These are the first things I remove on all my vehicles. I figure if they want me to advertise their business, they can pay me a monthly advertisement fee.
I just came across this thread whilst searching for info on a similar issue I am noticing with my Ranger. Did you happen to figure out what the issue is/was?
I agree, the interior of the Maverick looks very cheap. The plastic appears to scratch pretty easily too based on some of the interiors of used ones I've seen.
The 5G Ranger's interior is a bit dated looking, but the quality seems to be much better than the Maverick.
I would love to see this build. Based on this 2020 video from Ford, it looks like it could be done without too much fussing over electronix.(provided you are experienced at this kind of thing and have the resources to do it).
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