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Well, I've had my XLT Hybrid for a month and a half and have put 6K km on the clock. Overall, I am quite pleased with it, pleasantly surprised, to be honest! My driving is almost 100% highway, mostly 400-series divided highways around Toronto, with a bit on two-lane mixed in. Not the best...

Sure, if you can do that. The cables are crimped onto their fittings; taking them off is not easy nor would be properly re-crimping them without the correct tool (a hydraulic crimper).

In the half-down position the left one is a bit slack, but not nearly as much as it was in the fully-down position. In the fully-down position even with 235 lbs on the tailgate, the left one was still slack. In the half-down position I can take up the slack just by pressing down on the tailgate.

I'm sure someone eventually will. I started out looking for a simple adjustment but did what I had to do when I didn't find one! :P

I agree. I didn't want to lower it, it already is not level when open.

Both cables were exactly the same length.

I did not check the right side. Since the tailgate already slopes down a bit when open, I picked raising the left over lowering the right.

You'd be surprised at how well they hold; nothing should move as long as it is torqued properly. Every car's door latch striker posts are built this way, a post threaded into a nut on a moveable plate on the backside. They hold up to years of doors slamming, bodies flexing and minor accidents...

All affected engines were built before the Maverick went into production, so it doesn't apply to any of us.

I put my 235 pounds on my tailgate and the left one was still loose as all heck!

I had a lot of slack.

The nuts were very clearly spot-welded onto the body before it went through the paint shop. Most likely using a fixture or robot to position the nut. The tailgates are not hung onto the vehicles until after the bodies are painted. I have 30 years experience in an auto plant, so I am quite...

There have been many posts about uneven slack on the tailgate cables, with the assumption being that the cables are being made unevenly. I found the problem, at least with my Maverick. The left cable appeared (key word here) to be too long, it was slack even if I put my 235lb weight on the...

Never having had a dial shifter, I didn't think I'd like it. As it turns out, though, I do like it, and quite a lot!

Yup, mine is exactly the same, developed after three days of use.

I bought one two weeks ago for the same reason: my order was further delayed and I couldn't wait. I expect the one I ordered to arrive in mid-late April. Will likely be selling the one I have and taking the one I ordered. If you want more details, I posted more about it the other day in a...

I agree, I could probably do it in 15 minutes now, lol! So happy I did it, as I don't have a heated wheel and the leather feels much nicer. I believe the leather is of higher quality than what comes with the Lux pkg. wheel.

Thanks for this thread; I just did the swap on my non-Lux XLT hybrid. It looks and feels way better than the stock plastic wheel! Via eBay I purchased a wheel from a 2020 Fiesta ST from the U.K., got it in a week. I picked one with red stitching to match my hot pepper red exterior, the ones...

Only one came with mine too. At least the part number is on the bag, should I need a second one.

I was thinking the same thing! :)