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We work for beer, haha. Shouldn’t be any issues if done correctly. You are just changing settings that are already in the computer from Ford, just Ford picks and chooses which they want on or off.

I’m near Strongsville, feel free to come down my way on a weekend and we can get it done

Who is "we work for beer". Lol. I don't know what your schedule is, i won't be able to meet until the end of January since I have a wedding to go to and will be out of town the weekend after. What kind of beer do you drink? Lol
 

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It's kind of hard to with the temps below freezing.

Find one of those car wash places that has the open bays with pressure washers.
That's what I do with my truck and my wifes vehicle.

I had the underside of my truck coated by the dealer......for what they actually spray/cover, not really worth it.

I plan to do the Amsoil HDMP after this winter.
 

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Park it and drive a beater when the roads are wet. Every other option is better than nothing, but not much. That wet salt spray gets places a car wash will not touch. The coatings are better than nothing , but good luck protecting your radiator core support without disassembling the whole front end. There a dozen other spots that are the same way. Fluid film ******* reeks. I'd rather chump up the money for a new truck in 15 years than smell that crap the whole time.
 

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Park it and drive a beater when the roads are wet. Every other option is better than nothing, but not much. That wet salt spray gets places a car wash will not touch. The coatings are better than nothing , but good luck protecting your radiator core support without disassembling the whole front end. There a dozen other spots that are the same way. Fluid film ******* reeks. I'd rather chump up the money for a new truck in 15 years than smell that crap the whole time.

AMS oil stinks only for a day and thats it
 

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What do you all spray with the Amsoil HD Metal Protector? I used a can a few weeks ago and sprayed the bottom and outside of the frames. The spray was more like a stream and I streamed the top frame and the protectant ran down the frame to drip on the ground.
 

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It's kind of hard to with the temps below freezing.

If you have a garage, the three-bucket method will keep your truck looking reasonably good through the cold months. One bucket of soapy water, two buckets of rinse water with old hand towels in each. Section by section do a wash from the wash bucket, rinse from the first rinse bucket, a second rinse from the second rinse bucket, and then dry the whole truck off when you're done.
 

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We work for beer, haha. Shouldn’t be any issues if done correctly. You are just changing settings that are already in the computer from Ford, just Ford picks and chooses which they want on or off.

I’m near Strongsville, feel free to come down my way on a weekend and we can get it done


Nice to see some Cleveland Raptor owners. I am in the Cleveland area myself. Maybe we can get a group outing going sometime? Would like to see other Raptors in different colors and different mods.
 

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Nice to see some Cleveland Raptor owners. I am in the Cleveland area myself. Maybe we can get a group outing going sometime? Would like to see other Raptors in different colors and different mods.



Nice! Mines in the garage until the salt calms down. What color? I got a custom ordered LB 2018. Got a few cool things I’ll be installing this weekend
 
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