Robert Simpson

Hi everyone!

I just bought a white 09 super cab that used to be a police truck. I've been doing little things here and there to make it into a daily driver. My other car is a 2017 mustang GT, which I want to turn into more of a garage queen.

Here is a photo of the truck:



Here are the apprentices completing an oil change on the vehicle:




I've also dumped and filled the coolant. Here is the mess that caused:



Today, I plugged in FORscan and did a few changes... first, I turned off the headlight running lights. That must have been a police thing, but the headlights were on all the time, which was annoying. Second, I turned off the TPMS system. I think the wheels were replaced, and these wheels don't have sensors, so I just disabled the whole system. I had a heck of a time finding where to make the change in FORscan, so if anyone else is wondering, it is at 726-02-01 and you just type all zeros in the first 8 digits (0000 0000 XXXX). I was a little wary about doing this, as there was actual stuff in these spots (not just changing a 1 to a zero like most of the rest of the settings), but it worked great. TPMS fault is gone.

Cat-back exhaust should be arriving this week, which will be nice, because the truck didn't have anything on when I bought it, so it's pretty loud.

Other mods I have in mind are leveling kit, intake and tune. I also want to work on the interior to make it a little nicer than so utilitarian.

These forums have been a great resource so far, and I'm looking forward to learning a lot more!

Robert Simpson

oh yeah, the tires are 35s (not exactly, but by my calculations they are close) and it has a raptor replica front bumper. pretty cool!

whoch

cool! And congratulations on the new daily driver. Looking forward to your mod updates!

Great helpers. you have. They can slide under the truck a whole lot easier than many of us at this point!

Hope you get many many miles of "s"miles out of your new beast!

Robert Simpson

Thanks! I'm having a lot of fun so far. I love projects.

Robert Simpson

Well, since the only key I got when I purchased the truck looks like this:


And because the dealer wants wants hundreds of dollars for keys, I decided to see if I could do it myself. I found 2 transponder keys for $20, got them cut at Lowe’s for free, and then programmed them with FORscan. Now I have two brand new keys for a total investment of $20! Pretty psyched!