Looks good on those Mavericks, but black = a good 10-20 degrees hotter in the summer. I never really understood the fad of having black roofs on new vehicles. Many even make you pay big $$ for that option. It wouldn't be for me.
I do think the matte black looks better than "gloss" would. It...
Thanks for the details. I have the same Ryobi. I need to remove my A-pillar cover in order to work on the stupid dash speakers. I will do this at the same time. Is it only on the passenger side? I would think there are several?
I just drove a 410 mile round-trip. It was very windy, rainy, and even some snow. The Maverick performed flawlessly. You can feel and hear the wind, but it didn't blow me around terribly. I still drove 82 mph on wet roads/light rain. I dropped down to 60 when the snow started sticking to...
Sorry. I was referring to my Ram. It had 6x9s in the rear doors. I don't plan to mess with the Maverick rear speakers for now. I don't think a 4" is worth the hassle.
Morels are definitely nice! I had a set of the Tempo Integra Ultras in my previous Ram. They were so pure sounding. I can kick myself for not pulling everything out before trading it in. I was under a time crunch, and the gear was a bit old. I'd have to pay $300+ to buy them now. I used...
I made simple spacers out of birch plywood I had laying around. It was winter, so I didn't paint them or anything. 3/4" seemed a bit too thick, and 1/2" was a bit too thin. 5/8" would be ideal. Just trace the OE bracket. Don't stray too much, or the door panel will not fit correctly. It's...
Nice! I thought the acoustic windshield would make a big difference. I bet your cold creaks and rattles are also gone. (nevermind -- I see you're in Mexico). :)
You don't need to replace all 6. The rears are worthless. I bought new Infinity Kappa coaxials for the front doors. They were on sale for $88 (>$200 regular). I added sound deadening and made my own spacers. I unplugged the dash tweeters because I hate the high frequencies bouncing off the...
I had a GapShield on my previous Ram, and it really helped to keep dust out of the bed. The weather was finally nice today, so I installed the tailgate seal and GapShield. Normally, the GapShield is installed on the truck side. Since I have the DIBL, I had to install mine on the tailgate...
I didn't think I had any ugly cars. Then I came across this: '04 Freestar S (we had an infant and 4 yr old at the time). Much like a '22 Maverick XL, it didn't have cruise control either. But, it did have 20% tint and a drop-in K&N. :)
I was going to post all my Fords, but I didn't want overload the server. Thus, I'll post my previous smallish-truck. '08 Sport Trac rwd 4.6L V8 . It had a KKM intake and Magnaflow exhaust -- which sounded 100x better than any Maverick will. :) It was still quite a bit slower than my...
Mine isn't rattling against the dash. Mine sounds exactly like my Ram did in (only) cold weather. It's the plastic guide pins/spacers when they first install the windshield. I'm not having the dealer mess with it. They'll just cause more rattles. I may try removing the cowl this summer...