Ron AKA

You might find the link below on how to make attachments to the aluminum body helpful. Was posted by another user here.


https://www.fleet.ford.com/truckbbas/non-html/Q-222.pdf

Kantuckid

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post number 11 got this thread on track again.thanks the dealer was making you/op wait for a good reason.

Diggitydog

Totally agree. Excellent info with the Ford bulletin. Very informative, glad to know it going into ownership so I can be aware from the start.

Does anybody that's taken delivery have pics of their mudflaps / mounting of how it was done yet?

Kantuckid

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i'm a hands on guy-lots of training too-and a trainer as well. i must admit to having used al pop rivets in steel many times over the years which violates the galvanic rule. as i think about this al body thing over time it's just not a new thing other than for a pu truck.
i just got done reading- yet another article- about amelia earharts lost plane and part of focus since 1992 is the al panel found in ocean reef with 100 plus rivet holes in it-that was 1937 folks-not a 2015 ford truck. al use here by ford will force/result in people doing more metal work correctly me thinks as focused work on a hugely popular brand/model gets underway. win/win situation. also interesting that it took weight reduction, not corrosion itself, to win the war on rust.


sorry for no caps in body above- shoulder surgery makes for one armed man operation here...

centex99

You got a lot more thanks than when I posted it... but glad it's still of use and def. a good link for this thread and others when it comes to accessories.
I'm still waiting for fleet to release a payload worksheet for the '15... but haven't seen one yet.

nhammer

I just put these on. They look nice, but they are a pain to install. The directions list like 18 steps which includes a level and a drill. I put them in my truck and paid my dealer to install them.

IMO the Weathertech ones are just as nice (without the Ford logo) and are wayyyyy easier to install. That is what I will go with next time.

StevieP65

They're not too hard to do on your own. Start with the fronts so you can learn the process/procedure. The rears are harder to do as they have an extra diagonal brace. But if you've already done the fronts the rears aren't that hard, either. I needed neither a level OR a drill. Just a screwdriver (if that? it was a while ago...)

About an hour total. It would be fifteen minutes now that I know how to do it.



left rear




left front, from the front.




left front




left rear, from the front.

(Sorry I don't know how to re-order the pics so they make more sense...)

Rabbit

I put mine on last night! Took about 15 minutes for the back and less than 10 on the front!

zervanj1

Put mine on last night, took 1/2 hour, getting push thru clips was hardest part but overall easy install