Matt's '07 Retrofit Build Thread

[mblouir]

The driver's side leaked so I tossed them already.

 

[Carolinaboy]

Ahh no biggie

 

[mblouir]

3rd came in! Being the unlucky guy that I am, it fell out of the box as I stopped to take a before picture. Had to silicone it back together.

 

[Carolinaboy]

Ouch!

Looks stock

 

[KillaF150]

Thanks Matt, I'll be saving up the funds for this mod. Any advice I should know about?

 

[NCSU_05_FX4]

Unfortunately I don't....lost them when I cleared out my Flickr account. They weren't any more helpful than the ones in the F150Online How-To thread, though.

Damn, you lost all those photos? That sucks, you've done a great job at documenting everything you've done!

3rd came in! Being the unlucky guy that I am, it fell out of the box as I stopped to take a before picture. Had to silicone it back together.

Is that just an OEM 3rd? I've got mine sitting in a box, woulda sent it to you for Xmas if I had known!! I replaced my oem with a smoked one and popped LEDs in there while I was at it.

 

[NCSU_05_FX4]

Thanks Matt, I'll be saving up the funds for this mod. Any advice I should know about?

My $0.02 would be to have some one do it for you if you don't think you have the time/skill/tools/patience/etc.

I had mine done by Brian at www.sickhids.com. Been running them for well over a year and am very pleased. I'll try and get some good night shots now that I've got the new camera.

 

[drperry]

So pretty easy fix it sounds like? Just sounds time consuming

Yeah pretty easy....it didn't take near as long as I thought it would.

Put it in this morning and it matches the passenger side perfectly. Turns out the driver's side step is aimed towards the passenger side, so during normal driving (level road) the two steps (driver/passenger) converge into one.

Wasn't intentional but looks awesome. Looks cleaner on the road with just a flat line.

Will try to get pics on my way to work tomorrow.

That's generally how most factory setups are aimed

Awesome work!

 

[mblouir]

Ouch!

Looks stock

I needed a change.

Unfortunately I don't....lost them when I cleared out my Flickr account. They weren't any more helpful than the ones in the F150Online How-To thread, though.

Damn, you lost all those photos? That sucks, you've done a great job at documenting everything you've done!

Yep I wasn't even thinking about it when I did it....just hit "Delete All" and went for a fresh start on my photography. Forgot I had how-to pics hosted there....

3rd came in! Being the unlucky guy that I am, it fell out of the box as I stopped to take a before picture. Had to silicone it back together.

Is that just an OEM 3rd? I've got mine sitting in a box, woulda sent it to you for Xmas if I had known!! I replaced my oem with a smoked one and popped LEDs in there while I was at it.

Yeah just OEM. Not a big deal. I have it back together and if it leaks I'll just throw some more silicone on it.

So pretty easy fix it sounds like? Just sounds time consuming

Yeah pretty easy....it didn't take near as long as I thought it would.

Put it in this morning and it matches the passenger side perfectly. Turns out the driver's side step is aimed towards the passenger side, so during normal driving (level road) the two steps (driver/passenger) converge into one.

Wasn't intentional but looks awesome. Looks cleaner on the road with just a flat line.

Will try to get pics on my way to work tomorrow.

That's generally how most factory setups are aimed

Awesome work!

Good to know!

 

[mblouir]

Thanks Matt, I'll be saving up the funds for this mod. Any advice I should know about?

My $0.02 would be to have some one do it for you if you don't think you have the time/skill/tools/patience/etc.

I had mine done by Brian at www.sickhids.com. Been running them for well over a year and am very pleased. I'll try and get some good night shots now that I've got the new camera.

x2. If you have any doubts I'd say save up and pay for the service.