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  1. Squirrel Chewed Through Charging Wires

    I never updated here, but I was trying to humanely deter the squirrels (despite my bluster). But in the last week of February, I returned from a 4-day trip where my truck had been parked at the airport. The morning after my return, the squirrels struck again and destroyed the same wiring...
  2. PSA: Get an Additional BlueCruise Year for Free (2022 and 2023 Models)

    No, it was just my opinion that the button/field I needed to press wasn't obvious. In the end, I got there and thought that my struggles might aid another person when a lot of people in this thread are saying that the option wasn't available to them.
  3. PSA: Get an Additional BlueCruise Year for Free (2022 and 2023 Models)

    I saw this thread today and checked and didn't have the menu item in my Ford Pass app. I updated the app and it was there. Then I didn't see the $0 option on the initial screen, just a price for monthly. I ended up selecting what appeared to not be a pressable field and it showed me the...
  4. Lower Frunk Storage Flip-Up Lid - DIY Solution

    It took me a second to figure out what you did. I love the hinge idea! It can be custom made to fit any specific stationary object.
  5. Squirrel Chewed Through Charging Wires

    They're estimating 5-6 hours of work and their rate is $206 per hour. 3-way splice of multiple wires that require solder, shrink wrap, and retaping. Then there is the time spent root causing, more diagnostics and testing, and putting back together the parts they take off to access the wiring...
  6. Squirrel Chewed Through Charging Wires

    I think they also need something to grind down their teeth since they continuously grow. Metal wires are the right size and hard enough to help with it. I'll buy some pepper spray and/or peppermint stuff and try coating the underside and insides of my truck when I get it back if I haven't...
  7. Squirrel Chewed Through Charging Wires

    They run along the fence outside my home-office window where my dog chases them back and forth. I'm going to start with rat traps that I'll to tie a 1-foot string to and secure them to the top of the fence. No point in maiming them and letting them get away with the traps. This should also...
  8. 2023 Ford Lightning, 4,000 miles - 5 out of 6 lug nuts and studs sheared off of the right front wheel!

    About 25 years ago when I was even dumber than I am now, I had a 1984 convertible 5.0 mustang. I rotated all my tires myself just before the end of a college semester. Then I drove the car 1200 miles to Reno NV. At some point well before the halfway point, I began hearing/feeling a rhythmic...
  9. Squirrel Chewed Through Charging Wires

    The other day, I walked out to my truck in warmer (40 degree) rain after a week of sub-freezing temperatures. I saw some chewed up acorns on top of my rear passenger wheel. I instantly had murderous thoughts about rodents. The first few months I had my truck (Sept '22), I had found a mountain...
  10. Post a pic of your Dog in your new Lightning 😁

    I love it! I made something very similar for a Tacoma I had in 2011. Life was so much easier for my dog that way and it was also handy for when I wanted to travel with things in the backseat that I was going to be reaching back for commonly while driving.
  11. Check and verify your tire pressure.

    This is some epic level trolling!
  12. DIY: Installing ACC (Adaptive Cruise Control) and LKA (Lane Keep Alert) to 2022 F-150 Lightning XLT

    I already have ACC/BC in my Lariat ER, but just read this whole thread from beginning to end because I'm a nerd for debugging problems and features and their eventual solutions. I give this thread a 10 out of 10. Would read again!
  13. 🚨RealTruck Gator Flash Sale Ending Soon!🚨

    I grabbed one of these during your sale. My daughter helped me put it on last night. The price was worth the hour she got to spend helping me.
  14. Would You Buy A Lightning Again?

    I've owned many vehicles including a new F-150 ICE. This is still the best vehicle and truck I've ever owned. I would absolutely buy one again. I'll own this one until significant battery technology advancements are made. Today, you'd buy the same tech as my 2022, but for 75% of the cost I paid.
  15. Trip Report: North Austin exurbs to Corpus Christi/Padre

    Prior to having the Tesla adapter, I went to Corpus Christi to stay the night on the USS Lexington with my son. We charged to 90% in San Antonio and got there with less than 20% SOC. The plan was to charge at one of the stations at the various dealerships who had them on our way back Sunday...
  16. New issue happening, soc % dropping upon departure, anyone else have this?

    The immediate drop you see when starting it after a charge could be caused by a cell imbalance across different cells in the battery. It can limit the total output voltage of the battery which will result in a drop in the calculated SOC after beginning to draw from the battery. Assuming the...
  17. Unidentified chimes when starting up

    Thank you! I've been losing my mind for a little less than a week now. It seems like a software update lost or changed my headlight setting. Strangely enough, when I just turned on the truck, there was no light indicating which headlight setting was selected. I had to start turning the knob...
  18. CDK Ransomeware Causing Dealer issues

    Even if they pay the ransom, it can take a week or two for them to contact and negotiate the ransom with the cyber terrorists since they are often over seas in a different time zone and in no hurry to help their victims. Even then, once they have the private encryption key, it can take weeks to...
  19. Adding grill mesh ahead of active shutters in bumper?

    It was easy with tin snips.




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