I have found an '05 F250 that I like that has everything that I want except for the FX4 package or skid plates. Does anybody know if a truck does not have skid plates from the factory can they be added at the dealership or should I try to find another truck? Any info would be appreciated.
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2005 F250 Lariat CC SB FX4 Auto Loaded, Tinted Windows, Husky Liners, Retrax Bed Cover
2000 F350 XLT 4x4 CC LB Auto Sold
1999 F150 XLT 4x4 SC SB Auto Sold
2003 Yamaha R6 Two Brothers Pipe
They can be added but push really hard for them to do it for what the option originally cost. If you have to pay parts counter price it will cost much more plus labor.
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Steve Urban
Semper Fi!
2007 F350, Lariat High Line, SRW, SC, LB, 4x4, 6.0/auto, FX4, Camper Pkg, HD alt, Red w/custom black two-tone, Buckstop bumpers F&R, Warn 16.5ti winch, Line-X, F550 coils, 305/70R18 ProComp XtremeMTs
2007 Apex9.5 truck camper
1973 Bronco (stock), wife's
1973 Bronco (HEAVILY modified), mine
2006 Mustang V6, Screaming Yellow, wife's
2006 F350, Amarillo, SRW, CC, 4x4, SB, 6.0/auto (traded)
2004 F350, SRW, CC, SB, Sport, 4x4, 6.0/auto (bought back by Ford)
My '05 had the $225 sticker on the bed, I peeled them off. You want 'em, their yours, free. Oh yeah, I guess it has a cheesy little skidplate too, gee what a value [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/rolleyes.gif[/img]. I wish they would at least make packages like that actually worth something...
I added the skid plates to my truck when I bought it new. I should have negotiated for them before I closed the deal, the dealer may have thrown them in or sold them at cost. I think I had to pay around $230 and I had to install them myself.
They did not come with hardware for that price either. I think if you go off road much at all, you need the skid plates, mine are dinged from rocks or whatever, better the plates than the fuel tank or transfer case.
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2000 F250 XLT SC 4X4 auto, 3.73 LS, Code UKN1, built 7/00 in Mexico, AFE air filter, 4-inch Dynomax exhuast, Racor LFS700 fullflow oil filter, Gulf Coast bypass oil filter, HX Mod, Prepump mod, MagHytec trans pan with Amsoil, Magnafine trans and PS filters, Evans NPG+ coolant, GearVendors overdrive, cab high shell, Rancho RS 9000 shocks and steering stabilizer, catch-all carpet floor mats, all around average mpg 16+, 83,000+ miles so far with CPS,and turbo O rings replaced @43k other than that, no major trouble.......Tow horses, 8k sportfisher, tractors etc.
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