Recent content by Kevin LaChapelle

I removed the hood stripes and the raptor logo on the side of the bed. It is fairly straightforward. Just heat it up with a heat gun or hair dryer while being careful to not put too much heat in any one spot. You can then peel up a corner and then with the heat peel as fast or slow as it...

Recently my 2019 started throwing the error on the display of “Terrain Management Not Available” whenever I tried to select a driving mode. I have spent a ridiculous amount of time understanding the Terrain Management System (TMS) by trial and error, diagnostic tools, and the help of our forum...

The dealership just called, and the tech spent all day working on it and couldn't find anything wrong. The only new piece of information was that the system worked briefly if you disconnect the battery and reconnect it. They also said, they didn't want to spend anymore time working on it and...

Yes we tested on every module. Even programmed every module to the latest from Ford. Nothing came up. I felt very defeated taking it to the dealer.

My 2019 bought this past June is currently at the dealer for the same issue. I’ll let you know what I hear back. Before taking it in we went over it with a fine tooth comb checking all the ground points, scanning with the Ford IDS software and we could not find anything that would explain why...

Here they are lit up in the evening. I am considering blacking out the AUX label since they are brighter than the switch text. I’ll test it on one of my reject switches to see how it looks.

Here is a switch I cut in half to see if the white plastic went all the way through. As you see the switch is predominately white plastic with a thin layer of black on the outside and most of the inside (they didn't put the black plastic on the inside where the AUX 1..6 labels are). The only...

Plugged them in and I like how they look when the switch is activated. I will get a picture when it is dark out of how they look when in the off position at night.

I decided to reduce the font a smidge to keep the letters away from the edge of the switch. This helps because there is a lot of material to remove at the edges in order for them to be backlit correctly. Here is the switch after I reduced the font size from 10pt to 9pt and laser engraved a new...

I need to do a bit more work with the dremel to make all the switches light up evenly but I like the first result.

I’d consider it. Depending on how it looks installed I’ll know if I need to replace the stock leds with brighter ones and therefore the effort needed to produce these.

I decided to try and and customize the upfitter switches. In my other cars I have had luck using my laser machine to engrave the stock switches so that they light up and have a more custom look. I ordered some extra upfitter switch assemblies to serve as Guinea pigs. Turns out the switch is...

Not yet. I keep adding things and a number of the parts have taken a long time to arrive. We are getting closer but still have to decide on if I'm going to widebody the rear to match the wide front. That will take more time and money as body shops around here are expensive.

Thanks for the suggestion. I have added that to the list to be done before I get it back.

I had mine replaced with the cf and I can ask my shop if you don't have success