KevinLK

I'm at 496 today :). However, I'm lucky enough to have mine ready to pick up at the dealer. I just need to get to Iowa, which will likely be in a week or so. It's been a super frustrating process. I bailed on my original Platinum order because I was tired of waiting and wanted it by this summer. I also didn't want to pay an additional $8k. Ticked about the non-LED taillight thing. My 2017 mid-level Tahoe has LED taillights. I don't see any case against Ford. Everything is subject to change at any time. I suspect that having LED taillights in the order guide, etc. was just a miscommunication between product mgmt and the doc people. Happens all the time. Anyway, good luck with yours! I'll post some picks when I get it.

Yeah, the '22 SD's lost them for about 4 months of production last year. You got a ridiculous $300 credit if they were deleted.

I see that my Lariat window sticker does not mention LED tail lights, although it does list LED REFLECTOR HEADLAMPS and LED CTR HIGH MNT STOP LAMP. I would think that if it was going to get the LED tail lights, they would be listed, too. I was happy to see them in the order guide and disappointed to hear that they aren't showing up on trucks.

Nice! The truck looks awesome. Did you get Duraflaps all around or are the front factory flaps okay. I'm waiting on a 2023 450 to show up and the Duraflaps will be one of my first additions.

That's fine with me. If you can't get it hitched up with the camera, you need to find something else to do, anyway.

Sadly, I expect to see KR's, Platinums, and Limiteds driving around before a lot of us see our already built trucks.

I'm wondering if the trucks already built with the Tow Tech package will get the Trailer Hitch Assist added before they're shipped. I'll bet it's just a software change.

Apparently some FB plant guys are saying that you got oktb on diesels Friday and several people say that their diesel has shipped. Have you heard anything?

I totally agree with that. I keep waiting for them to start dropping features. I'm half surprised that they opened up the J2 order banks. If they can build those, maybe than can ship ours.

I saw someone announce that the Job2 order banks open this afternoon. Those trucks will probably be delivered before our Job1 trucks that have been sitting around for over a month.

You're a better person than I am if you're just slightly frustrated .

Does that mean back to producing 6.7's? I had read somewhere that you were building only gassers for a while.

Can you drop any clues about when oktb might happen for diesels? I've seen 4/13 tossed around, but that's awfully late and hard to believe that no diesels will ship until then. Thanks!

That would be awesome, but I've heard this so many times over the last month. It's proven to be a big disappointment each time, so it's hard to get excited about it. Ha Ha. I see you edited your original post a bit :).

I have yet to see a post about a salesperson that has a clue about what's going on.

You might want to look at something like this. I see them mentioned a lot in the Tremor forum. Morimoto LED Headlights

Sounds like an exciting end to the trip! glad it all ended up well. Thanks for the info on the truck. We'll eventually have a 700 mile trip from Iowa to Denver if it ever gets delivered (it's a '23). I'm anxious for it to happen. Bummer to hear about the headlights. I know that you can get aftermarket LED lights, but I think they're pricey. I'll have LEDs, so I'm hoping they're good. Have fun with your truck!

Looks awesome. I'm waiting on a Rapid Red 450, too. How was the 1750 mile ride? Rough or okay? Did it pull from grooves, etc., like I hear with the 19.5's? MPG? Sorry for all of the questions, but I've been curious.

I went through the whole frustrating process last year while waiting for a MY22 order that was never built. Don't expect to get any insight on anything that happens, good or bad.

That really stinks. I've seen a number of two month pushes. Pure speculation, but I'm wondering if it's partly because they still haven't shipped any trucks and have dug themselves quite a shipping hole. Maybe they need some time to climb out a bit. Like the old saying goes, "If you find yourself in a hole, quit digging."

Thanks for the info. Does that mean you can't get OKTB until you are running at full production speed?

Can you shed any light on OKTB? I was originally excited to be early in the production cycle, but I suspect that it's going to turn into a shipping nightmare. With nothing shipping and 1000's of trucks being stashed in every nook and cranny, I figure that I'll see mine (built 2/6) when the plant has to shut down '23 production for '24's.

I think that everyone is just waiting for Ford to start shipping. I've got a 450 Lariat Ultimate that's been in production for over two weeks. A tech at the plant said that it's built, but on "Launch Hold", which I believe will be lifted once the plant passes the "ok to buy" review. That's hopefully going to happen today. Fingers crossed. It's a bit depressing seeing photos of the speedway full of trucks again. I hope that shipping is less of a disaster than it was for '22's.

I'll admit that I'm no expert, but typically, "sent to the plant" has meant that it's about to go into production. Maybe it's a terminology issue. If you don't yet have a VIN, I'm not sure what it means.

Nice. When is your scheduled build date?