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BWMEEKS

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Well Gentlemen (and Ladies), My Raptor was completed today. :peace: Can't wait to get home and start tearing up the roads/trails. Should be delivered to my hometown dealership around 3 MAYish. I'll post pics as soon as I can get them taken.
 

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Hell Yeah Congrats Weeks it is by far the best truck ive ever driven and i cant remember if ive thanked you for your service but from me and my family we really appreciate it :peace: Whats your first mod if any?
 
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Hell Yeah Congrats Weeks it is by far the best truck ive ever driven and i cant remember if ive thanked you for your service but from me and my family we really appreciate it :peace: Whats your first mod if any?

Baldwin, Your'e welcome and thanks for saying something...we appreciate that. I have alot of mod aspirations but have decided to use my extra money to buy a WaterCraft first. So Mods will wait but I will get the front windows tinted in NM (darker allowable laws) before I head to TN. I will also get Xspray right away as well. As for the LED Tail lights, Xenon/projector headlights, wind deflectors, weather tech mats, etc...those will come later. I have never (even in passing) seen a Raptor in real life. I purchased solely off of my gut feeling (Police Officer of 3 years so Gut feeling is pretty "in-tune")from what I have read about it on this site.
 

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i Promise you will have one hell of a time and i just ordered led lights all the way around so once i get them in i will post up pics see if you like them or not. Once you get your x spray let me know how you like it im back and forth on how i want to do that
 
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i Promise you will have one hell of a time and i just ordered led lights all the way around so once i get them in i will post up pics see if you like them or not. Once you get your x spray let me know how you like it im back and forth on how i want to do that

In my Xspray research, I learned that prep is the key. So I'm gunna find a shop that has a neat and well kept (professional) appearance and that sand blasts as a prep RATHER than the chemical prep which I am told is not the best way. Sand blast prep with a hot xspray application should result in the best outcome. More expensive and takes a few hours longer but as I'm sure you agree....worth it.
 
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Congrats, I hope mine is about a month behind yours! When did you order?

Thanks. Here's the breakdown...hope it helps.

7 FEB - Dealership order for my Raptor placed with FORD
21 MAR - VIN number for my Raptor created
24 MAR - Build date (week) established (week of 11-15 Apr)
9 APR - Window sticker created available for download
11 APR - Build week (as per Sticker)
15 APR - Build Complete
03 May - Delivery expected to NM Dealership
 

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In my Xspray research, I learned that prep is the key. So I'm gunna find a shop that has a neat and well kept (professional) appearance and that sand blasts as a prep RATHER than the chemical prep which I am told is not the best way. Sand blast prep with a hot xspray application should result in the best outcome. More expensive and takes a few hours longer but as I'm sure you agree....worth it.

Ya neat and professional is key to earn my business and the quality of the work i didnt know about the chem prep being bad thanks for the heads up
 
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