I changed my oil last December.
I'm going to do it once a year, Ford supposedly recommends it.
I would agree with you except...I understand what you're saying but a lot of these are for "just in case" instances. Sure it could happen to yours but the chances of a dealer today messing something up is greater than years before. I mean they can't even to a simple oil change with screwing it up never mind PDI. If it's a quick in and out and they're going to have a company like Safelite do it I'm all for it. But if you have to leave it there for days or longer I doubt I would.
We had a taillight recall a couple years ago and most here including myself never went in to get theirs checked. So far mine never caught fire.
You'd hope they're all like this but they're not.
There was someone in the blend door thread who had theirs done (should've been by an experienced tech) and there were scratches and marks all over his console and dash. I've read even more horror stories on the Bronco forum. I'm not saying it shouldn't be done but I'd have a hard time bringing mine in and taking the chance something else will get messed up. I have zero confidence in my local dealer especially since the service manager (who was great) has now left.
Jeebuz David! 3M called, they’re running out of tape! ?I received the AVS "Universal" sill protectors Saturday. Honestly, they're probably stair treads but the curve fits the Ranger sill well.
I was also supposed to receive the window deflectors but only the sill guards were in the package. I thought I was doing good by ordering directly from AVS and we'll see what customer support says ...
So I absolutely can not recommend these to anyone here. While I think they look fine and they'll certainly provide protection, they do need to be cut, but that's no biggie. A more talented person than I could scribe it to fit like a glove (I should have rounded the corners after trimming, but Soupie's not about looks—all utility, all dump runs, all the time!). The plastic's soft and cuts easily with a utility knife.
I can't recommend them because of their double-backed tape.
I have a feeling that these have been sitting around a long time, maybe at varying temperatures, because I could not peel off the tape's backing. It broke into tiny pieces and was very brittle. It wouldn't even peel with the gentle use of a blade, it just kept breaking into small bits ...
So I pulled those off, not easy either, and put on a few bucks worth of 3M tape.
David,I received the AVS "Universal" sill protectors Saturday. Honestly, they're probably stair treads but the curve fits the Ranger sill well.
I was also supposed to receive the window deflectors but only the sill guards were in the package. I thought I was doing good by ordering directly from AVS and we'll see what customer support says ...
So I absolutely can not recommend these to anyone here. While I think they look fine and they'll certainly provide protection, they do need to be cut, but that's no biggie. A more talented person than I could scribe it to fit like a glove (I should have rounded the corners after trimming, but Soupie's not about looks—all utility, all dump runs, all the time!). The plastic's soft and cuts easily with a utility knife.
I can't recommend them because of their double-backed tape.
I have a feeling that these have been sitting around a long time, maybe at varying temperatures, because I could not peel off the tape's backing. It broke into tiny pieces and was very brittle. It wouldn't even peel with the gentle use of a blade, it just kept breaking into small bits ...
So I pulled those off, not easy either, and put on a few bucks worth of 3M tape.
Yah, there was only a 400 inch roll at Home Depot. The only other thing I use this tape for is to hold embossing plates on an arbor press. The last set of plates used about 4 inches and have been on for two years, so the tape will get lost before it ever gets used up - I suppose the body panel would likely be pulled off the truck before the sill plate ever falls off! =D
I dare them to walk over, I stuck some extra double-backed tape on the driveway, it'll be like human fly paper! =DDavid,
your neighbors are complaining again that there are more packages accumulating on your porch...
This is what I ordered:
I wish I knew where Justin went....You'd hope they're all like this but they're not.
That's about right, I think 2 centimeters is closer (not trying to be a wise ass, my tiny Leatherman's metric numbers were easier to read).
