I have not even picked up my truck yet, and I want to do upgrades!!
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I have not even picked up my truck yet, and I want to do upgrades!!
After looking high and low for a truck (2015 SCREW, 6.5' bed, v8), I finally found one at a dealer an hour away. I am picking it up Friday. I am stoked!! I have not even seen it in person, but test drove about a dozen of them in the last month.
It's a 2015 XLT Super Crew 4x2
- with 5.0 v8
- trailer tow package
- XLT "300A package" (base XLT)
- 3.31 electric locking axle
But since it's the base XLT, it is missing some of the cool features of higher end XLT's or other trim packages.
Things I want to do:
- new leather steering wheel: I did this on my 2005. I bought a brand new leather wheel off of a Lariat (off of ebay) and installed it on my truck in under an hour. I see no 2015 steering wheels on ebay
I'm not a fan of the leather wraps... prefer the real wheel, my 2005 factory Ford one has held up VERY well...
- trailer brake controller: how much $$ and how hard is this to do?
- electric converter outlet thing: how much $$ and how hard is this to do? Looks like this will be a quick plug and play, I am assuming the wiring harness is already there, right?
- new gear ratio: I want to swap in 3.73 gears. I would prefer the dealership do this (warranty), anyone know what I will be looking at as far as cost for this?
- truck cap: I currently have a leer on my 2005, I have not seen too many 2015's with them though...
- running boards: these are just plug and play, right? There are already holes tapped and threaded to just install them, right?
- rubber bed mat
- wheel well thingy's that Lariat's have... how hard is it to do this, and get the paint to match?
It's a 2015 XLT Super Crew 4x2
- with 5.0 v8
- trailer tow package
- XLT "300A package" (base XLT)
- 3.31 electric locking axle
But since it's the base XLT, it is missing some of the cool features of higher end XLT's or other trim packages.
Things I want to do:
- new leather steering wheel: I did this on my 2005. I bought a brand new leather wheel off of a Lariat (off of ebay) and installed it on my truck in under an hour. I see no 2015 steering wheels on ebay
I'm not a fan of the leather wraps... prefer the real wheel, my 2005 factory Ford one has held up VERY well...- trailer brake controller: how much $$ and how hard is this to do?
- electric converter outlet thing: how much $$ and how hard is this to do? Looks like this will be a quick plug and play, I am assuming the wiring harness is already there, right?
- new gear ratio: I want to swap in 3.73 gears. I would prefer the dealership do this (warranty), anyone know what I will be looking at as far as cost for this?
- truck cap: I currently have a leer on my 2005, I have not seen too many 2015's with them though...
- running boards: these are just plug and play, right? There are already holes tapped and threaded to just install them, right?
- rubber bed mat
- wheel well thingy's that Lariat's have... how hard is it to do this, and get the paint to match?
Last edited by crazynip; Jul 21, 2015 at 11:25 AM.
Didn't say whether you have 4x4 or not, but the average going rate of a gear swap is about 600-900 for the rear axle and around 1300-1500 for both axles. Going through the dealer will probably be a bit higher.
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Also, curios to know if the wheels from the 2004-2014 will work on the 2015's... I have a set of FX4 18" wheels off of a 2006 FX4 that I really like on my 2005, and when the tires wear out on my new truck, I would probably swap them onto it. I know I will have to figure something out in regards to TPMS, but are the spacings and lug pattern the same?