Based in San Antonio.
I think there are just memos to robbers of what the after/black-market wants. First, it was Cats from Kia/Hyundai, and now all super-duty Fords, complete or parts, and Ranger rear lights with the BLIS.
The tow truck driver said he's gotten several calls for pick-ups of...
I think a lot of people I see driving them in Texas where I live are older people who do not want a full-size truck and do not want to wait for a Maverick. They do very few miles on them and have no or few issues and fix them under warranty and are not vocal on here.
The people here that have...
I hate the bills and all the things I have had to pay for out of pocket including the dreaded engine and transmission (EcoBust!!), and just got my rear lights robbed... because FORD.
But every time I sit in it and all the miles and memories I have made in it, it is my Ride or Die. The dies are...
No, just a gas can and muddy shoes, thankfully I had taken my camera bag and tripod out a few days earlier. I do not keep anything inside and have stickers on the window saying it is alarmed. If I could afford Pelican cases I might have been lulled into false security. Sorry for your buds' loss...
The tailgate is thin aluminum I think, not sure it can be welded cleanly. The Light part comes with the module in the link I posted I think but might just be part #1?
My 2021 Ranger got its rear lights nabbed and its tailgate broken into.
1. Collusion centers/ body shops don't want to do this work as it is just small-time and worried insurance won't pay their rates billed after the job is done above the job estimate.
2. Ford parts are notoriously on back...
It was at my townhome complex parking lot, 30 feet from my house. A neighbor had a camera that did not cover my truck area but caught a guy driving around without a front plate (illegal in Texas, or an out-of-state reg) wearing a ski mask in the car around 11 pm.
The tailgate does not seem to...
I had a cover on my truck and it did not matter, they just jacked the lock and unscrewed it once the tailgate was down. Unless there is a cover that locks into the tailgate that can't get cracked easily.
They got me last night too. 2021 model, the front lights are not LED on my XLT model that year or they'd probably want those too.
I looked them up and new ones are $300-500, but there are many on ebay for only $150 each. I would have let them have them and I'd just buy old ones off ebay, but...
I got better answers in two days from the guys here than the 3 Ford dealer service techs and other shops that do this every day that said it was fine until it was not. Thanks!
That might have been the case. EGR code went bad on a trip and mechanics along the way including Ford service techs said it was okay even though the cooler water was dark tea color. I got back to Texas and changed it, but have been going through 2+ gallons of coolant in the last 2 months since...
I'm not a wrench-head so my wording might have been wrong. He did quite a replacement gasket or heads but said Ford advises against that. I will call a Ford service rep for a second opinion but the local dealers are giving me the run-around and say my truck will sit in the queue for two weeks...