New Bird Slayer

4BIRDDOGS said:

Sharp looking brushed aluminum door sill.

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I wish the sill was illuminated...

Is there a subwoofer? Where is it located?


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4BIRDDOGS said:

This should be a good start...

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how do you keep yours so full?

marilynsride said:

how do you keep yours so full?

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You've got good taste.

thanks for sharing your pictures and write ups!

congrats on the Gen2

A few other little things....
The back seat has 2 full size headrests (they are much much smaller than the old gen1), a small rest is located under the sliding window for the middle seat. You can not use the small rest in any other seat position. The posts are much closer together. That's a shame, three small headrests would look sweet. And they wouldn't block the view of the cargo area as much. Sometimes it's handy to keep an eye on the cargo area. The two outboard headrests do tip forward if you push a button on the side. That does help quite a bit, but you will still be gazing at headrests. I removed all of them. No humans sit in the back seat.

On to the seatbelts...
The belt socket at an angle you would never likely be holding your hand.
Its downright unhandy!!!
So when you get the two halves near each other you have to go through a contortionist routine to get them together.
OK ,maybe that's a bit too extreme .... but you get the idea.
Getting them to separate isn't any better. It feels like the button is too far away and once again you need to twist hand and wrist to get things lined up so you can depress the red release button.

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A quick note regarding the 10 speed.

You can detect it up shifting from one gear to the next.
Feels more like the sensation you get zipping through the gears on a motorcycle.
I imagine it will feel very weird to those who have only driven automatics.
It doesn't linger very long in any number. At very slow speeds it's already up to 8.

Watch your speed.... It is a BIG chore to keep it under 35 MPH.
A whole bunch more get up and go than the old Raptor.

4BIRDDOGS said:

Watch your speed.... It is a BIG chore to keep it under 35 MPH.
A whole bunch more get up and go than the old Raptor.

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True statement. I find myself at 50-60 easy without thinking.

4Birddogs, Great job on sharing pictures of your new Raptor. Any chance we can see a few shots under the hood?

The bottom side of the hood and more to follow:
They are uploading at pack mule speed.....
It may be tomorrow before the pics make it.

Pack mule only moving one pic at a time.
Showing the secondary yellow lever to open the hood. Its in a tight spot and a bit funky to get to. Maybe it was frozen.