Road Armor for SVT Raptor
Road Armor for SVT Raptor
I spoke to Road Armor today. They are finishing up their work on the F150 bumper project this week. Next week, they should be ready to start on "Project Raptor."
I agreed to provide the test mule for their product engineering and development. They said they will need my truck for 2-3 weeks. While that is a significant length of time, I was impressed at how they want to ensure everything is "just right", which includes the reverse engineering process. (Thank goodness I have another Ford to drive... lol.)
While I am sure there are a lot of questions about a product like this for the Raptor, this much I was able to learn from our conversation:
I agreed to provide the test mule for their product engineering and development. They said they will need my truck for 2-3 weeks. While that is a significant length of time, I was impressed at how they want to ensure everything is "just right", which includes the reverse engineering process. (Thank goodness I have another Ford to drive... lol.)
While I am sure there are a lot of questions about a product like this for the Raptor, this much I was able to learn from our conversation:
Last edited by fillmoreranger; Sep 13, 2011 at 09:21 PM.
Should be interesting and might look pretty good so long as they dont do a big one like the normal f-150's...that would look terrible imo they only look good on lifted trucks with big tires... But if they mad a more streamline one with smoother angles that dont look super bulky and has a baja feel to it, it may look ok. 150lbs sounds like a fair amount though so...should be interesting
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I spoke with RA about this when I still had the Raptor on order and apparently it isn't an issue with RA. The issue was with the person wanting to bring in the truck for the fitting and apparently wouldn't and or didn't trust what RA would use the truck for while they had it. Also, apparently, the person that was wanting to donate the truck for the fittment was a Police officer, go figure. If someone is close to RA and wants a bumper I would call them and just tell them youll take your truck. They stated to me they would need the truck no longer than 3 days. I still have the emails from RA if anyone wants to see them.
I however purchased a F250.
I however purchased a F250.
Go figure... exactly.
RA and I had an agreement in principle to let them have the truck for 2-3 weeks for R&D/product fitment. All I asked is that RA send me a letter on their company letterhead, stating our agreement. Based on the fact we have no prior relationship, I believe this was both a reasonable request and a reasonable business practice.
On the date I was scheduled to bring the truck to them, I called first to obtain their address, as it was not listed on their website. When I asked about the letter, I was told the request was forwarded to the boss and that was all that was known at that time. Without the letter, I declined to drive 3 hours to give my truck to an unknown party.
Apparently, writing a simple letter was too much of a bother for them.
There never was a concern on my part as to what they were going to use the truck for. They were pretty clear on that. My concern was accountability and responsibility. I wanted to ensure that I was in fact loaning my truck to RA and not a pretender on the Internet.
If you guys think its ok to drive 3 hours and turn over your truck to someone you don't know, based on an email and a few cell phone conversations, then by all means, please take YOUR Raptor to them. I do things right or I don't do them.
If its too much trouble for RA to send a simple letter of intent, it makes me further question the legitimacy of the whole thing. At least that's my take on it.
BlackPlatBDS: Since you are flapping your jibbs about something you only know half the story on... kindly explain to all of us members here what being a police officer has to do with anything? Perhaps being a little "street smart" doesn't suit well with you? Its funny how you now claim (allegedly on their behalf) that they only need a truck for 3 days, when I have been told all along they needed it for 2-3 weeks.
My offer of assistance still stands. RA will have to step up and conduct themselves as a professional company, if they want to use my truck.
Nothing personal... just business.
RA and I had an agreement in principle to let them have the truck for 2-3 weeks for R&D/product fitment. All I asked is that RA send me a letter on their company letterhead, stating our agreement. Based on the fact we have no prior relationship, I believe this was both a reasonable request and a reasonable business practice.
On the date I was scheduled to bring the truck to them, I called first to obtain their address, as it was not listed on their website. When I asked about the letter, I was told the request was forwarded to the boss and that was all that was known at that time. Without the letter, I declined to drive 3 hours to give my truck to an unknown party.
Apparently, writing a simple letter was too much of a bother for them.
There never was a concern on my part as to what they were going to use the truck for. They were pretty clear on that. My concern was accountability and responsibility. I wanted to ensure that I was in fact loaning my truck to RA and not a pretender on the Internet.
If you guys think its ok to drive 3 hours and turn over your truck to someone you don't know, based on an email and a few cell phone conversations, then by all means, please take YOUR Raptor to them. I do things right or I don't do them.
If its too much trouble for RA to send a simple letter of intent, it makes me further question the legitimacy of the whole thing. At least that's my take on it.
BlackPlatBDS: Since you are flapping your jibbs about something you only know half the story on... kindly explain to all of us members here what being a police officer has to do with anything? Perhaps being a little "street smart" doesn't suit well with you? Its funny how you now claim (allegedly on their behalf) that they only need a truck for 3 days, when I have been told all along they needed it for 2-3 weeks.
My offer of assistance still stands. RA will have to step up and conduct themselves as a professional company, if they want to use my truck.
Nothing personal... just business.
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go figure... Exactly.
Ra and i had an agreement in principle to let them have the truck for 2-3 weeks for r&d/product fitment. All i asked is that ra send me a letter on their company letterhead, stating our agreement. Based on the fact we have no prior relationship, i believe this was both a reasonable request and a reasonable business practice.
On the date i was scheduled to bring the truck to them, i called first to obtain their address, as it was not listed on their website. When i asked about the letter, i was told the request was forwarded to the boss and that was all that was known at that time. Without the letter, i declined to drive 3 hours to give my truck to an unknown party.
Apparently, writing a simple letter was too much of a bother for them.
There never was a concern on my part as to what they were going to use the truck for. They were pretty clear on that. My concern was accountability and responsibility. I wanted to ensure that i was in fact loaning my truck to ra and not a pretender on the internet.
If you guys think its ok to drive 3 hours and turn over your truck to someone you don't know, based on an email and a few cell phone conversations, then by all means, please take your raptor to them. I do things right or i don't do them.
If its too much trouble for ra to send a simple letter of intent, it makes me further question the legitimacy of the whole thing. At least that's my take on it.
Blackplatbds: Since you are flapping your jibbs about something you only know half the story on... Kindly explain to all of us members here what being a police officer has to do with anything? Perhaps being a little "street smart" doesn't suit well with you? Its funny how you now claim (allegedly on their behalf) that they only need a truck for 3 days, when i have been told all along they needed it for 2-3 weeks.
My offer of assistance still stands. Ra will have to step up and conduct themselves as a professional company, if they want to use my truck.
Nothing personal... Just business.
Ra and i had an agreement in principle to let them have the truck for 2-3 weeks for r&d/product fitment. All i asked is that ra send me a letter on their company letterhead, stating our agreement. Based on the fact we have no prior relationship, i believe this was both a reasonable request and a reasonable business practice.
On the date i was scheduled to bring the truck to them, i called first to obtain their address, as it was not listed on their website. When i asked about the letter, i was told the request was forwarded to the boss and that was all that was known at that time. Without the letter, i declined to drive 3 hours to give my truck to an unknown party.
Apparently, writing a simple letter was too much of a bother for them.
There never was a concern on my part as to what they were going to use the truck for. They were pretty clear on that. My concern was accountability and responsibility. I wanted to ensure that i was in fact loaning my truck to ra and not a pretender on the internet.
If you guys think its ok to drive 3 hours and turn over your truck to someone you don't know, based on an email and a few cell phone conversations, then by all means, please take your raptor to them. I do things right or i don't do them.
If its too much trouble for ra to send a simple letter of intent, it makes me further question the legitimacy of the whole thing. At least that's my take on it.
Blackplatbds: Since you are flapping your jibbs about something you only know half the story on... Kindly explain to all of us members here what being a police officer has to do with anything? Perhaps being a little "street smart" doesn't suit well with you? Its funny how you now claim (allegedly on their behalf) that they only need a truck for 3 days, when i have been told all along they needed it for 2-3 weeks.
My offer of assistance still stands. Ra will have to step up and conduct themselves as a professional company, if they want to use my truck.
Nothing personal... Just business.
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I thought I would mention that Road Armor today is not the Road Armor of yesterday that we all loved. The original owner sold it and started a new company called Alien Patrol. Here's their site. http://www.alien-patrol.com/
The Road Armor today certainly does not have the good reputation of the prior owner.
The Road Armor today certainly does not have the good reputation of the prior owner.
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Go figure... exactly.
RA and I had an agreement in principle to let them have the truck for 2-3 weeks for R&D/product fitment. All I asked is that RA send me a letter on their company letterhead, stating our agreement. Based on the fact we have no prior relationship, I believe this was both a reasonable request and a reasonable business practice.
On the date I was scheduled to bring the truck to them, I called first to obtain their address, as it was not listed on their website. When I asked about the letter, I was told the request was forwarded to the boss and that was all that was known at that time. Without the letter, I declined to drive 3 hours to give my truck to an unknown party.
Apparently, writing a simple letter was too much of a bother for them.
There never was a concern on my part as to what they were going to use the truck for. They were pretty clear on that. My concern was accountability and responsibility. I wanted to ensure that I was in fact loaning my truck to RA and not a pretender on the Internet.
If you guys think its ok to drive 3 hours and turn over your truck to someone you don't know, based on an email and a few cell phone conversations, then by all means, please take YOUR Raptor to them. I do things right or I don't do them.
If its too much trouble for RA to send a simple letter of intent, it makes me further question the legitimacy of the whole thing. At least that's my take on it.
BlackPlatBDS: Since you are flapping your jibbs about something you only know half the story on... kindly explain to all of us members here what being a police officer has to do with anything? Perhaps being a little "street smart" doesn't suit well with you? Its funny how you now claim (allegedly on their behalf) that they only need a truck for 3 days, when I have been told all along they needed it for 2-3 weeks.
My offer of assistance still stands. RA will have to step up and conduct themselves as a professional company, if they want to use my truck.
Nothing personal... just business.
RA and I had an agreement in principle to let them have the truck for 2-3 weeks for R&D/product fitment. All I asked is that RA send me a letter on their company letterhead, stating our agreement. Based on the fact we have no prior relationship, I believe this was both a reasonable request and a reasonable business practice.
On the date I was scheduled to bring the truck to them, I called first to obtain their address, as it was not listed on their website. When I asked about the letter, I was told the request was forwarded to the boss and that was all that was known at that time. Without the letter, I declined to drive 3 hours to give my truck to an unknown party.
Apparently, writing a simple letter was too much of a bother for them.
There never was a concern on my part as to what they were going to use the truck for. They were pretty clear on that. My concern was accountability and responsibility. I wanted to ensure that I was in fact loaning my truck to RA and not a pretender on the Internet.
If you guys think its ok to drive 3 hours and turn over your truck to someone you don't know, based on an email and a few cell phone conversations, then by all means, please take YOUR Raptor to them. I do things right or I don't do them.
If its too much trouble for RA to send a simple letter of intent, it makes me further question the legitimacy of the whole thing. At least that's my take on it.
BlackPlatBDS: Since you are flapping your jibbs about something you only know half the story on... kindly explain to all of us members here what being a police officer has to do with anything? Perhaps being a little "street smart" doesn't suit well with you? Its funny how you now claim (allegedly on their behalf) that they only need a truck for 3 days, when I have been told all along they needed it for 2-3 weeks.
My offer of assistance still stands. RA will have to step up and conduct themselves as a professional company, if they want to use my truck.
Nothing personal... just business.
BlackPlat - I'd love to see the fit you'd pitch when you got your brand new truck back with scratches and/or dents from the fitting process and they looked at you and said, "Sorry man, not our responsibility."
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Struck in AZ,
I fail to see why you are even saying anything to me ? Read my post, then read his response ? Where in the hell did I even mention him ? Why did he even feel the need to say HE was the GUY that NONE of us KNEW was DEALING with ROAD ARMOR DIRECTLY ? If anything I provided information that I recieved from Road Armor because I too inquired about the bumper. The info I was given I posted. I didn't attack anyone, point out anyone or say anything directly pointing out anyone in this post. I stated the individual was a Police officer ? Yeah so what, I found it funny because as a small buisness owner myself why in the hell would I go about accepting an offer from a Police offer of all people just to turn around and F him over ? If anything now knowing who and why the person that was dealing with RA is I can agree with his standpoint. I can also say it is unnecessay for him to go and get his panties all in a wad and state im fapping my Jibbs when I did nothing other than the exact same thing he did.......
I mean really, it's funny how he claims (allegedly on thir behalf) that they only need the truck for 2-3 weeks, when I was told the entire time it was only needed for 3 days.
See what I did there ?
I fail to see why him, and or you now feel the need to attack me for doing nothing other than stating the exact same thing he did which is providing info recieved from RA.
People were asking what was going on with the bumper, therefore others like myself were interested in knowing. Two months passed with no update so I inquired, I shared what I was told and because of that apparently fillmoreranger decided to come make his 6th post and let me know how he felt. Sorry, but I fail to see what I did wrong here.
Here on these forums we share info, knowledge, and help to answer questions about things people ask ? I shared the info given to me by RA, and provided an answer as to why we havn't seen nor heard of an update when the OP couldn't but only chose to do so after reading what I posted and never implicated him in even being any part of, he came out and did that himself. Go figure, those "Street Smarts" didn't kick in to well there.
I fail to see why you are even saying anything to me ? Read my post, then read his response ? Where in the hell did I even mention him ? Why did he even feel the need to say HE was the GUY that NONE of us KNEW was DEALING with ROAD ARMOR DIRECTLY ? If anything I provided information that I recieved from Road Armor because I too inquired about the bumper. The info I was given I posted. I didn't attack anyone, point out anyone or say anything directly pointing out anyone in this post. I stated the individual was a Police officer ? Yeah so what, I found it funny because as a small buisness owner myself why in the hell would I go about accepting an offer from a Police offer of all people just to turn around and F him over ? If anything now knowing who and why the person that was dealing with RA is I can agree with his standpoint. I can also say it is unnecessay for him to go and get his panties all in a wad and state im fapping my Jibbs when I did nothing other than the exact same thing he did.......
Its funny how you now claim (allegedly on their behalf) that they only need a truck for 3 days, when I have been told all along they needed it for 2-3 weeks.
See what I did there ?
I fail to see why him, and or you now feel the need to attack me for doing nothing other than stating the exact same thing he did which is providing info recieved from RA.
People were asking what was going on with the bumper, therefore others like myself were interested in knowing. Two months passed with no update so I inquired, I shared what I was told and because of that apparently fillmoreranger decided to come make his 6th post and let me know how he felt. Sorry, but I fail to see what I did wrong here.
Here on these forums we share info, knowledge, and help to answer questions about things people ask ? I shared the info given to me by RA, and provided an answer as to why we havn't seen nor heard of an update when the OP couldn't but only chose to do so after reading what I posted and never implicated him in even being any part of, he came out and did that himself. Go figure, those "Street Smarts" didn't kick in to well there.