What did u do to your raptor today?

[Deleted member 12951]

Redid some wiring and got the ICOM radio wired directly to the battery. Will help offload some amps from the 6 panel box.

 

[adeerchaser]

Good to know. I already have it mounted, and 95% of my driving is on road, so I'm going to give it a shot. Its still day & night better built than the swing case it replaced.
After reading your post, I may make an angle bracket to bolt the top corner of the box to the bed side upright. The more flex I can take out of it, the better it should hold up (I think). Suppose time will tell.

I had those same boxes, damn drawers always coming open and tools getting wet. So I went the other way, put in a swing case on each side. Only been in truck about 3 months. Just curious- what were your gripes on um please?

 

[Otis857]

I had those same boxes, damn drawers always coming open and tools getting wet. So I went the other way, put in a swing case on each side. Only been in truck about 3 months. Just curious- what were your gripes on um please?

The problem I had was the brackets that are on the back side of the box that the lock rod goes through are plastic. They fit in a plastic tongue and groove style slot molded into the box which broke out after about a year. The weight of the whole box is hanging on the latch and rod on the lock end. When it broke out on mine, I screwed a block of wood (a 1" thick block worked) into the bed floor so when the box swings into position, the bottom was resting on the wood. I think that would have prevented the box from breaking had I known the weak point.

I dont do real hard or frequent offroading and it only lasted about 2 years. Hopefully they have improved the design to prevent it from breaking out again. Good luck with your boxes, but you should look into supporting the bottom of the boxes when they are locked in.

 

[Aaron]

Ordered a set of 37" Grabber X3 Red Letters...That hurt a bit. Can't wait for them to show up.

 

[Mike175]

Where did you find the "SVT"? All I have come up with is "Raptor" and the old Ebay listing from a few years ago.

Upgraded my raptor weathertechs to SVT weathertechs

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[ogdobber]

Where did you find the "SVT"? All I have come up with is "Raptor" and the old Ebay listing from a few years ago.

I had them made. Pm me and ill give you the info


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[adeerchaser]

The problem I had was the brackets that are on the back side of the box that the lock rod goes through are plastic. They fit in a plastic tongue and groove style slot molded into the box which broke out after about a year. The weight of the whole box is hanging on the latch and rod on the lock end. When it broke out on mine, I screwed a block of wood (a 1" thick block worked) into the bed floor so when the box swings into position, the bottom was resting on the wood. I think that would have prevented the box from breaking had I known the weak point.

I dont do real hard or frequent offroading and it only lasted about 2 years. Hopefully they have improved the design to prevent it from breaking out again. Good luck with your boxes, but you should look into supporting the bottom of the boxes when they are locked in.

i'll look into doing that Thanks for the info!

 

[adeerchaser]

Mods may move this but, since y’all were talking bout it. I have these, you can see one badge came loose. Outta my 2014, fronts only. They are Weather Tech brand. Say 50 bucks and you pay shipping. Anyone?

 

[J DAMAGE]

Got tired of TPMS SENSOR FAULT, 2-SENSORS FAILED less then 2 yrs, so I did a little research and found this little item, TPMS BYPASS.
This little box can be used with TPMS sensors installed or not installed at all, it tricks the trucks computer into thinking all 4 sensors are working correctly, no more WARNING, FAULT LIGHT BLINKING.

 

[HAP]

Very cool! What do you do with it? Does it have to plug in anywhere?

R,
HAP