mjmck

I too sold my TJ on 35's 2 months ago to purchase a new truck. Really i haven't missed it yet. But thats because i haven't wanted to go wheeling, and it hasn't been 100 degrees out so i can take the doors and top off. Im sure it will hit me next summer.

Don't mean to clutter your thread. But here are a couple pics....
This first one was at the Syracuse King of Trucks show on the off road course.

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I've been reading about how the big decals on the sides of the bed will start to look bad after a while. I've seen older trucks with decals like this (4x4, Z71, etc.) that look like crap as soon as 12-18 months later. Our truck is red, so if I'm going to remove these I should do it now so there won't be an issue with the color underneath them not matching the rest of the truck if I do it later.






I already removed the dealer's sticker by peeling it off with my thumbnail and using rubbing alcohol to remove all the left over adhesive.

What is a good way to get these off without damaging the paint? I know it's a fairly popular thing to pull these off and want to know how others did it? Will the rubbing alcohol trick work with these factory stickers???

a075923

I used a hair dryer to heat up the sticker and it pulled off with my fingernail getting it started. Pull slow straight back on itself using the hair dryer to warm it up as you pull.

No issues.

Mike

mjmck

I really like having a distinction sticker on the back but the OEM one is a little clustered. I may replace mine someday with an aftermarket one.
My gf has a monster hair dryer and I've used it before on the 4x4 Chevy stickers and it worked good. Prolly a lot safer than a heat gun.

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Completed the First Modification to the F-150 today!
Now, keep this under your hat- I've heard that mods will void the warranty- LOL

It's about 75 degrees outside today, with very high humidity.

I've been hearing from folks that these decals will start fragging about 12-18 months in. I've heard that once they start to frag, they look horrible and by then the paint underneath them doesn't really match the rest of the truck so it's best to remove them early. With the reputation that red paint has for fading, I figure now is the best time.



We don't really like them anyway, so off they come. I started out using the oldest tool known to man- my thumbnail. I got the corner of each decal started-



Then SLOWLY peeled it off-



A little 91% and a cotton cloth to remove any left over residue- and there really wasn't any other than right where I used my thumbnail to get the corner started.



Smooth baby, smoooooooooooth-

a075923

Much better looking without the decal

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Wheels approx $1100, Tires approx $1900, Center Console approx $550, Lift approx $2950, Auxiliary Lighting approx $4000, Bumpers approx $3000, Winch approx $700, Skid Plates approx $1500, Tuner approx $400, Locker approx $800, Various Other parts and mods on my wish list approx $5000.

Peeling off the sticker and making it "my truck"... priceless LOL

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I've been really sick for the past few days, so I can't do much about this until I get better. I do however want to know if anyone else has experienced a similar problem after having TSB 13-4-15 work performed. Our F-150 has the 5.0 and the 6 speed automatic transmission.

Prior to having the TSB work done, the shift times in our truck were ridiculous, and even dangerous. At one point, by my watch, it took the truck 11 seconds to shift from drive to reverse while the truck was sitting still, facing downhill, on a moderate grade.

After having the TSB work done, I've noticed a little improvement, but nowhere near what I expected. Shift times are still laughably slow, but so far the longest one has been 4 seconds. IMHO- that is still dangerous.

Now a new problem has presented itself...

This has happened twice, both times on the same day but at different speeds. The first instance was:

I was on the interstate. There was a group of vehicles that were running about 5 mph under the posted limit (70) and traffic was starting to bunch up behind them. I saw an opportunity to safely pass and when I accelerated, the truck took off like a champ. Loved it! The problem is when I released the accelerator, there was a loud noise and the truck jerked like I had hit something. That is how hard the transmission shifted. My RPM's were nowhere near redline, but I don't know for certain what they were at. I started watching the temps, gauges, etc. and nothing was out of spec. Truck was driving great and I had an interview to get to (was almost there anyway).

After the interview, I was on a surface road with a speed limit of 45 mph. Idiot in some small kia was driving like a drunk (turns out she was texting)- speed varying from 30 to 40 mph, not staying in her lane, etc. So, I lined up to pass and when she started drifting into the lane on her right, I passed her on the left. Same thing- the truck accelerated perfectly, and this time I was paying attention to the gauges- my RPM's were just passing 3500 when I let off the accelerator and the same thing happened. The truck shifted straight into 6th gear from 3rd gear, accompanied by a loud noise and jerking like it had been hit.

I haven't driven it since then because I've had what seems to be the flu. But the common components of the two instances are sudden acceleration followed by releasing the accelerator pedal either completely or almost completely.

Has anyone else experienced this "slamming into gear"?

mjmck

What the heck is going on with your ride? Hope you feel better and get the truck figirdd out

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No Clue. Took it out again tonight for some local errands and experienced another slam shift after hard acceleration followed by throttle release. Going to call the dealer soon and see what they say.

Still recovering from the flu, but on the upside I've gone a week without smoking now.