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how she sits now.. ptm bumpers, matte black hood, roof and tailgate, custom HIDs, oval and side overlays, matching 2 tone grill, painted handles, 20s/33s from my old 24" wheels, black leather conversion, black dyed interior panels, ipad dash.. too much to list! pretty much all DIY
Very nice! Looks awesome. I am curious though as to savings achieved by going this route over going with a loaded fx4 with the nav, heated/cooled leather seats, hid's, flow through console w/ floor shifter, etc. Not trying to be an ***, but just got me thinking I may go this route next time.
Originally Posted by zjbowman
Since I'm close to done on my XLT Transformation, I thought I'd post a before and after pic. Thanks to all who've inspired and answered questions on this forum! Please join in putting up before and after pics...Lifted, Lowered, Chromed out, blacked out...custom stock, whatever! Let's see how far you've come with your XLT!
New XLT 9-14
Thought I was good with chrome below, but changed my mind...
What it looks like now...
Aftermarket NAV
Almost done! 1-15
Started with 6.5 SuperCrew XLT 4x4 with Chrome package
5.0 3.55 with locking rear diff
302a Options package
Power Pedals
4.2 Screen with backup camera
Backup sensors
Power Seat
Etc.
Some of the mods:
RCX Full 6"Lift
2" Short Rear Shackles
KMC XD Menace 20x10 -24 Wheels
35x12.5x20 Federal MT Tires
BUshwacker Painted Pocket flares
New Smooth painted handles
FX4 Running Boards
Used re-painted bumpers
OEM HID Lights and Harness
Painted Grill and surround
Painted mirror caps
Painted mirror reflectors
20% Front Tinted windows
Tinted Taillights
8" Touchscreen Navigation w/ auto climate control
Added OEM Remote Start
Ford low rise rock guard
I'm sure I'm forgetting some things...
Next Mods:
Install painted Rear Bumper
Full Dual Borla or Flowmaster Exhaust
Aux Lighting front and rear
Possible Roof Basket with Lights
Black leather heated cooled seats etc.
Aftermarket nav
Thought I was done but changed my mind on the direction of how I wanted it.
Very nice! Looks awesome. I am curious though as to savings achieved by going this route over going with a loaded fx4 with the nav, heated/cooled leather seats, hid's, flow through console w/ floor shifter, etc. Not trying to be an ***, but just got me thinking I may go this route next time.
Totally reasonable to ask.
In my case, the XLT with this option package had most of the things I wanted and also allowed for 6 people seating. But the main part was price. This optioned XLT was discounted almost 11k by ford last year making it cost about 33k. With the savings, I was able to put 7k into it doing almost all I wanted without coming close to the 50+ I was looking at spending on a fully optioned FX4 that I would end up hacking up anyway. This way it's mine, I made it look the way I wanted and saved 10k+ even after mods. Still leaves me plenty of room to buy a new boat to pull with my bad *** custom truck
The only thing I miss are the heated cooled seats. I figured out how to add them to the body computer and aftermarket nav which already has the seat controls built in. So I'm looking for the front seats now.
