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I've had the M2M grill on my Lariat for about 6 months and it has never interfered. It's a great product and IMO the best option out there!
Sorry, I totally forgot. Yep ACC works exactly the same with the M2M grill.
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Not a detail but, we hit 45 degrees today so at least that layer of salt is off. :) (now it's eating away at my drive way):facepalm:

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Well finally installed my charge pipes from AFE.

After debating btwn them and Mishmoto - ultimately AFE matched my needs better.

Overall - it was a simple install. Took 1.5 hrs start to finish with some Whiskey breaks mixed in liberally. It actually took me longer on the hot side just due to aligning the Turbosmart BOV correctly and making sure everything lined up.
As for the cold side, slide it down into the intercooler first and then push it down with pre-lubed (Vaseline) silicone tubing and made sure everything was secure.

As it has been said times before - the O- clamps that are supplied are shit and I ended up reusing the factory along with the inner spacers to properly sit them.

Did a few test runs and it has held up for now with the road test coming later this week before Texas gets snowed in.

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Added some hood decals and magnetic metallic pinstripe to my Dad’s Ranger. He loves pinstripe. Im just ok about it.

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Kinda like the hood decals. My truck is the same color.
 

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Funny. Mine came with the pinstripe and when the weather gets warmer I am going to remove it.
:crackup: :crackup: And there you have it. Proof that Baskin Robins had the right idea selling 31 flavors .:like:
 

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Boring post ahead….but I’d be grateful for any input.

I bought a battery tender/charger today after noticing that over the past few months my hardwired radar detector was beginning to take longer and longer to power up in the morning. It originally came on the moment I started the truck, but now it can take 5-10 minutes of driving before it automatically turns on. In addition, my power steps have once or twice failed to drop or retract after the first start of the day. In both cases the equipment begins to function properly after 10-15 minutes of driving and all is well until the next morning.

I also started getting the “Remote Features Disabled” notifications via the app.

So I’m acting on the assumption that the battery saving feature on the truck is disabling the auxiliary stuff until the battery is recharged to a certain point?

Anyway, I’m hoping it’s that simple and topping off the battery every so often will prevent the delayed response in the auxiliary components.

If anyone wants to chime in and let me know if my assessment makes sense I’d truly appreciate it. I’m not sure I correctly understand what I was able to find on the topic.

Thanks in advance. Lol, and I’m gonna toss out a pic, simply because I believe a pic, regardless of how utterly boring it may be, still makes a post look way cooler than a bunch of words strung together.
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Boring post ahead….but I’d be grateful for any input.

I bought a battery tender/charger today after noticing that over the past few months my hardwired radar detector was beginning to take longer and longer to power up in the morning. It originally came on the moment I started the truck, but now it can take 5-10 minutes of driving before it automatically turns on. In addition, my power steps have once or twice failed to drop or retract after the first start of the day. In both cases the equipment begins to function properly after 10-15 minutes of driving and all is well until the next morning.

I also started getting the “Remote Features Disabled” notifications via the app.

So I’m acting on the assumption that the battery saving feature on the truck is disabling the auxiliary stuff until the battery is recharged to a certain point?

Anyway, I’m hoping it’s that simple and topping off the battery every so often will prevent the delayed response in the auxiliary components.

If anyone wants to chime in and let me know if my assessment makes sense I’d truly appreciate it. I’m not sure I correctly understand what I was able to find on the topic.

Thanks in advance. Lol, and I’m gonna toss out a pic, simply because I believe a pic, regardless of how utterly boring it may be, still makes a post look way cooler than a bunch of words strung together.
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Most likely that's the problem. If you don't drive a lot or long enough distance the battery never gets fully charged. My intelligent access wasn't working on 3 out of the 4 door handles and when I bought a maintainer it went back to normal. I added a longer lead and hardwired it and ran it out by the front tow hook so now I can quickly connect/disconnect it. When not in use it tucks right up into the boot by the tow hook. I'll keep it on the charger 3-4 days a week and haven't had any problems since.
 

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Boring post ahead….but I’d be grateful for any input.

I bought a battery tender/charger today after noticing that over the past few months my hardwired radar detector was beginning to take longer and longer to power up in the morning. It originally came on the moment I started the truck, but now it can take 5-10 minutes of driving before it automatically turns on. In addition, my power steps have once or twice failed to drop or retract after the first start of the day. In both cases the equipment begins to function properly after 10-15 minutes of driving and all is well until the next morning.

I also started getting the “Remote Features Disabled” notifications via the app.

So I’m acting on the assumption that the battery saving feature on the truck is disabling the auxiliary stuff until the battery is recharged to a certain point?

Anyway, I’m hoping it’s that simple and topping off the battery every so often will prevent the delayed response in the auxiliary components.

If anyone wants to chime in and let me know if my assessment makes sense I’d truly appreciate it. I’m not sure I correctly understand what I was able to find on the topic.

Thanks in advance. Lol, and I’m gonna toss out a pic, simply because I believe a pic, regardless of how utterly boring it may be, still makes a post look way cooler than a bunch of words strung together.
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I randomly got the "remote features disabled" for the first time just last night. Not sure if it's coincidence but it happened after I manually kept my Amp powersteps in a deployed position by keeping my weight on them so the heavy rain we were having could wash them off (winter road grime!). My theory is the powersteps draw current when left in that position, as it was the first for both events. Seems weird and not sure if it helps, but chiming in anyways and watching for what others have experienced.
 

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Regarding my battery, I was away for work. Came back Friday.
It wasn't on the tender while I was gone, and didn't put it on since.
Its cold here, was -15c last night.
Started the truck today no probs, (except the transmission in R was a bitch). Out driving, the ASS activated. I never noticed at first, but when I did I was like Huh...of all the times it was finicky in the summer, its working great during a cold spell after sitting for weeks...wtf.
I have noticed if I pretty much start it up and reverse within a 10 second timeframe, it hesitates. I guess it just wants to hotbox itself in the garage or something instead of letting me warm it up outside lol.
 

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Mishimoto??? Don't do it! It's a shit job, and my hoses didn't last a year without cracking. Fuel vapors can be very hard on rubber hoses.
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I need to return it to stock when the nicer weather hits.
Too late. Whoever said it was a 1.5 hour job must have hands like a 12 year old girl. My big meat hooks made it damn near impossible to get the F***ING hose clamps to release and lock the new ones on after I was able to get my meat hooks crammed in there to get at them. I lost a few layers of skin on the back of my right hand. No F'ing way my left hand was going to fit and get the angle to even reach the damn clips. If they crack, I will be pissed because getting those clamps to release on the new hoses will be damn near impossible.

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Most likely that's the problem. If you don't drive a lot or long enough distance the battery never gets fully charged. My intelligent access wasn't working on 3 out of the 4 door handles and when I bought a maintainer it went back to normal. I added a longer lead and hardwired it and ran it out by the front tow hook so now I can quickly connect/disconnect it. When not in use it tucks right up into the boot by the tow hook. I'll keep it on the charger 3-4 days a week and haven't had any problems since.
Thanks for the reply, Dave. If I recall correctly, it was actually a picture of your setup with the hardwired connection that got me thinking about the battery; which in turn led me to discover the battery saving feature on these trucks. Most of my driving is short trips around town, and we’re currently in tourist season so it’s constant stop-n-go traffic everywhere. So I agree, it think the battery just isn’t getting fully charged and the auxiliary stuff gets cut. Hopefully, tomorrow morning everything will fire up from the get-go. Lol, if the tender ends up solving the issue I’ll probably be asking you for some tips on hardwiring.


I randomly got the "remote features disabled" for the first time just last night. Not sure if it's coincidence but it happened after I manually kept my Amp powersteps in a deployed position by keeping my weight on them so the heavy rain we were having could wash them off (winter road grime!). My theory is the powersteps draw current when left in that position, as it was the first for both events. Seems weird and not sure if it helps, but chiming in anyways and watching for what others have experienced.
I think you’re spot on about the PowerSteps drawing a lot of juice. I also use the fob remote start about 95% of the time, and I would imagine that’s contributing to my problem.

I’ll be curious to see if you run in to any temporary issues with the steps not deploying/retracting after getting the “remote features disabled” notification. Mine got stuck the next day, but like I said it resolved in 10-15 minutes.

Again, thank you both for the replies….and have a great evening.
Matt
 
 








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