Raptor seems too high for city garage
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Can confirm. I've also parked in an underground garage that was labeled 6'8" with no issues (stock antenna swapped out for a stubby).
I run in to the same with most older parking garages in the San Francisco bay area. I avoid anything that isn't at least 6'10" or higher just b/c they might have new asphalt, low hanging fire sprinklers, and inclines where the long wheelbase may result in the truck actually sitting higher. At 6'10" you'll be scraping the antenna on every concrete beam, but in the city you don't really have another option. I keep the factory antenna as an early warning.
I loved drone
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I live in Seattle and have parked my truck in garages all over the city. I’m not sure what garage you’re parking in but 6’-8” is not code for a garage lid height. 7’-0” is minimum. Maybe it’s in a really old building? Don’t worry about the antenna. You might want to forget about the light bar.
NeoLeo
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I commute to Wash DC where my garage ceiling height decreases as you go to lower levels - even though the entrance may be high enough. Be careful about that.
Kiwi Raptor
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I park in a garage at work (Los Angeles) and have 6'8" clearance as well. I removed my OEM antenna and replaced with a stubby due to the constant noise it was creating when it was hitting the concrete beams.
It is a tight fit, but does clear with about 1 1/2 in to spare. I also open my sunroof screen so I can keep a watch up above as I progress through the garage.
Lastly, I have added a label near my mirror to remind me of my clearance height when entering unknown garages.
My GTi is my everyday drive and that is fun in tight spaces.
It is a tight fit, but does clear with about 1 1/2 in to spare. I also open my sunroof screen so I can keep a watch up above as I progress through the garage.
Lastly, I have added a label near my mirror to remind me of my clearance height when entering unknown garages.
My GTi is my everyday drive and that is fun in tight spaces.
FirstTruck
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I swapped my antenna out for a shorter 27 inch one... less false alarms with clearance issues. If that antenna hits then I know I shouldn't go any further.
That is why Mod #1 for most of us is a stubby antenna.
I love driving my raptor, then jumping in my daughters 2015 GTI 6-speed when i want some go carting fun.
Yup. Before going anywhere in the city with the Raptor I plot out exactly where I'm going to park and what the clearance is.
Have a friend who had a lifted Ram HD that he left at a garage and they did several thousand in damage to the roof of the cab parking it where it hit some pipes in the ceiling of the garage.
Don't want anything like that to ever happen.
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