1 year 12000 mile Gen 3 2021 Ford Raptor review

[Littlefx4]

The dealer didnt have a problem taking my deposit and what I wanted....so no tall tell here. I saw the launch video reveal and called dealer immediately. How are you liking your Gen 3?

Mine's treating me well; thanks for asking.

 

[K9 EXPERT]

No way in hell you ordered Feb 21. The order bank didn’t open till June 21 soooo….a tall tell here…

I ordered my 2021 June 17, 2020, which is as soon as I HEARD they could be ordered. It arrived February 11, 2021.

 

[BryBurger]

Good job OP! Looks like you should get PPF on the front and I did that immediately since the Raptor's front loves to eat rocks.

Also I am jealous of your digital climate knobs! lol I am curious if I can swap out my boring '23 version with '21 OEM's with temp on the knobs?

 

[Littlefx4]

Good job OP! Looks like you should get PPF on the front and I did that immediately since the Raptor's front loves to eat rocks.

Also I am jealous of your digital climate knobs! lol I am curious if I can swap out my boring '23 version with '21 OEM's with temp on the knobs?

Sure you can. Check out the below thread, gather the necessary parts, install and program, and you're done. You'll find part numbers & instructions inside.

Heated Wheel Retrofit

Today I spent the morning installing the new heated steering wheel feature and running through the codes to make it all happen, and we now have heated steering! And all I added, was the new steering wheel column part, and then coding through the FORScan.

www.fordraptorforum.com

Note: Might as well update the steering wheel while you have it apart.

 

[BryBurger]

Thanks @Littlefx4 I saw that thread and didn't realize members may add info for swapping out the HVAC unit with the digital readouts.

 

[HighwaySentinel]

I ordered my 2021 June 17, 2020, which is as soon as I HEARD they could be ordered. It arrived February 11, 2021.

That's early. You had one of the test mules?

 

[GCATX]

not clickbait...do a little research on when 2021 Gen 1s were delivered. I waited 14 months for it...got in April of 2022 and ordered Feb 2021.

Clickbait, in the sense that you gave no info in your post, just trying to get clicks I guess. It would have been cool if you mentioned in the post that something really bad happened or how the truck withstood some real abuse. lol. Then may be worth a click. And I mentioned that if it was held up for covid reasons it is understandable.

 

[K9 EXPERT]

That's early. You had one of the test mules?

I don’t know, what is a test mule???

 

[HighwaySentinel]

Well, orders did not go live for the '21 until June of '21. Those few Gen 3's that were rolling around out in the wild before that were being driven for test purposes. If you got yours in Feb of '21, I thought maybe you were one of the testers. I guess not.

 

[byz250f]

Clickbait, in the sense that you gave no info in your post, just trying to get clicks I guess. It would have been cool if you mentioned in the post that something really bad happened or how the truck withstood some real abuse. lol. Then may be worth a click. And I mentioned that if it was held up for covid reasons it is understandable.

sorry it didn't get your approval on this video, I will work to improve on the next one. I am just getting back into the Youtube game and wanted to share a quick 1 year update on my experience with this truck. The truck has had some air many times at SL, and on trails up north, nothing broke, no issues...towed 8000lb travel trailers almost 4000 miles last year and another 2000 miles of towing snowmobile trailers to the western UP...no complaints. Been a great truck, I hope my 2023 F350 Tremor serves me the same quality of product as this did.