obusnizzle

XLT means you get standard cloth. XL gets vinyl, its been like that for many years.

Deckedoutf150

dont you have the thing in the dash that pops out and has two cup holders in it?? i had an 05 that did.

powderburn2

My Xl has the holders that pop out of the dash. Every time I use it the drink hits the AC button and turns it on and off. Why did they put the AC button there?

kludlum

If it does i haven't found it. I do have the ac button and recirc button and there is a spot in between that looks like you could pull out but doesn't

powderburn2

I think they only come with the smokers option. Mine has a ashtray that pulls out with the drink holders

Deckedoutf150

it does not pull out, you push it in, release it, then it pops out and you pull it the rest of the way out. it should be right under you a/c contols *****, then there is the row of buttons then the cigerett lighter, its right under that.

it should have 2 cup holders and a ash tray in the middle. it coems on all trucks.

smokers option is just something that added a couple additional things. it does NOT effect those two cup holders and ash tray we are talking about.

07v6guy

I doesn't come on all trucks, only automatics. My stick shift doesn't have the pull outs because they would get in the way of the shifter...

Mister Mitch

Hi folks,

my new truck has storage from hell!!! I think that I could put a small child inside the arm rest/storage box. It has 4 cup holders. Two infront and two in back. The back cup holders also has a 12 volt outlet below them.

The front cupholder has an insert for the ashtray. That is stored somewhere inside the arm rest/storage box.

Under that, there is yet another storge area, that is under the arm rest/storage box. I don't know how deep it is though. But there is a flap on the front of it that can pop off to open the "mouth" of that area even larger.

Oh yea, the cup holders... they have an insert that you can take out for larger cups and travel mugs. If you take the insert out, you can put a 40 oz bottle in it and a 2 litre pop bottle on the opposite side. I have tried and it fits.

The only thing I miss is the shifter. My previous Freestyle, it was infront of the arm rest and I used to rest my hand on the shifter while I was driving. Now, my new truck the shifter is on the steering column and I find my right hand is looking for something to rest itself on. So I find my self drumming my fingers inside the cup holder. Either that, or playing with the insert for the cupholder.

There is one thing I do miss. I had a '76 F-150 (code name "Old girl") and the back of the bench seat would fold forward. I had room enough there to put lots of stuff. I even had a floor jack in it's case. My supercrew, the back bench seems to be bolted to the back of the cab. Yes, the seats fold up. But I find that is only convenient when we go shopping for groceries.

I am still holding out for the tool box for the front of the bed of the truck. Hopefully in the stainless steel grate finish. XMas is coming... I always like to carry a few items in my vehicles in case of emergency. I think that I would put towing straps in there if I could find some of those for cheap. Those two front hooks on the front my truck look menacing.

Anyways, as I ramble on... I like the amount of storage I got and the 8 cup holders as well. One in each door, and then 4 more on the arm rest/storage box.

Mitch

kludlum

I found an 06 f150 brochure and it shows that if you have an XL with manual shift 4x4 you don't get the cup holders in the dash.
I just don't know why the fold down console doesn't have storage or cup holders

dloudy

My 05 has the two cupholders right underneath the CD player with an ash tray in between, two in the flip down console, and two at the bottom of the console for the rear seats. Not to mention the hellacious storage inside the flip down console.

I wonder if the seat backs for the backseat fold down, or are bolted.....I do know the seat bottoms do fold up thus far.