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Old 12-12-2007, 02:54 PM
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2009 Model Quality Center Opens (Pics)

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Ford Motor Company has opened a New-Model Quality Center at the Dearborn Glass Plant in Dearborn, Michigan, aimed at helping support the quality of the newly re-designed 2009 F-150 pickup. The center is being used for training employees on the key assembly processes for the F-150, including their revolutionary frame design. “The New-Model Quality Center at the Rouge will ensure the same top quality for the new F-150 when it goes on sale next fall.” says Mark Fields, present of The Americas, Ford Motor Company.
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hummmm intresting..... good find
 
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Originally Posted by BGF150
hummmm intresting..... good find

x2. are those the current 150s or 09 in that pic...?
 
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Old 12-12-2007, 04:31 PM
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thats pretty cool....shows Ford cares about quality, i don't see any of the other truck manufactures doing this, maybe i just haven't heard of them
 
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Old 12-12-2007, 06:03 PM
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i like this move by ford. it shows they are really serious about build quality and employee skills. i hope it trickles down to the service departments at our local dealers
 
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Originally Posted by JBMX928
x2. are those the current 150s or 09 in that pic...?
09 because in this photo you can see that the 3rd brake light on the roof is slightly different than ours now. And the front door openings are much bigger on these 09 crew cab shells (and confirmed by the spy photo of the silver 09 Screw truck with the long front doors)

 

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Old 12-12-2007, 10:01 PM
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Does Ford know what an LED is?

Oh boy, does that mean we're still not using LED's for the brake lights yet? I expected them back in '04, yet even in '09 we still don't get them??? How could Ford be so far behind back then, never mind here yet again? Guess I'll hope I'm wrong, but...

Quality facility sounds like a step in the right direction, after the super squeeky and super noisy '04-'08 lineup. Time to get back to the quality of the '97-'03 line!
 

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Old 12-13-2007, 01:29 AM
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Oh boy, does that mean we're still not using LED's for the brake lights yet? I expected them back in '04, yet even in '09 we still don't get them??? How could Ford be so far behind back then, never mind here yet again? Guess I'll hope I'm wrong, but...

Quality facility sounds like a step in the right direction, after the super squeeky and super noisy '04-'08 lineup. Time to get back to the quality of the '97-'03 line!
i think we are doing just fine with the current lights, but LEDs are welcome i guess
 
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is it me or does that not look like the current 5.4L more or less where the intake manifold area is...





definitely the new model... door openings are larger and the body line of the front fender.
 

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Old 12-13-2007, 03:16 AM
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is it me or does that not look like the current 5.4L more or less where the intake manifold area is...





definitely the new model... door openings are larger and the body line of the front fender.
In fact... yes it is the 5.4l.

How do I know... well look at it on this pic:

 
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In fact... yes it is the 5.4l.

How do I know... well look at it on this pic:



thats the 5.4L in the expeditions..... ours 5.4L is different in the F150...

its still a lil different. look at that big *** port on the side of the intake manifold...
 
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Here's a better comparison... I still say it is a 5.4l.
 
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your missing my point... i think its a 5.4L but a little different then the ones available now..
 
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Originally Posted by weazel
your missing my point... i think its a 5.4L but a little different then the ones available now..
Yeah, a little different... but it is still a 5.4l Triton V8.
 
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That is some wild stuff.. That must be one of those new lowrider F150's where they mount the axle above the frame...
 


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