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- This is a 2007 F350 XLT Chrome Package. It's kind of an odd build because it's loaded up to the price of a Lariat yet still has cloth & no Climate control that a Lariat would have.
Options include all of the equipment expected in an XLT plus FX4, LS 3:73 axle, Power Seats, Brake Control w/ upfitter switches, fog lights, advanced security group, and a carpet delete option.
- The Chrome package includes the Chrome mirror covers, chrome plastic billet grille insert, chrome tow hooks, Chrome exhaust tip, chrome tie downs in the bed, and chrome step bars which I removed to install the Fibreglass boards.
- The rims shown here are the factory optional XLT aluminum rims offered with this truck but this truck did not have them. I found these online and purchased from Matt in Michigan (Thanks Matt!). I kept the factory steel wheels for winter wheels.
-The paint finish is none other than Zaino polish. No words required, look at it yourself!
TheWestin bull bar was a recent addition. I found it on Craig's List for $120 brand new because of the dent you can see in the top of it. The seller received it with the dent in it so the company sent him a replacement without returning the original one. I needed to add a couple more moose lights without drilling up the truck, this seemed like an inexpensive way of doing it.
- The lights are $20 knockoffs of these that are rusting already. I'll have to start looking for a quality replacement but when I heard $450-$1500 a pair for PIAA's at the accessory store, I decided I was "just looking" for now.
- Painted colour matched Valences
- Painted colour matched wiper arms
- All paint work on this truck was done by Chris, Lori & their team at Holiday Ford in Peterborough, Ontario. They do amazing body & paint work!
- Putco Ion Chrome replacement cab light lenses really take away that "commercial truck" look of the factory amber covers. A very inexpensive & easy to install upgrade that makes a big difference!
-100 Gallon, polished aluminum, International fuel tank on a custom steel base pinned to the fifth wheel hitch rail, feeding into the stock filler neck. This tank adds a lot of range in areas where fuel is more expensive.
- The solid panels over the rear window are pieces of #20 guage mirror finish stainless steel.
- For a perfect job, the panels should have been cut on a waterjet; these were cut with brand new snips and I still ended up with minor puckering around the perimeter.
- The sheets are just slid in behind the rubber window molding and can be removed at any time. I love the look of this addon and bothersome headlights behind me at night are now a thing of the past!
- I especially like adding things like this that cannot be bought at the accessory store. It keeps the truck looking unique.
-An 18" x 48" piece will just nicely do both panels with almost no waste. I made the pattern out of thick brown paper first then applied it to the stainless.
- The colour matched Wilson 2000 antennas are mounted using Barjan aluminum mounts clamped to a nut, bolt and spacer through the factory holes in the side of the stake pockets.
- A Sirius Satellite Truck antenna has been tagged onto the same mount. This is not an ideal location to mount it, but I find the reception is still superior to the standard antenna which I had mounted under the valence beneath the window wipers. I do not want any antennas stuck to the roof with a tail of wire showing.
- Plasmaglow's new Fire & Ice LED light bar attracts major attention but be aware that some wiring knowledge is required to install properly. It comes with a 4 pin "boat connector" to just plug into the hitch plug at the back but who wants a wire hanging permanently at the back of their truck? Especially in snow regions were snow & ice will hang off the wire. The reverse wire is not part of the plug & requires separate wiring anyway. The bar comes with 2-sided tape (again trying to contain the install to a 1-beer job). I drilled through the bar and the truck, rust treated the holes & added small Stainless Steel nuts & bolts after I was positive that it was level & centered.
- The tailights have been converted to LED by morphing oval sealed LED truck lights into the rear of the factory light housings
-There is 15K Reese fifth wheel hitch (not shown) in the bed as well.
- 4" sealed beam tractor backup lamps mounted using a stake pocket rubber adapter. I removed the eye bots and installed a regular bolt though the mounting bracket of the light and then through the rubber biscuit of the stake pocket mount. The mount is the perfect size to slide into the end of the trailer hitch receiver and tighten up just like it was in the stake pocket. No drilling required and a flexible mount in case you back into something and hit the light. These were wired to #3 upfitter switch.
- Shown is the Fire & Ice stick in "reverse" mode with the clear LED's lit. I relayed the backup lights & LED bar to the coutesy light circuit so when I unlock the doors, these lights come on just like on the newer GM trucks.
- The mudflaps are hung on the truck with no holes added to the truck. I took a 2" square aluminum tube, cut it to length, then drilled and mounted the mud flaps on each end of the tube. I removed one of the mudflaps, then slid the tube in between the frame and the bed. I reinstalled the other mudflap, wedged the tube in place on top of the overload spring bracket and added a stainless hose clamp to each side just to ensure nothing moves. The mudflaps were cut from surplus rubber on a table saw and added to a set of diamond plate mup flaps designed for the truck from Ford. By custom cutting them, I was able to make them the correct length even though the mounting point is much higher than usual. I added stainless weights from a front wheel mudflap weight kit used on a real truck as well as aircraft cable restraints behind them to keep them off of the tires.
-I replaced the stock head unit (POS) with this much cooler Alpine IVA-W205 7" touch screen headunit.
Docked inside this unit is a Alpine Blackbird PMD-B200 stand- alone navigation unit w/ Bluetooth, and SD card slot for music/video.
- The Blackbird certainly integrates nicely inside the head unit causing the absence of "stuck on boxes" on the windshield (which I really dislike), however the routing engine is not great. I don't think it would stand up well in a comparison with a Garmin or Tom Tom. The good news is I seldom need navigaton after almost 25 years of travelling the same areas. The Bluetooth in it is not great either. It will pair with my Blackberry 8830 but thats about it. I ended up moving the Parrot Bluetooth Device from my last truck into this one. (It is an amazing device!)
- The good news is the Alpine head unit (excluding the Blackbird) is amazing, the touch screen works perfectly, the satellite radio, high speed Ipod connection, everything works flawlessly and the output quality is excellent and very capable of driving my amps.
- In order to avoid another "box stuck on the windshield", I added on a SiriusConnect™ Universal Vehicle Tuner for the satellite radio. It's located off to the right behind the glove box.
- Also, the required Alpine KCA-SC100 translator is set up on top of the HVAC box.
-The Ipod fullspeed connector is wired right into the compartment below the brake control so that the Ipod can be thrown in there and the door closed. Access to the Ipod is unnecessary when connected as it becomes disabled and full control is gained through the touch screen head unit.
- The upfitter Switches have been used for the following:
1. Trailer lights (Trailer lights no longer turn on with the truck lights)
2. Heated mirrors (no longer on whenever truck is on)
3. Back up tractor lamps
4. High Idle control
- Overhead is a 7" Monitor from Nextar This is far from a "quality item, Clark" but it works fine, it was inexpensive and it does not get used that often anyway.
-After the seat relocation (see detail on 2004 F350 page), room was made for the 1.3 cubic ft. Sub box housing two Kenwood KFC-W2510 10" 4-ohm subwoofers. I made the box myself but had it professionally carpeted. It is now the wrong colour for this truck (beige vs. grey) but I have other plans for the subs anyways.
-The two 10" subs are driven by a mono block amplifier, the Infinity 611A .
- The four door speakers are driven by a 4 channel amplier, the Kenwood KAC-8402.
-The factory front door speakers (POS) were replaced with these Infinity 6010CS 6.5" reference series components.
The tweeters were cut into the top of the door panels and the crossovers were installed inside the doors.
This was not a great install visually but I have other plans for these door panels when time permits.
-The factory rear pillar speakers (POS) were replaced with these Infinity 6.5" 62.7i speakers cut into the rear doors.
This was an OK install considering the rear doors were not designed to hold speakers but I also have other plans for these door panels when time permits.
-This laptop mount is a Ram-Mount RAM-VB-108-SW1 This mount has the optional bracket for the captain's chair option from my last truck but it has not presented a problem with the 40/20/40 seat.
The issue is if you try to use the standard bracket for the captains chairs.
- Also notice the separate speaker mounted to the drivers left ear. This speaker is connected to the Parrot CK3100 LCD Bluetooth hands free cellular kit. The control for this can been seen through the right side of the steering wheel. Normally a phone call via the Parrot device would run right throught the door speakers but due to the amplifiers, x-overs, etc., it was easier to give it a dedicated speaker. The stereo still mutes when a call comes in, but the call just plays through this speaker instead of the door speakers.
- A 3 gauge color matched pillar with the usual 3 gauges (EGR-Boost-Trans Temp) was added to keep an eye on the vital signs.
- A review mirror was used from a 90's Chevy Blazer because it includes two very handy map lights in the bottom of it. These map lights replaced the two lost when the front overhead dome light had to be removed to install the LCD Screen.
-All of the electronics and the truck are protected by a Viper 791XV 2-Way Responder Technology Alarm/remote start including a proximity sensor 508D Invisibeam Proximity Sensor.
