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For best performance the antenna should be mounted on and electrically linked (NMO mount) to the middle of a metal surface at least as large as 1/2 wavelength, to create a ground plane. That means drilling a hole through the metal surface. Some people don't like that, or can't do it if the...

Any idea of whether it's safe to run the top through a car wash, at least a brushless one?

Lookin' good!

Same here at that Off-Rodeo location except we only used it once. My parents had a tongue-in-cheek saying: "If all else fails, read the instructions."

I think the problem with retrofitting is the airbags in the A-pillar in previous years. Ford must have rejiggered their location to make room for the handle.

I had a Toyota T-100 with A-pillar grab handles and I used them all the time. IMO it's the best place for a grab handle to help you get into a tall 4x4. My wife really missed them on our '25 Bronco, but an overhead handle that hangs down has now made it easy to get in.

My previous 4x4 was a 1996 Toyota T-100 Xtracab pickup. It had the 3.4-liter V6 gas engine (190hp, 220 ft-lbs) and a 5-speed manual transmission. I bought it new, and owned it from 1995-2023, a few months short of 28 years. Total mileage was about 195,000. . (Photo: Aspendell, Inyo County...

Eruption Green is gone as of the '26 model.

Physically, it's a fantastic location for outdoor recreation of all kinds: off-roading, boating, fishing, hunting, camping, hiking, backpacking, cross-country skiing, rock climbing, etc. are within an hour or two. Redding is ringed by mountains on three sides. You can see snow (a little or a...

One thing I forgot to mention is that even if you live in the less-crowded interior parts of the state, you'll still be competing with people from the large coastal urban areas for public land use. This can be an issue sometimes, one I tend to forget since I'm retired and can go on weekdays.

California has very diverse topography, climates, and socioeconomic conditions. A lot can change if you move 100-200 miles in the right or wrong direction. In some ways it's like a sub sandwich but with some changes from one end to the other. If you just slice it into three pieces (north...

Today in the Donner Pass-Soda Springs area, Sierra Nevada, California: Unfortunately, snowpack is far below average for the date thanks to an unusually warm winter out west, though incoming storms are helping. Even so, we had a great day trip!

There are two questions here. One is the current situation and near future. As I said, I suspect the market for the Mach-e and Lightning might be saturated for now. However, you can't understand the EV market by looking at just two models! Ford's not the only player in town. Overall sales of...

I like keeping mine a long time to save $$. I've sold mine at 11 years, almost 12 years, 18 years, and 27 years of age. My T-100 ended up with an amortized purchase price of about $70 a month by the time I sold it. The other two will stay until I stop driving or someone or something totals them.

My colors were beige (old car given to my by my parents, in turn bought by them off the lot used as a cheap commuter), medium blue (ordered; looked great with black trim), dark blue (uncommon vehicle off the lot), golden beige (inherited), white (uncommon vehicle off the lot), and Eruption Green...

Makes me wonder if the market for these got saturated, at least for the time being. EVs are (mostly) the future for light vehicles, but it's going to be a long road to get there with ups and downs along the way.

I'm a little confused here. The OP has a non-Sas Base. My Badlands has a factory 2" lift by comparison, yet the CVs are fine. Doesn't the amount of allowable lift depend on the trim?

Yeah, one of my beefs is with articles that list 'the most stolen vehicles' as if that meant those particular vehicles are at an especially high risk of being stolen. When I look at these kinds of lists I see really, really common vehicles so of course they're stolen more. There's no excuse...

I'm not a fan of red for my vehicles (to each their own, of course), but if I had to go with red then I would have gone for Hot Pepper Red... except they'd already cancelled it by the time I ordered. Seeing them in person I was surprised by how my previous opinion of those two colors instantly...

You could even get an Outer Banks 2-door!