Recent content by Johnny Raptor

My previous repair finally failed, so got the familiar “door ajar” warning last weekend. Local dealer had a replacement in stock, so bought and repaired it today. Took less than 30 minutes.

Thanks! I've been telling him for several years that when he got ready to upgrade, I'd buy it. Definitely a rare opportunity to buy a Gen 1 that I know everything about! On a side note - Pops is bringing his new R home today, so can't wait to get a turn behind the wheel to see how it compares...

What did I do to mine today? I brought home a little brother for him to play with!. It’s a 2014 with 92k miles, never off-roaded, and always garaged. It’s my father’s truck he bought new in 2014. He decided to upgrade to a newer model, so I’m buying the Gen 1 from him. No way I was letting...

I don’t tow every day, but have towed quite a bit with my Raptor and other vehicles. My vote is for tandem axle trailers 100% of the time for the reasons @Gumby mentioned. Plus, if you happen to get a flat on a single axle and don’t have a spare, you’re screwed. If it happens on a tandem, you...

Yeah, this particular red top has always seemed kinda weak since it was new and it’s the second one I’ve had with the same symptoms (had another one in another truck). Recently started buying Odysseys anytime I need a new battery for a truck and have had good luck with them so far. I’ll try to...

Hard pass. This is what happened the last time I jumped a Raptor. I clearly lack the talent to do it correctly! :badidea:

Haven’t driven mine in a couple of weeks, so I thought today would be a good day to stretch its legs out. Turned the key and got nothing. Looks like the 2 yr old Optima red top is about to get replaced with an Odyssey.

This. I got one a couple of months ago and did it in about 10 minutes. Very easy replacement and it looks perfect.

How many miles? Mine looked like that at 125K.

Thanks for the inspiration! It’s one of those minor things that takes 10 minutes, tops, but that I kept putting off. After it was finished, I wondered why I didn’t do it years ago. Kinda like replacing the red stripe on the steering wheel….

Been meaning to replace this switch for several years, but after recently being inspired by someone else in this thread, I finally got around to it. No more clicking 237 times to get the rear sliding glass closed

Welcome to the club! Replaced my inner and outer in the driveway on Christmas Eve 3-4 years ago. That was a mistake. Went to local dealer and got the parts, but didn’t realize until it was taken apart that they gave me the wrong inner bearing. Ended up having to take the original to a local...

Was killing some time during lunch and realized I never posted mine from a couple of years ago. The replacement was performed after my initiation into the "6.2 Window Edition" club. Bought the 2011 (I think) metal covers and had them PC'd Ford Blue, then took a sanding block and flat-sanded...

Archetype Racing? Been looking at a set for mine but haven’t pulled the trigger yet.

I agree 100%. It's an expensive part, but very cheap insurance.