

[beo_tom]

Took the time (finally) to wire up my A-pillar SS3 Lights from Diode Dynamics. These are the white combo optics with amber backlight. Added a 5 amp circuit to make wiring up more marker lights down the line a breeze! I have it wired to light on ignition.

 

[Cblaxx19]

Took the time (finally) to wire up my A-pillar SS3 Lights from Diode Dynamics. These are the white combo optics with amber backlight. Added a 5 amp circuit to make wiring up more marker lights down the line a breeze! I have it wired to light on ignition.

Did you just tap a fuse for the light on ignition? Which fuse??

 

[beo_tom]

Did you just tap a fuse for the light on ignition? Which fuse??

Yea i used one of those piggy back dealios. There was no intelligent way to route the wire out of the fuse box from what i could see so i drilled a hole in the back of the cover, put in one of those water tight glands and routed the power up to a red mini bus bar.

If i remember correctly I used fuse number 21. That's the headlight module fuse. Do you think there's a better fuse to tap?