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I had a similar rattle at one point around 50k, I put new sway bar end links on and it did not resolve. It actually ended up being the caliper bolts, not the bracket bolts but the slide pins. When I removed them and cleaned/ re grease it went away and has been fine ever since. There was little...

Unaware, what is fuse 10 for?

180k can be many different things, its really a case by case basis. I'd avoid if its been beaten and not serviced well, however if taken care of there is still likely tons of life left. Just may have to do some minor repairs that pop up. There are many high mileage ecoboosts out there...

This would be quite difficult to add after the fact, there are cameras, windshield, sensors, wiring, control modules, steering wheel controls, etc that all have to be updated or added. Likely cost prohibitive if it can even be achieved to work nicely, likely cheaper to sell and buy one with it...

Mine will do this on rare occasions also. I've had other make trucks do it as well, nothing to really be concerned with unless its happening every time. 100k+ and no issues related to the trans.

Depends on the type of work they were doing on your truck, they may have needed to put it in 4A to verify correct operation. It is a 4wd vehicle after all, not going to hurt anything. But driving in sunny San Diego I would use 2H around town. I'm always 2wd in Texas just driving around normally...

$600 doesn't sound unreasonable to me in today's market for a spring removal and install. Labor rates have gone up a lot, $200/hr depending on shop/market. $300 would be extremely cheap in my opinion for a quality shop. Not saying it cant be had, but few and far between

While gm is horrible in many regards, brakes are generally one of their better areas. AC delco makes parts for nearly all manufactures. Akebono is a supplier for most Japanese manufacturers. My factory brakes were horrible after 30k, no reason to stick with ford in that regard for a factory...

I've always had good luck with Akebono pads and AC Delco rotors if looking for long life, both are improvements over what comes factory in my experience

I really didn't do much preventive maintenance until around 75k other than oil and filters etc, at that time I replaced the spark plugs, trans fluid, brake fluid, coolant, 4 new shocks. Since you have a 2018 I would just put new shocks in instead of a rebuild, Its barely more $$ if you stay OEM...

I started throwing p0420 codes around 75k, I tried to get my dealer to cover new cats but they wouldn't budge. I also almost always use quality fuel and truck is otherwise stock. OEM ford cats were too expensive for me at the time, I thought about going aftermarket with SPD downpipes or similar...

Just an update to this if anyone else has a similar issue: The cruise control switches that come with a new OE wheel, are not for adaptive cruise control, which I needed. The cruise control switches needed for ACC have different part numbers depending on year even though they look the same...

Yes This is the case. Even if it is sounding nobody cares in a public environment.

Thank you for a well thought out reply, I agree. While, I am a few hours north of Austin there is for sure cartel related issues up here in DFW. I suspect the 5 people I know with stolen trucks were all hit by more professional criminals with appropriate tools. My buddy's 2019 Sierra Denali...

This is good advice. The 3x mine was broken into ( all 3 broken glass), they were not high traffic areas. Hotel, City park, Downtown parking garage FWIW

I am a firm believer in this as well, I have good coverage and low deductibles. However Insurance would probably pay out only around $40k give or take for mine, so I'd have a hard time finding one in similar condition at that price. SO trying to avoid if I can

Thanks, looks promising.

In Texas where I live vehicle theft is out of control for late model trucks especially. (18,000+ vehicles in Dallas County 2023). Similar in Houston in Austin. I have known 5 people in the last year+ that have had their vehicles stolen( 2 F250s, F150, Sierra, Ram). The police are generally of no...

Yeah its a 2018, Unfortunately I got rid of the old wheel. Looks like I may have to buy some new ones to see. Thanks

The new steering wheel already has the switches preinstalled so nothing has been moved over.

Replaced my old worn steering wheel with a new OE one on my raptor, install was easy enough but now my cruise control buttons arent working at all. ON/off, set +/-. Nothing happens or pops up on the display when I hit them. Has this happen to anyone else? My research has said it can possibly...

JL3Z-1663223-D is what I used in a 2018 heated/cooled non recaro. It was around $150 iirc

I had this same issue, but my seat foam was already getting worn out so I disassembled the bottom section and replaced the seat foam with a new OE part. Once I put it back together all the clips have stayed in place as they should for the past year. So it leads me to believe that once the seat...

Mine was covered under ESP luckily. But Ive heard anywhere from $3-6k depending where you take it.

The market for used raptors seems to have cooled recently, at least here in TX. I bought cars for many years for an autogroup. The mods may be able to get you an extra 3-4k from the right private sale. But if anything they hurt the value for trade in / dealer retail. Sweet truck!