First Truck / Raptor, and some pictures

[RippRaptor]

Congratulations, I can only imagine the feeling! Hopefully the wait for my CO 22 will be short!

 

[ThankU45]

Congrats on the truck! Similar situation to me, traded an STI on my first truck, the Raptor. You're going to want to keep those parts, pic R6 is for towing connections.

Thank you, and congratulations to you as well. I'll definitely hold on to these parts, will ask the dealer what the other two are when I'm in for service next.

 

[ThankU45]

Congrats on your truck. Nice improvement over the Subie. (Been there, done that too, hahaha) Regarding securing items in the bed. That's always an issue with a truck. I've found that installing a rubber bed mat like you can buy at Tractor Supply helps to keep things from sliding around all the time and protects the bed floor from possible dents. Make sure to install the bedlock hooks that came with it. They're really nice. I use rubber bungee cords to secure things to the bedlocks. If you get them, believe me, you'll really appreciate having the adjustable bungees with the holes in them. You can snuggly secure you load by making the bungees the correct length. Here's an example below. I need to order some replacements myself.
Anyway, good luck my friend.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08GRZKJXF/?tag=fordraptorforum-20

Thank you for the suggestion. I have a spray-in bedliner, so probably could try the bungees without the bed mat I'd imagine.

 

[RippRaptor]

Go to Harbor Freights and get you1 or 2 of the ratchet bars that you can use to subdivide your bed with as these seem to work great for me.

 

[ThankU45]

Go to Harbor Freights and get you1 or 2 of the ratchet bars that you can use to subdivide your bed with as these seem to work great for me.

Just looked these up, might be exactly what I need. Thank you!

 

[RippRaptor]

Just looked these up, might be exactly what I need. Thank you!

Just looked these up, might be exactly what I need. Thank you!

These work great for the grocery runs with the wife and you don’t want all those bags slid to the front of your bed when you get

 

[Nex]

The slats in the bed are so you can run a 2x6 across and separate the bed.



This way your totes, or whatever you have, do not slide all the way to the front of the bed.

 

[quadmaster922]

Forgive me for taking so long to share - the truck was delivered April 11th, but some travel and a generally busy time at work kept me away from the forum until now.

I'd like to start with thanking all forum members, in particular my brothers @oswiff @Shane361 @BellHeli407 and most of all, @Chiefgiant for the leads on MSRP deals. I was willing to travel halfway across the country for the right deal but ended up finding one 30 mins from me.

This is my first truck, I'm coming from a Subaru Outback (yup...) and a Subaru Legacy before that so you can imagine how blown my mind is driving a Raptor. Took a couple of days getting used to the Body-on-Frame feel but I don't think I could ever go back to cars/SUVs again unless it was a summer convertible/sports car or something.

Went back and forth between the Retrax and Bak Revolver, but then decided to go with the Retrax. This might be a rookie question, but any suggestions on how to keep cargo (mostly luggage) from moving around in the bed? Cargo Nets / Tie-Down Straps / Bungee Cords / anything else?

Lastly, I found some parts in the storage compartment underneath the center armrest. One of them says something about Tailgate removal, does anyone know what these (pics below) are and if I should be saving them?

Hope everyone has a great Memorial Day weekend.

God Bless 'Murica

Congratulation’s on your Raptor, I use a load bar with a cargo net for groceries

 

[RadRaptor]

Best color out there

 

[rudychan]

Is that Black or AMB?

 

[ThankU45]

Is that Black or AMB?

AMB. Looks even better in person than these pictures.