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Thanks! That a good looking truck.
I wish I had the black grille on mine. I was unaware of the black accent package when I bought mine.
My truck is actually not a black appearance package, the grill is like a dark gunmetal grey on mine.
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Must be the lighting. Looks great either way
 
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Today I added some LED bulbs in the license plate lights. Nothing too exciting but I had to share the condition the package arrived in. Thanks Amazon
Believe it or not they both worked
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I gave the truck its first oil change today. I'm at 2,000 miles, I wanted to do it a bit earlier than that, but it's hard to find time with a 4 month old. This had to be one of the easiest oil changes, everything is right there. Easy to access and no mess

I'll change it again at 5,000 miles then every 5k after that.
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Just wait till they become teenagers. You’ll have zero down time and you will discover the phenomenon called dad bod. ?

Glad you’re enjoying the truck and the great fuel mileage those 2.7-liter V6 engines give you.
 

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I was also pleasantly surprised when i did the oil on my 3.5. easy to do, no mess.

Just wait till they become teenagers. You’ll have zero down time and you will discover the phenomenon called dad bod. ?

Glad you’re enjoying the truck and the great fuel mileage those 2.7-liter V6 engines give you.
we're in the sweet spot currently, 5 and 8. good helpers
 
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I installed the Bullet Point mount system. The base mounts securely in the cutout in the dash. So far I have a mount for my phone, which is perfect to use the JB4 app to monitor the gauges, and I have a small baby monitor to keep an eye on the kiddo. It all works really well, I definitely recommend it
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I finally got fed up with the flush mount window visors. I gave these a try as I heard good things about them. When I got them I realized I could not fit my fingers under them to dry them after a wash. Since they were already on the truck I decided to deal with it. Then this happened. Both of the rear visors started to bow in towards the window. Since they're flat they aren't rigid enough to stay in shape. It bothered the heck out of me. So I ripped them off and replaced them with the standard outside mount visors like I had on my previous trucks.

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Much better

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Not a lot going on lately. Busy with the kiddo. I did find a set of Bilstein 4600 rear shocks on sale, so I grabbed them. Just putting around town I noticed an immediate difference. The truck feels smoother and more composed. I'm surprised. I can't wait to get them out on the freeway to see of I notice any difference there. But so far, definitely worth the upgrade. Easy install too
 
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Kept busy during the forum downtime. Gave the truck a much needed bath
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Next I installed the Air Design tailgate spoiler. I ended up having to notch it on either side to fit with my tonneau cover rails but that was easy enough. Nice sublte upgrade


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And finally I installed the updated radiator cowl that has the cutout for more airflow. I dont know if I actually benefited from it but I figured what the hell. More air is never a bad thing
If anyone runs across this and wants to add this to their '24 STX, 2 of the holes dont line up. I'm sure you'd be fine not using those holes, but it's easy enough to drill through the plastic to attach the clips. One hole goes through the new cowl, the other needs to be drilled into the grill itself. Not a big deal at all
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Just wait till they become teenagers. You’ll have zero down time and you will discover the phenomenon called dad bod. ?

Glad you’re enjoying the truck and the great fuel mileage those 2.7-liter V6 engines give you.
You'r a Brother from another mother !! I did my oil at 1024,2938,5458,5920 and the dealer did it at 7497 mile's , you can never change the oil to much . Penzoil all the way !!
 

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I installed the gloss black window trim from Maxzina. I never liked the rubbery looking trim the truck came with so I gave these a try. They look great. I'm very pleased with them. A little bit of glare at times, but not horrible. We'll see how they hold up
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I also installed these https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DX22QK9P?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
I didn't mind the textured matte door pillars. They didn't scratch or show finger prints. But I figured they wouldn't look right with the Maxzina window trim so I put them on. Hopefully they dont scratch as easily as the OEM ones do

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