would this be fine for using with forscan?

[gqjeff]

Saddle up! Just realize no matter what you’re doing you’re only a single accidental digit away from a very expensive tow and reflash for which ford will not feel sorry for you financially. Just looking out with a word of caution

you have any tutorials you recommend watching on youtube? i've watched the lonely overlander,
precision retrofits, ricardo's workshop to name a few. If you have any i'd like to give them a watch as well..

Thanks...

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[V1Rotate]

you have any tutorials you recommend watching on youtube? i've watched the lonely overlander,
precision retrofits, ricardo's workshop to name a few. If you have any i'd like to give them a watch as well..
Hopefully you’ve also stumbled across the working spreadsheet and associated thread on here too

Thanks...

You can’t watch too many.. if you watch 20 you’ll find trends and throw out the doofus extremes. Been a number of years since I had to learn it so can’t remember exactly who I watched but there’s also plenty more out there now (for better or worse).
Best thing you can do is find somebody local to you that you trust and is very familiar with it.

Ultimately you want to be so familiar/comfortable with it that you’re not just hoping “not to mess something up” but “knowing you can’t fail”

Hopefully you’ve stumbled across the working spreadsheet and thread on here too

 

[gqjeff]

thanks.. need a laptop before I could do anything.. The one I like doesn't have built in BT so a few more bucks to snag a BT dongle as well... Thanks...

 

[gqjeff]

You can’t watch too many.. if you watch 20 you’ll find trends and throw out the doofus extremes. Been a number of years since I had to learn it so can’t remember exactly who I watched but there’s also plenty more out there now (for better or worse).
Best thing you can do is find somebody local to you that you trust and is very familiar with it.

Ultimately you want to be so familiar/comfortable with it that you’re not just hoping “not to mess something up” but “knowing you can’t fail”

Hopefully you’ve stumbled across the working spreadsheet and thread on here too

the one im watching now seems very solid.

 

[gqjeff]

You can’t watch too many.. if you watch 20 you’ll find trends and throw out the doofus extremes. Been a number of years since I had to learn it so can’t remember exactly who I watched but there’s also plenty more out there now (for better or worse).
Best thing you can do is find somebody local to you that you trust and is very familiar with it.

Ultimately you want to be so familiar/comfortable with it that you’re not just hoping “not to mess something up” but “knowing you can’t fail”

Hopefully you’ve stumbled across the working spreadsheet and thread on here too

 

[adam1991]

I know the chicago group and i'm just a couple hours south...

Beer and wings might cost the same in the end, but it's all WAY more fun...

 

[adam1991]

very expensive tow and reflash for which ford will not feel sorry for you financially

I love your style.

 

[gqjeff]

I love your style.

i'm going to keep watching and learning I think and give it a go when i'm ready. Dealer is 10 min away. My buddy owns a flATBED, mY BUDDY IS THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP AND i BOUGHT IT FROM A BUDDY WHOS A SALEMAN THERE lol.. Sorry about caps. weird LOL... I have the procal coming when lethal gets the next batch so if I'm not ready by then i'll ask my buddy about it when I call and set up the procal...

 

[adam1991]

you have any tutorials you recommend watching on youtube? i've watched the lonely overlander,
precision retrofits, ricardo's workshop to name a few. If you have any i'd like to give them a watch as well..

Thanks...

This isn't specific to any videos you've seen, but in the 5 weeks since I started down this path--and especially the 3 weeks since I bought it--I've watched many, many videos. And I've come to understand that some people just don't know what they're doing (specifically I'm thinking about one couple demonstrating--badly--the installation of the IAG soft top struts). But how would you know that unless either you fought your way through their instructions and thought about it, or you've watched other videos that show the real way to do it.

My mantra: be careful about videos. Trust, but verify.

 

[adam1991]

if you watch 20 you’ll find trends and throw out the doofus extremes.

I would say you MUST watch 20 of the same ones so that you CAN throw out the outliers. No question.

Ultimately you want to be so familiar/comfortable with it that you’re not just hoping “not to mess something up” but “knowing you can’t fail”

Hell, I just got to that point about removing the vinyl windows. I can't tell you how many videos I've watched. Or how many I've watched twice.

 

[adam1991]

i'm going to keep watching and learning I think and give it a go when i'm ready. Dealer is 10 min away. My buddy owns a flATBED, mY BUDDY IS THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP AND i BOUGHT IT FROM A BUDDY WHOS A SALEMAN THERE lol.. Sorry about caps. weird LOL... I have the procal coming when lethal gets the next batch so if I'm not ready by then i'll ask my buddy about it when I call and set up the procal...

I think Procal is way more bulletproof. But if you know the service manager, work with him to have them install it to protect any factory warranty...

 

[gqjeff]

I would say you MUST watch 20 of the same ones so that you CAN throw out the outliers. No question.



Hell, I just got to that point about removing the vinyl windows. I can't tell you how many videos I've watched. Or how many I've watched twice.

the one I listed above seems Very good and similar to one I saw others raving about from a Canadian guy!!

 

[gqjeff]

I think Procal is way more bulletproof. But if you know the service manager, work with him to have them install it to protect any factory warranty...

no i'm def going to have them install that for the warranty.. I only have 1400 mile son our Raptor lol....

 

[V1Rotate]

I would say you MUST watch 20 of the same ones so that you CAN throw out the outliers. No question.



Hell, I just got to that point about removing the vinyl windows. I can't tell you how many videos I've watched. Or how many I've watched twice.

Yep unfortunately the internet/Youtube not only doesn’t discriminate but gives equal opportunity to experts and morons alike! Haha Sounds like we operate the same way.

 

[mpeugeot]

it's not, but on the surface it appears as if you are at a higher risk to brick your truck.

You might find a local group and see about having someone with Forscan help you out.

Oh please, it's actually not that complicated. If a random moron like myself can use FORSCAN without bricking a vehicle, just about anyone can.

FORSCAN is pretty straight forward for all the basic things most people are likely to do (I am not talking about fully reflashing modules). Make an AsBuilt backup and it will likely all be fine. You actually have to work at it to brick a module if you are being somewhat careful.

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