I’m out of control!,

[Texas2022XLT]

i recommend finding the community mongoose cable thread from @rugedraw. Use of the needed cable for the cost of shipping, won’t help with the windows laptop issue but every little bit helps. I currently have his cable and it’s getting dropped back to FedEx tomorrow. Updates were straight forward just like the ecu update post says.

Awesome, thanks for the info! New to the forum so I didn’t even know folks did that.

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[Discount Tire]

We appreciate the shoutout, @Spiffy - thank you for choosing Discount Tire! Glad to hear your local store is getting you taken care of. We do our best to take care of our customers they way we prefer to be treated.

Looking forward to seeing photos of your rig!

 

[Tree50z]

BTW. I want to give Discount Tires a shout out. I bought some mickie Thompson tires from them this week. I told them what to order. I did my research. All the reviews were 5 star. These tires are SO noisy. Sounds like wheel bearings going out and has a washboard feeling when coming to a stop. There not defective. I reached out to discount tire and they offered to swap them out for anything in the price range. Man that’s going to make a lifetime customer out of me.

I am considering Mickey Thompson tires myself, which model and size did you have that you didn’t like?

 

[Spiffy]

Baha 305 55 r20
They were great traction, ride, control but I was disappointed in the noise. Wasn't to bad if they were on my lariat fx4 but they are going on my platinum.

 

[RuggedGoods]

Damn. Well the first step is admitting you have a problem, as they say.

I'm in a similar financial situation and trying to decide what to do - as in, have cash to put 50% down but then hate the idea of another big loan at an unfavorable % rate. Which is all compounded by the obvious truth that I will likely NOT be able to resist starting immediate, expensive and somewhat extensive modifications.

I have my 23 PB order dialed in with #5 under invoice quote from Granger.

But I think my current plan is to find a lightly used 2017-2019 3.5 EcoBoost instead - buy it with cash and then have much less guilt about doing mods right away. (BTW, why is there no 13th gen F150 forum like this one? The other big f150 forum sucks a$$).

Anyway good luck to all of you. Remember not to deprive your families of their basic and future needs just to mod your shiny truck.

 

[WestlakeHorn]

I agree got mine last month and had a Line-X premium bedliner, ceramic tint, XPEL done on the front and a few other areas. Want to do other add ons but I need to get a laptop now so I can do forscan changes for them. Want to do the FDRS software updates so looking into that with a mongoose…I just keep seeing dollar signs!!!!

The price of the laptop Is worth it solely for the stupid double honk when you the truck running with the keys in your pocket. I don’t know who in corporate believes this is a good idea, but they are total dumbasses.

 

[Texas2022XLT]

The price of the laptop Is worth it solely for the stupid double honk when you the truck running with the keys in your pocket. I don’t know who in corporate believes this is a good idea, but they are total dumbasses.

I agree, bit the bullet and bought one Wednesday. It’s supposed to be here today so I’ll be downloading Forscan and making some changes.

 

[Billflangjr]

ok. I had a budget for my truck. Blown completely away. Misery loves company.
I’m spending way too much on this truck and still not done.
Its the accessories that are bankrupting me. Got a have them.
Spray bed liner, tri fold hard bed cover, custom wheels and tires, Bluetooth dash cam, molded floor mats, 2” level kit to fit tires, Bluetooth obd dongle and 8” tablet to monitor the hybrid battery and engine management, mongoose cable to manually install the ford software updates that don’t seem to come, reverse beep sound cutout dongle, window tint, mirror wrap,. I’m sure there will be more.
I got this truck a week ago and the only driving has been to different shops to perform the upgrades.
I had little idea how much this all added up. I tell myself each item is only just a bit more then next item is 100 and so forth. I have a spending problem on the truck. The way I justify it is madness.
my biggest problem is I’m a techno nerd. This 502a is a electronic junky’s crack. There is so many features locked away. I’ve spent hours and hours custom tuning the engine, body control systems and everything else I can find, I can’t help myself.
I am a expermental aircraft builder/designer. I built a two place high performance plane that is capable of auto landing. I thought my plane was advanced until this truck.
It going to be my very last high dollar truck.
I bought it with 4k miles so I payed thousands less than sticker. I almost ordered a new one but with the features I wanted it would have been over 80k and it would have had deletes that would have drove me nuts.
So far I’m under what a new one would have cost.
I envy some that are happy with the truck as is. I hope to have phots soon.
BTW. I want to give Discount Tires a shout out. I bought some mickie Thompson tires from them this week. I told them what to order. I did my research. All the reviews were 5 star. These tires are SO noisy. Sounds like wheel bearings going out and has a washboard feeling when coming to a stop. There not defective. I reached out to discount tire and they offered to swap them out for anything in the price range. Man that’s going to make a lifetime customer out of me.

Well let's see it !!

 

[JCsTruck]

All you retired folks have too much free time on your hands. Time to get a part time job and a hobby.

 

[Billflangjr]

All you retired folks have too much free time on your hands. Time to get a part time job and a hobby.

Don't worry !! You'll make it there one Day !!

 

[dochawk]

All you retired folks have too much free time on your hands. Time to get a part time job and a hobby.

What makes you think that this isn't the hobby?

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