Taylor Goes Platinum - 2011 Ford F150

[Senor_Taylor]

Jake's update on his thread reminded me to check in on mine. 5 months of use, a couple more trips towing to VIR, a trip to the Poconos to pick up an engine and the truck hasn't skipped a beat.

The TPMS system has been going off ever since VA Tire did my tires and I've taken it back to them 3 times and each time they reset the thing and hand it back to me. They've checked the batteries in the sensors and everything seems to be fine. I'll give them another call soon.


Some things I've been considering.

1) I'd like to get the rear defrost working. Common issue with these trucks that were fixed under warranty for most owners, but of course, I did not notice until after my warranty was up from the dealer I bought it from. From what I've heard, it's $1000 for a new back window, and that hasn't been worth it to me. However, I think it's at least time I take it to the dealer for them to diagnose. Maybe it's something simple.

2) Headlights. I'd like to retrofit the projector headlights into my truck. I'm not sure what years/models ended up coming with the projector headlights, but for some reason, my fully loaded platinum does not have them. It seems pretty straight forward to swap the projector housings in so I think I may do that. https://www.protuninglab.com/pro-jh-ff15...OoQAvD_BwE

3) Head unit. I have the original Sync system in my truck and it's... fine. However, I'd really really really love to have Android Auto and bluetooth that actually shows the name of the song and artist playing. However, there's zero information out there on how to replace the headunit in the navigation models and retain the climate controls that are in the stock head unit.

I think with those 3 things, this truck will be perfect to keep for a very very long time. I love the truck, my gf loves the truck, my dog loves to ride in this truck. It's been super solid for me and it's a nice place to be.

This truck has been a tremendous asset to me. I've towed so many different cars this year and it enabled me to get these two old bimmers that didn't run!