Trading in Gen 2 - do you strip exterior mods?

[rbraptor]

Unfortunately, I have to trade my 2020. I put the Off-road Alliance triple bezel fog light bracket on and wired those to the auxiliary switches. I also put some lights below the rear bumper for backing up and also wired to the switches.

Would y’all remove those and sell separately? Or install what I possibly could on the new vehicle? I know dealer won’t give me anything extra for them.

Thank you. I’m sad.

 

[JohnyPython]

Take the mods off, sell on FRF and buy bourbon with the money.

 

[DMays]

Unfortunately, I have to trade my 2020. I put the Off-road Alliance triple bezel fog light bracket on and wired those to the auxiliary switches. I also put some lights below the rear bumper for backing up and also wired to the switches.

Would y’all remove those and sell separately? Or install what I possibly could on the new vehicle? I know dealer won’t give me anything extra for them.

Thank you. I’m sad.

All comes down to time vs value. You're correct in not getting extra for them. If you take them off, they are typically easy to resale if you're willing to take the time to post and ship. I have gone both ways depending on the resale value of the items and the time needed to uninstall the mods. As long as the dealer doesn't specifically point items out as a part of their equation I remove them. The only time I had a dealer want an item was a camper shell on a GMC 2500 and they gave me $2k extra for it.

 

[Wilbur]

If you decide to sell them separately send me a PM! I'm interested in both sets.

 

[AvalancheGrey2017]

If you decide to sell them separately send me a PM! I'm interested in both sets.

and there you have it! make some extra cash. easiest sale yet.

 

[NASSTY]

I removed my Off-road Alliance triple bezel fogs when I traded my 2017 and installed them on my 2020. I also had aftermarket wheels on my 2017. I asked the dealer if he wanted the stock wheels or aftermarket on the truck when I traded it. He said he didn't care so that saved me about $100 not having to swap my tires back to the stock wheels. Then I sold the stock wheels on FB Marketplace.

 

[Irregular F150]

I take off everything And put back to factory as much as possible. Working at a dealer and knowing they dont care about add ons made me this way LOL

 

[figure1a]

As close to stock as you can is best for trade in. I just stripped down a Tundra with $10,000 in mods and recouped about $4,000 of it on eBay.

 

[WireNutz]

I take off as much as I can and keep it for the next truck if it will fit. Or sell it and recoup some of my $$$ for mods to use on the next truck lol.

 

[willwwright]

I scored all my aftermarket stuff from a guy treading his in, benefitted both him and I!
Never understood why, especially in the raptor world, why a dealer cannot see value in a truck with bolt on mods as being worth more!