ak_cowboy

New mirrors too, looks fantastic!

TexasF150

04 XL 4.6

Jayson_F150XL

Beauty truck man! What kind of back bumper is that? It looks mean

TexasF150

Thanks, it's a Frontier bumper. I want to eventually switch the lights out for LEDs if I can find some.

nfldfordman

bigwhitebullet6.4

My new truck I bought 3 months ago, it was completely stock with 3600 miles on it. 5.0 2wd

nfldfordman

CtCarl

Here's a before & after shot of my '09 XL 2X4 with 2V 4.6. On the right is what it looked like when I picked it up. On the left is a pic I took today.

I don't have anything against black trim. I agonized for a while whether to replace or repair the original dented bumper, and when I finally decided to replace it, it was about the same cost to buy a chromed unit as it was to buy and paint a primered one, even if I didn't count my labor as worth anything.

After I put the chromed bumper on, I sold the painted original. When the buyer came to pick it up, he just had to have my black grille and swapped me for his original (mint) FX4 piece.

I don't know what the deal is with modern pickups and height, but the bottom line is, I had to get some step bars so I got polished stainless, thinking they might stand up better than the black powder coat.

I didn't care for the original steel rims, and as a 2X4, it was going to need more aggressive rubber before the winter. I found a set of OEM '08 alloys and picked up some Kumho Pathfinder A/Ts in P245-70R17. They were cheap, S speed and Severe Snow rated, with a 60k warranty. I did need 1/4" spacers on the front to clear the caliper brackets.

Anyway, that's what it looks like now. Still some interior work to go!

DSaw25

2008 XL 4.2 V6 Automatic
Rescued in '10 after it was repoed twice, first car paid for on my own
Daily driver now and beginning to spend money on outside
2" level, VTech Raptos and AT tires coming soon



On the day I brought it home



Tinted windows and tool box