Changed the front pads and rotors. The old ones were so bad they started smoking the other day when I was towing the boat. Took the pads off and it was pretty much metal on metal. This will be my third set of pads, second pair of rotors in 72k miles. I guess all the towing is eating through the brakes, so I went with the severe duty pads this time. The rears are still looking good.

 

Finished up my Fluid Film Spraying, and put things back together.
Replaced my TT mirrors with my original ones after wiring them with piddle lights. Didn't know the color code for the power to them, so left it for another day.
Removed my 2 bar chrome Boost Bar and replaced it with a black one just got today.

 

Been trying to figure out ways to bring subtle hints of red into the cab.

 

Did a little camping this weekend and then came home and found my lower grill insert had arrived...

 

Nice! Got to know now - where did you get it and how much? Available in different colors? Don't know what color I would want for a white truck with white bumper.

 

It's a little $$ but it is metal and powder coated. The lettering comes off with two little bolts on the back so you could remove and paint very easily.

I plan to remove and repaint Ruby Red which is the red I have been using for my detailing (matches the wifes Taurus).

$95 w/$10 S&H thru amazon.

 

LOL, mine was a bit less, but all mine says is F150, a lessor model for sure.
What did you use to highlight the cutout in red?
Looks good though.

On edit, I see there is a couple different grilles I wasn't aware of. I would have gotten a different style had I known. http://mountains2metal.com/index.php...09-2014-f-150/

 

Thank you! Looking at it closer now - I'm thinking the red might be kind of neat - an accent of sorts - on my all black and white FX4.

The powder coat and stainless hardware is a must for me with all the nasty stuff they put on the roads here. Don't mind paying for quality like that.

 

First road trip....better MPG than my '04 5.4l got!

 

Hooked up for a two hour drive and a three day weekend.... Still can't complain about the fuel milage...flag light also tested out great!

 

Painted the undercarriage at 55 mph.....



Hit a can of spray paint and it exploded on impact. Tailgate also got a misted look.

45 minutes of rubbing compound and rewax took care of the tail gate and a can of black under coating fixed it underneath....

 

My new Bilstein 5100s came yesterday. I installed the rears, but will take the truck to a shop Thursday to install the fronts and get an alignment.

 

Installed some cheap Ebay steps.

 

Replaced my multifunction switch. Symptom was wipers would not turn off.

Last week had dealer change oil ($55) and rotate tires, got a brake inspection included, still have more than 4 MM remaining at ~91,000 miles.

 

Replaced a frozen passenger side, front, caliper. Going to change the driver side, just as a precaution.